Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School
1 elementary school in our rankings
Ranks #298 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–8 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School is a charter school serving students in the Sturbridge area of central Massachusetts, a region of the state known for its rural and small-town character. The school operates as a public charter institution, which means it is independently governed while remaining tuition-free and open to students through the state's charter school enrollment process. Sturbridge sits in the Quaboag Valley region of Worcester County, roughly 60 miles west of Boston and within easy reach of Worcester and the Massachusetts Turnpike. The town is home to Old Sturbridge Village, a living history museum that recreates life in rural New England in the 1830s.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 31% of districts. Students attend 93.4% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 9% of districts.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 12.8 points since 2023 (33.9573% to 21.1447%).
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 15.1 points since 2023 (41.0897% to 25.952%); statewide it fell 2.5 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 Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School
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.
Students & classrooms
44.1% female · 55.9% male
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 26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
11.9 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.9% missed 20% or more of school days