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Athol-Royalston Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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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

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School Overview

Address
1062 Pleasant Street
Athol, MA 01331
Phone
(978) 249-2430
District
Athol-Royalston
County
WORCESTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
429
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.2% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Athol-Royalston Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
42%
26%
43%
22%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
41%
25%
42%
19%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
39%
32%
40%
12%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
40%
25%
43%
31%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 100 23.3%
Grade 6 110 25.6%
Grade 7 116 27.0%
Grade 8 103 24.0%
Total 429 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.7% 81.6% 57.0%
Black 1.0% 2.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 12.6% 14.5% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.7% 1.6% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 13,376 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 180.5 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.9% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.6% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,244 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children 9.9% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.6% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.1% 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.5% 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.0% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 18.6% 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.1% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 9.5% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,996 $14,240,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,646 $2,605,000 8.5%
Staff $880 $1,393,000 4.5%
General Administration $285 $451,000 1.5%
School Administration $894 $1,415,000 4.6%
Operation $1,602 $2,536,000 8.3%
Transportation $1,188 $1,881,000 6.1%
Other $304 $481,000 1.6%
Total Support $6,798 $10,762,000 35.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,566 $5,645,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $19,360 $30,647,000 100.0%
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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