•Overall: Tantasqua ranks higher, #111 to Southbridge's #326 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Tantasqua students score higher: ELA 43% vs 16%, Math 52% vs 15% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Tantasqua averages 336 points higher (1128 vs 792).
•Spending: Southbridge spends $6,107 more per student ($23,769 vs $17,662).
•Homes: Homes cost more in Tantasqua: single-family homes average $398K vs $340K. The average tax bill is $5,070 in Southbridge and $5,597 in Tantasqua.
•Class size: Smaller in Tantasqua: 13.2 students on average vs 15.8.
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 ArtsTantasqua ahead
Southbridge
16%
Tantasqua
43%
State
41%
MathTantasqua ahead
Southbridge
15%
Tantasqua
52%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Southbridge
Tantasqua
State
2026
16%
43%
41%
2025
13%
46%
42%
2024
12%
46%
41%
2023
13%
49%
44%
2022
13%
49%
43%
2021
17%
58%
48%
Math by year
Year
Southbridge
Tantasqua
State
2026
15%
52%
41%
2025
10%
52%
41%
2024
11%
54%
42%
2023
10%
53%
42%
2022
10%
51%
40%
2021
5%
50%
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 SATTantasqua ahead
Southbridge
792
Tantasqua
1128
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Tantasqua ahead
Southbridge
28.3%
Tantasqua
93.5%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateTantasqua ahead
Southbridge
71.5%
Tantasqua
96.1%
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 Southbridge
Southbridge
15.8
Tantasqua
13.2
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateTantasqua ahead
Southbridge
89.9%
Tantasqua
94.5%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Tantasqua
Southbridge
36.9%
Tantasqua
14.7%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearTantasqua ahead
Southbridge
61.8%
Tantasqua
95.3%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Southbridge
Southbridge
$23,769
Tantasqua
$17,662
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Tantasqua
Southbridge
$75,714
Tantasqua
$83,678
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
Southbridge
Tantasqua
Students in classes
1,836
1,751
English learners
19.8%
0.9%
Students with disabilities
28.1%
13%
White
24.3%
84.1%
Asian
1.1%
2%
Hispanic/Latino
66.4%
8.7%
Black/African American
6.3%
1.4%
Multi-race
1.5%
3.8%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Tantasqua
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.