North Attleborough
1 high school and 5 elementary schools in our rankings · serves North Attleborough
Ranks #148 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 46%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
North Attleborough is a suburban town in Bristol County, located roughly 35 miles south of Boston and bordering Rhode Island to the south. The town's public school district serves all of North Attleborough and includes North Attleboro High School. Historically, North Attleborough was known for its jewelry manufacturing industry, which earned the area the nickname "Jewelry Capital of America" in the 19th and 20th centuries. The town today combines residential neighborhoods with commercial corridors, and it is home to the Emerald Square Mall area along Route 1 and 152.
How it compares
- Strongest area: AP results, in the top 39% of districts. 78% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 40% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 21.3% in 2022 to 16.9% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 7.1 points since 2023 (50.9351% to 43.8837%); statewide it fell 4 points.
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 North Attleborough
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 (North Attleboro High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
47.6% female · 52.3% 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 302 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.9 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.7% missed 20% or more of school days
About North Attleborough
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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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