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Schools in Uxbridge · Uxbridge School District

Uxbridge’s public schools score below 67% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Uxbridge, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Uxbridge, 46% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#207of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 3 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 5 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 5–9 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.0K
▼ 17% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
MA 11.9
Schools in town
5
1,579 students on the public path
In brief

Uxbridge’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 283 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Uxbridge’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,955 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Whitin Intermediate, then Uxbridge High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Our Lady of the Valley Regional School (private) is 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Uxbridge’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 33% of Massachusetts school districts, #207 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; graduation is below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (283)Better than 19%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 35%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 854 test results and a graduating class of 144 could put Uxbridge anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Uxbridge’s students in the tested grades sat them (853 in math, 856 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Uxbridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Taft Early Learning CenterUxbridge School DistrictB−
4–7Whitin IntermediateUxbridge School DistrictB
8–12Uxbridge HighUxbridge School DistrictB−

Uxbridge’s public schools are run by Uxbridge School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 43.7% · 856 students tested
Math46%
State average 40.7% · 853 students tested

Uxbridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Uxbridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
UxbridgeCUxbridge
DouglasC+Douglas
NorthbridgeCNorthbridge
SuttonBSutton
MillvilleC+Blackstone-Millville

Every school in Uxbridge

5 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).

District schools in Uxbridgeby address
Other district programsby referral or application
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Uxbridge’s schools

Are Uxbridge’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Uxbridge children attend score below 67% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #207 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Uxbridge in?

Uxbridge School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,623 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Uxbridge’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Uxbridge School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Uxbridge spend per student?

$21,955 in Uxbridge School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Uxbridge?

Yes: Our Lady of the Valley Regional School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 229 students).

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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.