Foxborough vs King Philip Schools
How the two districts, about 5 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Foxborough ranks higher, #61 to King Philip's #75 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: King Philip students score higher: ELA 50% vs 49%, Math 58% vs 55% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Close: Foxborough averages 1153 and King Philip 1159.
- Spending: Similar: $22,077 per student in Foxborough and $23,521 in King Philip.
- Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $694K in Foxborough and $705K in King Philip. The average tax bill is $9,016 in Foxborough and $8,994 in King Philip.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
| Year | Foxborough | King Philip | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49% | 50% | 41% |
| 2025 | 51% | 54% | 43% |
| 2024 | 47% | 52% | 42% |
| 2023 | 53% | 54% | 45% |
| 2022 | 51% | 54% | 44% |
| 2021 | 57% | 62% | 49% |
| Year | Foxborough | King Philip | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55% | 58% | 41% |
| 2025 | 57% | 56% | 41% |
| 2024 | 57% | 58% | 42% |
| 2023 | 59% | 56% | 42% |
| 2022 | 58% | 55% | 40% |
| 2021 | 49% | 45% | 36% |
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
| Foxborough | King Philip | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 2,498 | 1,842 |
| English learners | 3.6% | 1.9% |
| Students with disabilities | 20.1% | 17.7% |
| White | 71.6% | 81.6% |
| Asian | 5.9% | 3.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.4% | 6.2% |
| Black/African American | 6.7% | 4.2% |
| Multi-race | 5.2% | 3.9% |
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.