Devens’s public schools beat 63% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools Devens’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 63% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Devens’s schools, in brief
Strong statewide, typical for its income level
Statewide, Devens’s schools beat 63% of districts. Compared with the 115 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 20%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary, two middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from C+ to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
Reading is above the state; math is just below
Reading proficiency is 49%, 1 point above the state. Math is 30%, 6 points below the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Devens compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Massachusetts’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Massachusetts only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Devens (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Devens
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Devens vs. its neighbors
Devens’s schools rank 3rd of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Massachusetts districts.
Every school in Devens
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Devens families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Devens
There’s no college in Devens, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Fitchburg State University in Fitchburg, 9.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Devens. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.