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Schools in Millbury · Millbury School District

Millbury’s public schools score below 57% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Millbury, 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.

#174of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 3 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 2 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.9K
▼ 18% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,631 students on the public path
In brief

Millbury’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 293 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Millbury’s, its schools beat 37%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Millbury’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,856 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Raymond E. Shaw Elementary, then Millbury Junior/Senior 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Millbury’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Massachusetts school districts, #174 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (293)Better than 37%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 51%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 835 test results and a graduating class of 135 could put Millbury anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Millbury’s students in the tested grades sat them (835 in math, 835 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Millbury, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Elmwood StreetMillbury School DistrictB
3–6Raymond E. Shaw ElementaryMillbury School DistrictC+
7–12Millbury Junior/Senior HighMillbury School DistrictC+

Millbury’s public schools are run by Millbury 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.

Millbury School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,631 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$21,856MA $26,530 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 43.7% · 835 students tested
Math39%
State average 40.7% · 835 students tested

Millbury vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Millbury’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MillburyC+Millbury
OxfordC−Oxford
SuttonBSutton
WorcesterC−Worcester
GraftonB+Grafton
AuburnBAuburn

Every school in Millbury

3 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).

District schools in Millburyby address
Elmwood Street
Elementary · Grades PK–2
B
455 students15:1Rate it →
Raymond E. Shaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6
C+
454 students13:1Rate it →
Millbury Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12
C+
722 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Millbury’s schools

Are Millbury’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Millbury children attend score below 57% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #174 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Millbury in?

Millbury School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,631 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Millbury’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Millbury School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Millbury spend per student?

$21,856 in Millbury School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.