School district · Massachusetts

Ashburnham-Westminster

Ashburnham-Westminster in Massachusetts: 5 public schools with 2,255 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,558 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,255
Students per teacher
13.6
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,558
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
166
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
752
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

40%proficient

+2.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 58% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,079 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

40%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 51% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,081 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$13.8K15
$13.4K16
$13.2K17
$13.4K18
$14.1K19
$14.8K20
$16.4K21
$16.0K22
$16.7K23
$17.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
6.6% · $3.1M
State
47% · $22.2M
Local
47% · $22.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,896
Support services
$6,662
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$1.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Briggs ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–546112.240%45%
Meetinghouse SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–121015.1——
Westminster ElementaryFree meals for all
2–537512.934%40%
Overlook Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–857614.743%38%
9–1263313.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
11 Oakmont Drive, Ashburnham, MA 01430
Phone
(978)827-1434
Website