•Overall: Leicester ranks higher, #183 to Quabbin's #197 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Quabbin students score higher: ELA 32% vs 28%, Math 29% vs 26% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Quabbin averages 56 points higher (1146 vs 1090).
•Spending: Similar: $20,465 per student in Leicester and $20,251 in Quabbin.
•Homes: Homes cost more in Leicester: single-family homes average $453K vs $407K. The average tax bill is $5,026 in Leicester and $5,125 in Quabbin.
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 ArtsQuabbin ahead
Leicester
28%
Quabbin
32%
State
41%
MathQuabbin ahead
Leicester
26%
Quabbin
29%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Leicester
Quabbin
State
2026
28%
32%
41%
2025
30%
37%
42%
2024
30%
39%
42%
2023
34%
45%
44%
2022
36%
42%
44%
2021
40%
46%
48%
Math by year
Year
Leicester
Quabbin
State
2026
26%
29%
41%
2025
26%
31%
41%
2024
30%
37%
42%
2023
33%
40%
42%
2022
33%
38%
41%
2021
27%
40%
35%
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Average SATQuabbin ahead
Leicester
1090
Quabbin
1146
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Leicester ahead
Leicester
78.4%
Quabbin
65.7%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateLeicester ahead
Leicester
91.1%
Quabbin
81.2%
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 Quabbin
Leicester
16.2
Quabbin
18.1
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateAbout the same
Leicester
93.8%
Quabbin
93.4%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Leicester
Leicester
16.7%
Quabbin
19%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearQuabbin ahead
Leicester
84.8%
Quabbin
89.5%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Leicester
Leicester
$20,465
Quabbin
$20,251
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Quabbin
Leicester
$76,840
Quabbin
$83,990
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
Leicester
Quabbin
Students in classes
1,310
2,086
English learners
7.4%
0.6%
Students with disabilities
20%
22.2%
White
65.2%
86.2%
Asian
3.4%
0.9%
Hispanic/Latino
19.1%
7.1%
Black/African American
7.6%
2.4%
Multi-race
4.2%
3.1%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Leicester
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.