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Schools in West Brookfield · Quaboag Regional School District

West Brookfield’s public schools score below 65% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving West Brookfield, 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.

#201of 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
42%
▼ 2 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 2 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.2K
▼ 16% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
757 students on the public path
In brief

West Brookfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 258 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Brookfield’s, its schools beat 42%, higher than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports West Brookfield’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,182 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation School, then Quaboag Regional 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 Brookfield’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Massachusetts school districts, #201 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (258)Better than 42%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 38%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 624 test results and a graduating class of 104 could put West Brookfield anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of West Brookfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (621 in math, 626 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–6West Brookfield ElementaryQuaboag Regional School DistrictB
7–8Quaboag Regional Middle Innovation Schoolin WarrenC+
9–12Quaboag Regional Highin WarrenA−

West Brookfield’s public schools are run by Quaboag Regional School District, which also serves Warren. 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

Reading42%
State average 43.7% · 626 students tested
Math39%
State average 40.7% · 621 students tested

West Brookfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West BrookfieldC+Quaboag Regional
WarrenC+Quaboag Regional
BrookfieldBBrookfield PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
WareDWare
New BraintreeCQuabbin
North BrookfieldC−North Brookfield

Every school in West Brookfield

3 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 Brookfieldby address
Also serving West Brookfieldin other towns

Questions about West Brookfield’s schools

Are West Brookfield’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools West Brookfield children attend score below 65% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #201 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West Brookfield in?

Quaboag Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,115 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do West Brookfield kids go to high school?

Quaboag Regional High in Warren, with 334 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is West Brookfield’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Quaboag Regional School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does West Brookfield spend per student?

$22,182 in Quaboag Regional 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.