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Houghton Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

32 Boutelle Road, Sterling, MA 01564 · (978) 422-2333 · Part of Wachusett School District

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

Directions
Students
317
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Houghton Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Sterling kids: Chocksett Middle School

On the path

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

K–4Houghton ElementaryYou are here
5–8Chocksett Middle School264 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts62%
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 ↗

32 Boutelle Road, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten74
Grade 161
Grade 256
Grade 366
Grade 460
Enrollment over time
306’20
327’21
328’22
318’23
317’24

Up 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 15%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Houghton Elementary from Sterling 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
Paxton Center
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Paxton
C+
448 students13:1
Davis Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holden
B
431 students11:1
Thomas Prince
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Princeton
A−
355 students12:1

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; Sterling’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.