Acushnet vs Freetown-Lakeville Schools
How the two districts, about 8 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Acushnet ranks higher, #78 to Freetown-Lakeville's #86 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Mixed: Acushnet leads in ELA (43% vs 40%), Freetown-Lakeville in Math (50% vs 46%).
- High school: Acushnet has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Freetown-Lakeville has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1112).
- Spending: Similar: $16,083 per student in Acushnet and $17,291 in Freetown-Lakeville.
- Homes: Homes cost more in Freetown-Lakeville: single-family homes average $594K vs $502K. The average tax bill is $5,244 in Acushnet and $5,799 in Freetown-Lakeville.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Acushnet: grades 3–8; Freetown-Lakeville: grades 3–10), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Acushnet | Freetown-Lakeville |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43% | 40% |
| 2025 | 49% | 44% |
| 2024 | 50% | 45% |
| 2023 | 50% | 48% |
| 2022 | 48% | 47% |
| 2021 | 51% | 53% |
| Year | Acushnet | Freetown-Lakeville |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46% | 50% |
| 2025 | 48% | 52% |
| 2024 | 53% | 52% |
| 2023 | 51% | 51% |
| 2022 | 51% | 50% |
| 2021 | 42% | 47% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Acushnet | Freetown-Lakeville | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 926 | 2,615 |
| English learners | 0.3% | 1% |
| Students with disabilities | 17.3% | 18.3% |
| White | 86.7% | 88.3% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.5% | 5.3% |
| Black/African American | 1.2% | 2.2% |
| Multi-race | 3.6% | 3% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.