North Middlesex School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Pepperell, Townsend and Ashby.
At a glance
2,914Students enrolled
7Schools
3Towns served
$21,001Spent per student
13:1Student–teacher ratio
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades PK–4
Spaulding Memorial or Squannacook Early Childhood CenterDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs MA
Math proficiency36%
State average 36%
Reading / language arts54%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 88.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$21,001
per student each year · 21% below the MA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,893’20
2,989’21
3,017’22
2,994’23
2,914’24
Students
White · 81%2,349
Hispanic · 10%286
Two or more races · 4%112
Black · 3%84
Asian · 3%74
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools7 in district
Varnum BrookElementary · Grades K–4 · 606 students · Pepperell
B+PublicSpaulding MemorialElementary · Grades K–4 · 413 students · Townsend
B-PublicAshby ElementaryElementary · Grades K–4 · 152 students · Ashby
B-PublicSquannacook Early Childhood CenterElementary · Grades PK–4 · 89 students · Townsend
D-PublicNissitissit Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 494 students · Pepperell
B-PublicHawthorne BrookMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 449 students · Townsend
B-PublicNorth Middlesex RegionalHigh · Grades 9–12 · 711 students · Townsend
APublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.