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Northborough School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 569 students in Northborough School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Northborough School District have an average math proficiency score of 59% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
5 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
1,634 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Northborough School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#102 out of 397 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)57%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
44%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
14%
7%
% Hispanic
12%
28%
% Black
3%
12%
% White
64%
48%
% Hawaiian
2%
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,535 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,638 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$24 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,535
$23,845
Spending / Student
$22,638
$24,602
Best Northborough School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Robert E. Melican Middle School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
145 Lincoln Street
Northborough, MA 01532
(508) 351-7020
Northborough, MA 01532
(508) 351-7020
Grades: 6-8
| 569 students
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