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Paxton Center

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

19 West Street, Paxton, MA 01612 · (508) 798-8576 · Part of Wachusett School District

Paxton’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
448
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Paxton Center

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 43% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Paxton kids: Wachusett Regional High

On the path

Where Paxton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Paxton CenterYou are here
9–12Wachusett Regional Highin Holden

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

19 West Street, Paxton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten58
Grade 138
Grade 257
Grade 343
Grade 449
Grade 554
Grade 650
Grade 743
Grade 856
Enrollment over time
440’20
447’21
454’22
432’23
448’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Paxton Center from Paxton families.

Other schools in Wachusett School District

The district →
Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Jefferson
127 students18:1
Dawson
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holden
A−
487 students14:1
Leroy E.Mayo
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holden
B
472 students14:1
Davis Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holden
B
431 students11:1
Thomas Prince
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Princeton
A−
355 students12:1
Naquag Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Rutland
353 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Paxton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.