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Schools in Phillipston · Narragansett School District

Phillipston’s public schools score below 72% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 31% of Phillipston’s students scored proficient, below the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Phillipston, 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.

K–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
31%
▼ 13 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 12 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.2K
▼ 31% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,439 students on the public path
In brief

Phillipston’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 250 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Phillipston’s, its schools beat 34%, higher than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% 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 Phillipston’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,187 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 5 the district’s path is Narragansett Middle, then Narragansett Regional High. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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 Phillipston’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 28% of Massachusetts school districts. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (250)Better than 34%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 31%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 776 test results and a graduating class of 66 could put Phillipston anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Phillipston’s students in the tested grades sat them (775 in math, 777 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Templeton Elementary Schoolin TempletonC
5–7Narragansett Middlein BaldwinvilleC
8–12Narragansett Regional Highin BaldwinvilleC+

Phillipston’s public schools are run by Narragansett School District, which also serves Templeton. 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.

Narragansett School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,439 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$18,187MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 43.7% · 777 students tested
Math29%
State average 40.7% · 775 students tested

Phillipston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PhillipstonCNarragansett
TempletonCNarragansett
AtholC−Athol-Royalston
RoyalstonC−Athol-Royalston
PetershamDPetersham K–6 · Ralph C. Mahar 7–12

Every school in Phillipston

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).

Also serving Phillipstonin other towns
Templeton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Templeton
C
581 students14:1Rate it →
Narragansett Middle
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Baldwinville
C
366 students14:1Rate it →
Narragansett Regional High
High · Grades 8–12 · Baldwinville
C+
492 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Phillipston’s schools

Are Phillipston’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Phillipston children attend score below 72% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Phillipston in?

Narragansett School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,439 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Phillipston’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Phillipston spend per student?

$18,187 in Narragansett 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.