Quabbin
1 high school and 4 elementary schools in our rankings
Students from Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree and Oakham attend Quabbin schools, including Quabbin Regional High School.
Ranks #197 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 Quabbin Regional School District serves five towns in north-central Massachusetts: Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, and Oakham, all located in the rural hills of Worcester County roughly 60 miles west of Boston and near the city of Worcester. The district's communities are largely rural and residential, with rolling farmland, forests, and small village centers. Hardwick is well known for its agricultural heritage and for hosting the Hardwick Vineyards and other farms, while Barre's historic town common reflects its 18th- and 19th-century origins. Quabbin Regional High School, which serves students from all five towns, is named for the nearby Quabbin Reservoir, a major water supply and wildlife area in the region.
How it compares
- Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 36% of districts. Its high schools average 1146 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 8% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 32.2% in 2022 to 19% in 2025.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 10.7 points since 2023 (39.6736% to 28.9258%).
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 Quabbin
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 (Quabbin Regional High School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
47.4% female · 52.6% 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 149 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
11.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 4.1% 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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