•Overall: Neck and neck: Freetown-Lakeville ranks #86 and Old Rochester #82 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Mixed: Old Rochester leads in ELA (50% vs 40%), Freetown-Lakeville in Math (50% vs 47%). Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Old Rochester averages 20 points higher (1132 vs 1112).
•Spending: Old Rochester spends $4,228 more per student ($21,519 vs $17,291).
•Homes: Homes cost more in Old Rochester: single-family homes average $815K vs $594K. The average tax bill is $5,799 in Freetown-Lakeville and $7,966 in Old Rochester.
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.
English Language ArtsOld Rochester ahead
Freetown-Lakeville
40%
Old Rochester
50%
State
41%
MathFreetown-Lakeville ahead
Freetown-Lakeville
50%
Old Rochester
47%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Freetown-Lakeville
Old Rochester
State
2026
40%
50%
41%
2025
44%
52%
42%
2024
45%
52%
41%
2023
48%
55%
44%
2022
47%
50%
43%
2021
53%
60%
49%
Math by year
Year
Freetown-Lakeville
Old Rochester
State
2026
50%
47%
41%
2025
52%
49%
41%
2024
52%
51%
42%
2023
51%
52%
42%
2022
50%
51%
40%
2021
47%
46%
36%
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Average SATOld Rochester ahead
Freetown-Lakeville
1112
Old Rochester
1132
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Freetown-Lakeville ahead
Freetown-Lakeville
86%
Old Rochester
73.8%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateSame
Freetown-Lakeville
96.8%
Old Rochester
96.8%
MA avg
92.4%
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Average class sizeHigher in Freetown-Lakeville
Freetown-Lakeville
17.4
Old Rochester
16
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateFreetown-Lakeville ahead
Freetown-Lakeville
94.6%
Old Rochester
93.1%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Freetown-Lakeville
Freetown-Lakeville
11.8%
Old Rochester
21.8%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearFreetown-Lakeville ahead
Freetown-Lakeville
91.2%
Old Rochester
88.9%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Old Rochester
Freetown-Lakeville
$17,291
Old Rochester
$21,519
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Old Rochester
Freetown-Lakeville
$84,056
Old Rochester
$96,118
MA median
$91,393
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
Freetown-Lakeville
Old Rochester
Students in classes
2,615
1,044
English learners
1%
0.3%
Students with disabilities
18.3%
17.6%
White
88.3%
87%
Asian
0.8%
1.1%
Hispanic/Latino
5.3%
4.5%
Black/African American
2.2%
1.7%
Multi-race
3%
5.8%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Old Rochester
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.