Sutton
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Sutton
Ranks #134 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 41%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Sutton is a suburban town in Worcester County, located roughly 15 miles south of the city of Worcester in central Massachusetts. The Sutton Public Schools district serves the town through Sutton High School, and its residents benefit from a mix of residential neighborhoods and rural open space. The town's average single-family assessed value and per capita income place it among the more affluent communities in the Worcester area. Sutton is known for its historic town center and extensive conservation land, including areas along the Blackstone River corridor.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 9% of districts. 98.9% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Relative weak spot: ELA MCAS ranks in the top 50% of districts, below its other categories.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 19.5% in 2022 to 11.6% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 5.8 points since 2023 (46.908% to 41.0652%); statewide it fell 3.7 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 Sutton
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 (Sutton High School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.6% female · 50.4% 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 98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.4% missed 20% or more of school days
About Sutton
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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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