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Hale

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

55 Hartley Road, Stow, MA 01775 · (978) 897-4788 · Part of Nashoba School District

Stow’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
247
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Hale

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Stow kids: Nashoba Regional

On the path

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

PK–5Center School485 students
6–8HaleYou are here
9–12Nashoba Regionalin Bolton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

55 Hartley Road, Stow

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 693
Grade 765
Grade 889
Enrollment over time
300’20
278’21
270’22
237’23
247’24

Down 17.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 7%Asian 6%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hale from Stow families.

Other schools in Nashoba School District

The district →
Florence Sawyer School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bolton
A−
734 students13:1
Center School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stow
A
485 students13:1
Mary Rowlandson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B
473 students12:1
Luther Burbank Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lancaster
B+
245 students10:1
Nashoba Regional
High · Grades 9–12 · Bolton
A+
806 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; Stow’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.