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B−

Hawthorne Brook

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

64 Brookline Rd, Townsend, MA 01469 · (978) 597-6914 · Part of North Middlesex School District

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

Directions
Students
449
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Hawthorne Brook

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Townsend kids: North Middlesex Regional

On the path

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

PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–8Hawthorne BrookYou are here
9–12North Middlesex Regional711 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts51%
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 ↗

64 Brookline Rd, Townsend

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5111
Grade 6116
Grade 7114
Grade 8108
Enrollment over time
488’20
475’21
464’22
452’23
449’24

Down 8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 9%Black 3%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hawthorne Brook 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
North Middlesex Regional
High · Grades 9–12 · Townsend
A
711 students13:1

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.