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Athol-Royalston School District

1062 Pleasant Street
Athol, MA 01331
(District boundaries shown in map)
1/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 463 students in Athol-Royalston School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Athol-Royalston School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
1,596 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Athol-Royalston School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (MA)
#356 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
23%
42%
24%
44%
32%
44%
87%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.38
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
15%
28%
% Black
3%
12%
% White
77%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $19,896 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,202 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
This School District
This State (MA)
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,896
$23,845
Spending / Student
$19,202
$24,602

Best Athol-Royalston School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Athol-royalston Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
1062 Pleasant Street
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-2430
Gr: 5-8 | 463 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 23%

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • District size: 4 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 1,596 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 23%
  • : 87% (Top 50% in MA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 23% (Btm 50%)
  • : 24% (Btm 50%)
  • : 32% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MA Dept. of Education

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