Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Sudbury’s public schools outscore 98% of Massachusetts districts
74% of students in Sudbury’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sudbury, 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 99% 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.
Sudbury’s schools, in brief
Sudbury runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Ephraim Curtis Middle (6–8) is Sudbury’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln-Sudbury School District with Lincoln: Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 70% and math 74% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lincoln-Sudbury spends $26,388 per student and Sudbury $24,263, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Willow Hill School (private) and Corwin-Russell School at Broccoli Hall (private) are 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 Sudbury’s grade
A+: better than 98% of Massachusetts school districts, #3 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 Sudbury, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Sudbury · depends on your address
Peter Noyes
Grades PK–5 · 508 students · 12:1 students per teacher
General John Nixon Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 382 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Sudbury
Ephraim Curtis Middle
Grades 6–8 · 816 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Sudbury
Ephraim Curtis Middle
Grades 6–8 · 816 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Sudbury
Ephraim Curtis Middle
Grades 6–8 · 816 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Sudbury
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,445 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Sudbury
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 1,445 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Sudbury runs its own schools through grade 8 (Sudbury School District). From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln-Sudbury School District, shared with Lincoln. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sudbury
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
Sudbury vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Sudbury’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sudbury | A+ | Sudbury PK–8 · Lincoln-Sudbury 9–12 |
| Wayland | A+ | Wayland |
| Maynard | C+ | Maynard |
| Marlborough | C− | Marlborough |
| Hudson | C | Hudson |
| Concord | A+ | Concord PK–8 · Concord-Carlisle 9–12 |
| Stow | A− | Nashoba |
| Framingham | D | Framingham |
Every school in Sudbury
8 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 Sudbury’s schools
Are Sudbury’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sudbury children attend outscore 98% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #3 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sudbury in?
Two districts: Sudbury School District runs grades PK–8, and Lincoln-Sudbury School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Lincoln.
Where do Sudbury kids go to high school?
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High, with 1,445 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Sudbury’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln-Sudbury School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Sudbury spend per student?
$26,388 in Lincoln-Sudbury School District and $24,263 in Sudbury School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Sudbury?
Yes: Willow Hill School (special education, grades 6–12, 66 students) and Corwin-Russell School at Broccoli Hall (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 40 students).
Parents talk
What Sudbury families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sudbury → 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.