Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Lunenburg’s public schools outscore 56% of Massachusetts districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Lunenburg, 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.
Lunenburg’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 289 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lunenburg’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,821 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Turkey Hill Elementary School, then Lunenburg Middle School, then Lunenburg High. See the path ↓
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 Lunenburg’s grade
B: better than 56% of Massachusetts school districts, #141 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lunenburg, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Lunenburg
Lunenburg Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 374 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Lunenburg
Lunenburg Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 374 students · 16:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 374 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg Primary School
Grades PK–2 · 374 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Lunenburg
Turkey Hill Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 345 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Lunenburg
Turkey Hill Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 345 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Lunenburg
Turkey Hill Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 345 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 382 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 382 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 382 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg High
Grades 9–12 · 452 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg High
Grades 9–12 · 452 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg High
Grades 9–12 · 452 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lunenburg
Lunenburg High
Grades 9–12 · 452 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Lunenburg’s public schools are run by Lunenburg 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.
Close to the state in reading
Lunenburg vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Lunenburg’s borders.
Every school in Lunenburg
4 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Advanced Community Experience Program).
Questions about Lunenburg’s schools
Are Lunenburg’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Lunenburg children attend outscore 56% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #141 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lunenburg in?
Lunenburg School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,563 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lunenburg kids go to high school?
Lunenburg High, with 452 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Lunenburg’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Lunenburg School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Lunenburg spend per student?
$18,821 in Lunenburg School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lunenburg families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lunenburg → 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.