Narragansett
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings
Students from Phillipston and Templeton attend Narragansett schools, including Narragansett Regional High School.
Ranks #189 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
The Narragansett Regional School District serves the north-central Massachusetts towns of Phillipston and Templeton, both located in the hills of Worcester County roughly 20 to 25 miles northwest of Worcester. The region is largely rural and residential, with a mix of farmland, forest, and small village centers. Single-family assessed values in both towns fall in the mid-range for the state, and per capita incomes are close to one another. Phillipston is home to the Lake Dennison Recreation Area, a popular spot for swimming and boating, while Templeton's historic Baldwinville village reflects its 19th-century mill heritage along the Otter River.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 50% of districts. Students attend 94.3% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 5% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 29.2% in 2022 to 14.2% in 2025.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 6.6 points since 2023 (34.1264% to 27.4832%).
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Schools in Narragansett
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 (Narragansett Regional High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
46.4% female · 53.4% male · 0.1% 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 98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.4% 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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