Grafton vs West Boylston Schools
How the two districts, about 12 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Grafton ranks higher, #85 to West Boylston's #97 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Mixed: Grafton leads in ELA (52% vs 47%), West Boylston in Math (60% vs 55%). Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Grafton averages 33 points higher (1153 vs 1120).
- Spending: West Boylston spends $4,013 more per student ($21,224 vs $17,211).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Grafton: single-family homes average $664K vs $525K. The average tax bill is $9,086 in Grafton and $7,621 in West Boylston.
- Class size: Smaller in West Boylston: 16.5 students on average vs 19.1.
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 | Grafton | West Boylston | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52% | 47% | 41% |
| 2025 | 54% | 46% | 43% |
| 2024 | 55% | 47% | 42% |
| 2023 | 57% | 48% | 45% |
| 2022 | 54% | 53% | 43% |
| 2021 | 60% | 59% | 49% |
| Year | Grafton | West Boylston | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55% | 60% | 41% |
| 2025 | 54% | 58% | 41% |
| 2024 | 57% | 59% | 42% |
| 2023 | 55% | 53% | 42% |
| 2022 | 52% | 59% | 40% |
| 2021 | 50% | 50% | 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
| Grafton | West Boylston | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 3,161 | 921 |
| English learners | 3.4% | 6.2% |
| Students with disabilities | 19.3% | 18.8% |
| White | 67.2% | 73.6% |
| Asian | 16.1% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.6% | 13.6% |
| Black/African American | 3.2% | 5% |
| Multi-race | 3.2% | 4.4% |
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.