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Nashoba School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Lancaster, Stow and Bolton.

Lancaster’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,990
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,648
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Nashoba School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Lancaster 9,161A−Stow 7,248A−Bolton 6,477

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lancaster. Grade by grade →

PK–5Mary Rowlandson ElementaryThis district
6–8Luther Burbank Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Nashoba RegionalThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 40.7% · 1,660 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 43.7% · 1,659 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 89.2% · 204 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$22,648 per student · 15% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 40%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,086’20
3,088’21
3,051’22
3,031’23
2,990’24

Down 3.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

6 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Florence Sawyer School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bolton
A−
734 students13:1
Center School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stow
A
485 students13:1
Mary Rowlandson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B
473 students12:1
Hale
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stow
A−
247 students11:1
Luther Burbank Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
B+
245 students10:1
Nashoba Regional
High · Grades 9–12 · Bolton
A+
806 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Acton-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon, Boxborough
$22,114per student
Clinton School DistrictClinton
$20,321per student
Harvard School DistrictHarvard
$24,847per student
Hudson School DistrictHudson
$25,550per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.