North Brookfield vs Quaboag Regional Schools
How the two districts, about 6 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Quaboag Regional ranks higher, #237 to North Brookfield's #294 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Quaboag Regional students score higher: ELA 26% vs 20%, Math 29% vs 21% met expectations. Statewide: 40% and 41%.
- High school: North Brookfield has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Quaboag Regional has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1012).
- Spending: Similar: $19,637 per student in North Brookfield and $20,968 in Quaboag Regional.
- Homes: Homes cost more in North Brookfield: single-family homes average $399K vs $362K. The average tax bill is $4,767 in North Brookfield and $4,513 in Quaboag Regional.
- Class size: Smaller in North Brookfield: 13.9 students on average vs 16.
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 | North Brookfield | Quaboag Regional | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20% | 26% | 40% |
| 2025 | 20% | 28% | 42% |
| 2024 | 13% | 34% | 41% |
| 2023 | 24% | 40% | 44% |
| 2022 | 30% | 42% | 43% |
| 2021 | 33% | 51% | 48% |
| Year | North Brookfield | Quaboag Regional | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21% | 29% | 41% |
| 2025 | 22% | 30% | 41% |
| 2024 | 28% | 33% | 42% |
| 2023 | 23% | 30% | 42% |
| 2022 | 26% | 39% | 40% |
| 2021 | 19% | 31% | 35% |
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
| North Brookfield | Quaboag Regional | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 410 | 1,145 |
| English learners | 6.3% | 2.3% |
| Students with disabilities | 27.3% | 24.5% |
| White | 79.7% | 81.3% |
| Asian | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.6% | 10.6% |
| Black/African American | 3.3% | 1.9% |
| Multi-race | 1.8% | 4.9% |
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.