Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Rutland’s public schools outscore 67% of Massachusetts districts
In Rutland, 53% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rutland, 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.
Rutland’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 216 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rutland’s, its schools beat 62%, lower than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 53% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,540 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 Glenwood Elementary School, then Central Tree Middle, then Wachusett Regional High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Devereux School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Rutland’s grade
B+: better than 67% of Massachusetts school districts, #91 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rutland, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Rutland
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 127 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Jefferson
Kindergarten in Rutland
Naquag Elementary School
Grades K–2 · 353 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Rutland
Naquag Elementary School
Grades K–2 · 353 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Rutland
Naquag Elementary School
Grades K–2 · 353 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Rutland
Glenwood Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 382 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Rutland
Glenwood Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 382 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Rutland
Glenwood Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 382 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Rutland
Central Tree Middle
Grades 6–8 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Rutland
Central Tree Middle
Grades 6–8 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Rutland
Central Tree Middle
Grades 6–8 · 369 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Rutland
Wachusett Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,779 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Holden
10th grade in Rutland
Wachusett Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,779 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Holden
Rutland’s public schools are run by Wachusett School District, which also serves Holden, Paxton, Princeton and Sterling. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Rutland vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Rutland’s borders.
Every school in Rutland
5 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).
Questions about Rutland’s schools
Are Rutland’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rutland children attend outscore 67% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #91 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rutland in?
Wachusett School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,557 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Rutland kids go to high school?
Wachusett Regional High in Holden, with 1,779 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Rutland’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Wachusett School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Rutland spend per student?
$18,540 in Wachusett School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Rutland?
Yes: Devereux School (special education, grades 5–12, 73 students).
Parents talk
What Rutland families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rutland → 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.