Lincoln-Sudbury
1 high school and 6 elementary schools in our rankings
Students from Lincoln and Sudbury attend Lincoln-Sudbury schools, including Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School.
Ranks #30 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 10%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District serves the towns of Lincoln and Sudbury, located in Middlesex County roughly 18 to 20 miles west of Boston. Both communities are residential suburbs known for large lots, conservation land, and a rural-suburban character, and both rank among the more affluent communities in the Greater Boston area, with high assessed home values and per capita income. Lincoln is home to Drumlin Farm, a wildlife sanctuary managed by Mass Audubon, while Sudbury includes the historic Wayside Inn, which was made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's *Tales of a Wayside Inn*. The district operates Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, which draws students from both towns.
How it compares
- Strongest area: AP results, in the top 1% of districts. 98% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Top school: Lincoln School, #39 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
- Trend: MCAS results and attendance have held steady over the past three years.
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Schools in Lincoln-Sudbury
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 (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
47.2% female · 52.4% male · 0.4% nonbinary
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 129 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
7.6 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.8% missed 20% or more of school days
About the towns
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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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