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Varnum Brook

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

10 Hollis Street, Pepperell, MA 01463 · (978) 433-6722 · Part of North Middlesex School District

Pepperell’s School Grade B better than 58% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
606
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Town
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Varnum Brook

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 22.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pepperell kids: Nissitissit Middle School

On the path

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

K–4Varnum BrookYou are here
5–8Nissitissit Middle School494 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10 Hollis Street, Pepperell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten112
Grade 1110
Grade 2122
Grade 3120
Grade 4142
Enrollment over time
495’20
561’21
633’22
612’23
606’24

Up 22.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 10%Asian 4%Black 3%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Varnum Brook from Pepperell families.

Other schools in North Middlesex School District

The district →
Squannacook Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Townsend
89 students17:1
Spaulding Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Townsend
B−
413 students14:1
Ashby Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ashby
B−
152 students12:1
Nissitissit Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pepperell
B−
494 students11:1
Hawthorne Brook
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Townsend
B−
449 students12:1
North Middlesex Regional
High · Grades 9–12 · Townsend
A
711 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; Pepperell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.