Photo: Nick Allen · CC BY-SA 4.0Leominster’s public schools score below 68% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Leominster’s districts is 35%, below the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Leominster, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Leominster’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 198 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leominster’s, its schools beat 53%, higher than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,579 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Leo School (private) is in town. Leominster Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Leominster’s grade
C: better than 32% of Massachusetts school districts, #209 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leominster, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Leominster · depends on your address
Bennett
Grades PK · 115 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Lincoln School
Grades PK · 46 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Leominster · depends on your address
Sky View Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 869 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Samoset School
Grades 6–8 · 495 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Leominster · depends on your address
Sky View Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 869 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Samoset School
Grades 6–8 · 495 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Leominster · depends on your address
Sky View Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 869 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Samoset School
Grades 6–8 · 495 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Leominster · depends on your address
Leominster High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,060 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Leominster Center for Excellence
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 9:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Leominster · depends on your address
Leominster High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,060 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Leominster Center for Excellence
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 9:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Leominster · depends on your address
Leominster High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,060 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Leominster Center for Excellence
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 9:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Leominster · depends on your address
Leominster High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,060 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Leominster Center for Excellence
Grades 9–12 · 65 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Leominster’s public schools are run by Leominster School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Leominster vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Leominster’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Leominster | C | Leominster |
| Fitchburg | C− | Fitchburg |
| Lancaster | A− | Nashoba |
| Lunenburg | B | Lunenburg |
| Princeton | B+ | Wachusett |
Every school in Leominster
14 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Leominster’s schools
Are Leominster’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Leominster children attend score below 68% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #209 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 53%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Leominster in?
Leominster School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,193 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Leominster kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Leominster High School and Leominster Center for Excellence.
What is Leominster’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Leominster School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Leominster spend per student?
$19,579 in Leominster School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Leominster?
Yes: St. Leo School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 252 students).
Parents talk
What Leominster families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Leominster → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.