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Massachusetts public school district

North Brookfield

1 elementary school in our rankings · serves North Brookfield

C-
overall grade

Ranks #294 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#294
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
20%
State 40% in the same grades
MCAS Math
21%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$19,637
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.

North Brookfield is a small town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, located roughly 16 miles northwest of Worcester in the central part of the state. The town is served by its own public school district, which operates the district's schools from elementary grades through the middle grades, with students typically continuing to high school through regional arrangements. North Brookfield developed as a rural farming and mill community in the Quaboag Valley, and its historic town center reflects that heritage. The surrounding landscape of hills, woodlands, and small lakes gives the town a quiet, semi-rural character.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Best of its categories: Math MCAS, in the bottom 16% of districts. 21% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has risen from 20.6% in 2022 to 32.7% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 11% · #294
ELA MCAS
Well below averagebottom 8% · #301
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 16% · #275
Attendance
Well below averagebottom 9% · #302

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 Brookfield

Elementary schools · ranked among 895
North Brookfield Elementary
North Brookfield
C
#742 in MAELA 21%Math 30%

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 3–1020%in 2026 · state 40%
20 points below the state
0%50%100%This district20%State40%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1021%in 2026 · state 41%
21 points below the state
0%50%100%This district21%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
22%−21 vs state
25%−17 vs state
Grade 4
26%−11 vs state
40%−3 vs state
Grade 5
27%−11 vs state
37%−2 vs state
Grade 6
12%−28 vs state
5%−38 vs state
Grade 7
14%−26 vs state
0%−37 vs state
Grade 8
21%−21 vs state
7%−35 vs state
Grade 10
9%−36 vs state
0%−44 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
41%−2 vs state
Grade 8 science
14%−25 vs state
High school biology
0%−38 vs state

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes410
Average class size13.9MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
79.7%
Hispanic/Latino
13.6%
Black/African American
3.3%
Multi-Race
1.8%
Asian
1.5%

49.9% female · 50.1% male

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
6.3%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
27.3%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$19.6Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$2,128 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$19.6KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$72.5Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$18,925 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$72.5KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
75.6%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
50%
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 39 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateWorse than average
This district
88.7%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
32.7%
MA avg
16.9%

19.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 14.8% missed 20% or more of school days

About North Brookfield

Worcester County · Central Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$399KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$4,767MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.00 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$37,176MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school93.7%
Town bond ratingAA-
Free cash reserves8.2% of budget
Where school-age children in North Brookfield go to school · 2024-2025
Local public schools
57.7%
Other public schools
27.7%
Vocational schools
6%
Home school
5%
Charter schools
2.3%
Private schools
1.3%

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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.

Compare North Brookfield with nearby districts

North Brookfield vs Spencer-E Brookfield#229C+ · 4 miNorth Brookfield vs Quaboag Regional#237C · 6 miNorth Brookfield vs Leicester#183C+ · 8 miNorth Brookfield vs Quabbin#197C+ · 9 miNorth Brookfield vs Ware#245C · 11 mi

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