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North Middlesex Regional

PublicHighGrades 9–12

19 Main Street, Townsend, MA 01469 · (978) 597-8721 · Part of North Middlesex School District

Townsend’s School Grade B better than 58% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
711
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about North Middlesex Regional

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 10.3% since 2020–21

On the path

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

5–8Hawthorne Brook449 students
9–12North Middlesex RegionalYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts77%
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 ↗

19 Main Street, Townsend

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9151
Grade 10173
Grade 11177
Grade 12199
Ungraded11
Enrollment over time
793’20
785’21
779’22
757’23
711’24

Down 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Middlesex Regional from Townsend families.

Other schools in North Middlesex School District

The district →
Squannacook Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Townsend
89 students17:1
Varnum Brook
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Pepperell
B+
606 students14:1
Spaulding Memorial
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Townsend
B−
413 students14:1
Ashby Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ashby
B−
152 students12:1
Nissitissit Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pepperell
B−
494 students11:1
Hawthorne Brook
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Townsend
B−
449 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; Townsend’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.