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Massachusetts charter school district

Conservatory Lab Charter

1 elementary school in our rankings

C-
overall grade

Ranks #322 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#322
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
36%
State 40% in the same grades
MCAS Math
27%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$24,122
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–8 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

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How it compares

What stands out
  • Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 48% of districts. Students attend 94.1% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 6% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 36.1% in 2022 to 16% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 8.7 points since 2023 (45.1345% to 36.4125%); statewide it fell 2.6 points.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Well below averagebottom 3% · #322
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 21% · #261
Math MCAS
Well below averagebottom 6% · #310
Attendance
Averagebottom 48% · #174

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 Conservatory Lab Charter

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 3–836%in 2026 · state 40%
3 points below the state
0%50%100%This district36%State40%20182019202120232026
Math, grades 3–827%in 2026 · state 41%
14 points below the state
0%50%100%This district27%State41%20182019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
32%−11 vs state
17%−25 vs state
Grade 4
31%−6 vs state
33%−10 vs state
Grade 5
32%−6 vs state
18%−21 vs state
Grade 6
41%+1 vs state
39%−4 vs state
Grade 7
50%+10 vs state
25%−12 vs state
Grade 8
41%−1 vs state
35%−7 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
24%−19 vs state
Grade 8 science
22%−17 vs state

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes455
Average class size17.9MA avg 17.3
Who attends
Black/African American
50.7%
Hispanic/Latino
41.5%
White
3.6%
Multi-Race
2.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.9%
Asian
0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%

52% female · 48% male

Student needs
English learnersAbout average
This district
9%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
24%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$24.1Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$2,357 above the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$24.1KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$143.1Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$51,674 above the MA median
$0K$73K$145KThis district$143.1KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
70%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
100%
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 30 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
94.1%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout average
This district
16%
MA avg
16.9%

10.9 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.3% missed 20% or more of school days