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Massachusetts regional school district

Blackstone-Millville

1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings

C+
overall grade

Students from Blackstone and Millville attend Blackstone-Millville schools, including Blackstone Millville RHS.

Ranks #215 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#215
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
33%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
33%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$18,834
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Blackstone and Millville are two small towns in south-central Massachusetts, roughly 45 miles southwest of Boston and just north of the Rhode Island border, that together form the Blackstone-Millville Regional School District. Both communities have a largely suburban and rural character, with residential neighborhoods alongside farmland and open space. Blackstone is named for the Blackstone River, which runs through the region and was an important source of water power for the mills that shaped local industry in the 19th century. The district's regional high school, Blackstone Millville Regional High School, serves students from both towns.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 38% of districts. Its high schools average 1144 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 23% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 26.1% in 2022 to 19.6% in 2025.
  • Trend: Math MCAS is down 5.9 points since 2023 (39.1675% to 33.226%).
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 35% · #215
SAT
Averagetop 38% · #110
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 23% · #254
Math MCAS
Averagebottom 36% · #210
AP results
Averagetop 45% · #123
Graduation
Averagetop 45% · #128
Attendance
Below averagebottom 27% · #243

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 Blackstone-Millville

High schools · ranked among 335
Elementary schools · ranked among 895

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.

English Language Arts, grades 3–1033%in 2026 · state 41%
8 points below the state
0%50%100%This district33%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1033%in 2026 · state 41%
8 points below the state
0%50%100%This district33%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
43%same as state
49%+7 vs state
Grade 4
33%−4 vs state
38%−5 vs state
Grade 5
36%−2 vs state
42%+3 vs state
Grade 6
33%−7 vs state
37%−6 vs state
Grade 7
44%+4 vs state
32%−5 vs state
Grade 8
21%−21 vs state
15%−27 vs state
Grade 10
20%−25 vs state
23%−21 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
43%same as state
Grade 8 science
31%−8 vs state
High school biology
37%−1 vs state

High school results

Average SATBetter than average
This district
1144
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+About average
This district
75.9%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateBetter than average
This district
95.5%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Blackstone Millville RHS). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes1,483
Average class size18.2MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
77.2%
Hispanic/Latino
13.6%
Multi-Race
4.1%
Black/African American
3.4%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.4%

49.4% female · 50.4% male · 0.2% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
5.1%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This district
18.1%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$18.8Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$2,931 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$18.8KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$94.9Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$3,535 above the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$94.9KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
76.5%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
75%
MA avg
82%

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 112 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
93.6%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
19.6%
MA avg
16.9%

11.1 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.7% missed 20% or more of school days

About the towns

Blackstone
Worcester County · Central Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$464KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,843MA median $6,814
Tax rate$14.70 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$39,339MA median $47,872
Town bond ratingAA+
Free cash reserves9.6% of budget
Millville
Worcester County · Central Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$472KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$5,762MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.20 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$40,362MA median $47,872

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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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