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Schools in West Boylston · West Boylston School District

West Boylston’s public schools outscore 71% of Massachusetts districts

59% of students in West Boylston’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving West Boylston, 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.

#79of 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
53%
▲ 9 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
▲ 18 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.7K
▼ 18% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
MA 11.9
Schools in town
2
923 students on the public path
In brief

West Boylston’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 284 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Boylston’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 53% and math 59% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,678 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is West Boylston Junior/Senior High. See the path ↓

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 West Boylston’s grade

A− Test scoresC Graduation

B+: better than 71% of Massachusetts school districts, #79 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (284)Better than 90%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 80%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 463 test results and a graduating class of 64 could put West Boylston anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of West Boylston’s students in the tested grades sat them (462 in math, 464 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Major Edwards ElementaryWest Boylston School DistrictB+
6–12West Boylston Junior/Senior HighWest Boylston School DistrictB+

West Boylston’s public schools are run by West Boylston 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.

West Boylston School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 923 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$21,678MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading53%
State average 43.7% · 464 students tested
Math59%
State average 40.7% · 462 students tested

West Boylston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West BoylstonB+West Boylston
SterlingB+Wachusett
BoylstonA−Berlin-Boylston
ShrewsburyAShrewsbury
WorcesterC−Worcester
HoldenB+Wachusett

Every school in West Boylston

2 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 West Boylstonby address
Major Edwards Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
462 students14:1Rate it →
West Boylston Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 6–12
B+
461 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about West Boylston’s schools

Are West Boylston’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools West Boylston children attend outscore 71% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #79 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West Boylston in?

West Boylston School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 923 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is West Boylston’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in West Boylston School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does West Boylston spend per student?

$21,678 in West Boylston School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.