Auburn
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Auburn
Ranks #140 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 43%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Auburn is a suburban town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, located just south of the city of Worcester. The Auburn Public Schools district serves the town through Auburn Senior High School and its associated K-12 system. The town's assessed home values and per capita income place it in the middle range of Massachusetts communities, with a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors along the Route 20 and Interstate 290 area. Auburn was incorporated in 1778 and is known for its ponds, including Lake Ripple and Pakachoag Pond, which remain central to its recreational and residential character.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 40% of districts. Students attend 94.5% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 35% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 25.2% in 2022 to 12.6% in 2025.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 6.6 points since 2023 (49.1473% to 42.5195%).
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Auburn
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Auburn Senior High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.5% female · 50.5% male
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 186 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.6 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.2% missed 20% or more of school days
About Auburn
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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