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Massachusetts public elementary school

Henry B. Burkland Elementary School

Middleborough school district

B-
overall grade

Ranks #416 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 47%.

Overall rank
#416
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
42%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
39%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
19
539 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 46% statewide. Students attend 94.5% of school days on average.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 29.3% in 2022 to 13.8% in 2025.
  • Trend: Math is down 5 points since 2023 (33% to 28%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 47% · #416
ELA
Averagebottom 47% · #482
Math
Averagebottom 41% · #531
Attendance
Averagetop 46% · #404
Teacher quality
Averagebottom 41% · #537

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average in 5 of 8 years since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 3 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts37%in 2026 · state 43%
6 points below the state
0%50%100%This school37%State43%20172019202120232026
Math28%in 2026 · state 42%
14 points below the state
0%50%100%This school28%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)492
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)488
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)39th · 29th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students539
Average class size19MA avg 18
Students per teacher13.6MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
83.5%
Hispanic/Latino
6.3%
Multi-Race
5%
Black/African American
2.8%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.4%

51.4% girls · 48.4% boys

Student needs
Low incomeAbout average
This school
44%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
4.3%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This school
19.7%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
67.7%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
97.6%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearBetter than average
This school
92.1%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)40.2
General education teachers84.1%
Special education teachers15.9%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.5%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
13.8%
MA avg
15.6%

9.7 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: 2.1% out-of-school, 0.5% in-school (MA elementary avg 2% / 1%)

About Middleborough

Plymouth County · South Shore
Avg single-family home value$533KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,994MA median $6,814
Tax rate$13.10 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$38,613MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school92.7%
Town bond ratingAA
Free cash reserves2.6% of budget

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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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