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Acton, MA
Public School Ratings




Acton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Acton Boxborough School District details

Acton Boxborough School District
15 Charter Rd
Acton, MA 01720

5,197 Students enrolled in District

9 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Acton Boxborough School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.9% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
71%
43%
70%
45%
71%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
36 Charter Rd
Acton, MA, 01720
09-12
Blanchard Memorial School
493 Massachusetts Avenue
Boxborough, MA, 01719
KG-06
C.t. Douglas Elementary School
73 Spruce Street
Acton, MA, 01720
KG-06
Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program School
71 Spruce Street
Acton, MA, 01720
PK-PK
Luther Conant School
80 Taylor Road
Acton, MA, 01720
KG-06
Mccarthy-Towne School
11 Charter Road
Acton, MA, 01720
KG-06
Merriam School
11 Charter Road
Acton, MA, 01720
KG-06
Paul P Gates Elementary School
75 Spruce Street
Acton, MA, 01720
KG-06
Raymond J Grey Junior High School
16 Charter Rd
Acton, MA, 01720
07-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 53.4% 57.0%
Black 3.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 8.3% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 35.0% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,611 $65,539,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,743 $9,059,000 6.9%
Staff $963 $5,007,000 3.8%
General Administration $190 $987,000 0.8%
School Administration $926 $4,810,000 3.7%
Operation $1,381 $7,178,000 5.5%
Transportation $1,009 $5,246,000 4.0%
Other $457 $2,377,000 1.8%
Total Support $6,670 $34,664,000 26.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,877 $30,543,000 23.4%
Total Expenditures $25,158 $130,746,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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