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Schools in Westborough · Westborough School District

Westborough’s public schools outscore 89% of Massachusetts districts

On the state math tests, 69% of Westborough’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Westborough, 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.

#29of 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
68%
▲ 24 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
69%
▲ 28 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.8K
▼ 14% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
8
3,831 students on the public path
In brief

Westborough’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 233 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westborough’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 68% and math 69% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $22,832 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Sarah W Gibbons Middle, then Westborough High. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Ebridge Montessori School (private) and Miss Tanyas Woodland School (private) are 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 Westborough’s grade

A Test scoresB− Graduation

A: better than 89% of Massachusetts school districts, #29 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 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (233)Better than 96%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 95%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,029 test results and a graduating class of 271 could put Westborough anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Westborough’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,035 in math, 2,023 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
7–8Sarah W Gibbons MiddleWestborough School DistrictA
9–12Westborough HighWestborough School DistrictA+

Westborough’s public schools are run by Westborough 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.

Westborough School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,831 students · 11.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$22,832MA $26,530 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 43.7% · 2023 students tested
Math69%
State average 40.7% · 2035 students tested

Westborough vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WestboroughAWestborough
HopkintonA+Hopkinton
NorthboroughA−Northborough K–8 · Northborough-Southborough 9–12
GraftonB+Grafton
ShrewsburyAShrewsbury
SouthboroughA+Southborough PK–8 · Northborough-Southborough 9–12
UptonBMendon-Upton

Every school in Westborough

8 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 Westboroughby address
Elsie A Hastings Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3
B
478 students9:1Rate it →
J Harding Armstrong
Elementary · Grades K–3
A
391 students12:1Rate it →
Annie E Fales
Elementary · Grades K–3
A
305 students10:1Rate it →
Mill Pond School
Middle · Grades 4–6
A
834 students11:1Rate it →
Sarah W Gibbons Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
A
610 students11:1Rate it →
Westborough High
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,213 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Ebridge Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–2
Private · Nonsectarian
142 students4:1Rate it →
Miss Tanyas Woodland School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
Private · Nonsectarian
48 students27:1Rate it →

Left off: 4 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Southeast Area, Central Area, East Area and West Area).

Questions about Westborough’s schools

Are Westborough’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Westborough children attend outscore 89% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #29 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westborough in?

Westborough School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,831 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

Where do Westborough kids go to high school?

Westborough High, with 1,213 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Westborough’s graduation rate?

94% of the class of 2023 in Westborough School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Westborough spend per student?

$22,832 in Westborough School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Westborough?

Yes: Ebridge Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 142 students) and Miss Tanyas Woodland School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 48 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.