South Ashburnham’s public schools beat 52% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools South Ashburnham’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
South Ashburnham’s schools, in brief
Math sits right at the state average
Reading proficiency is 55%, 7 points above the state. Math is 36%, level with the state. Reading is the stronger subject here. Test scores ↓
Average results for less money
South Ashburnham spends 36% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Overlook Middle School and Oakmont Regional High School. Ashburnham sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
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 South Ashburnham 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 South Ashburnham.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
South Ashburnham vs. its neighbors
South Ashburnham’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Massachusetts districts.
Every school in South Ashburnham
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What South Ashburnham families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near South Ashburnham
There’s no college in South Ashburnham, but 17 are within 30 miles. The closest is Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner, 2.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of South Ashburnham. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 7 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.