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Massachusetts public elementary school

Memorial Elementary

Hopedale school district

B
overall grade

Ranks #282 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 32%.

Overall rank
#282
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
46%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
51%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
20
561 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: Math, in the top 38% statewide. An average of 51% of 3rd graders met or exceeded expectations over 2024–2026, vs 43% statewide.
  • Area to watch: Teacher quality ranks in the bottom 47% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 24.2% in 2022 to 9.6% in 2025.
  • Trend: Math is down 8 points since 2023 (49% to 41%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 32% · #282
ELA
Averagetop 47% · #415
Math
Averagetop 38% · #338
Attendance
Averagebottom 49% · #460
Teacher quality
Averagebottom 47% · #484

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 6 of 8 years since 2018.

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

English Language Arts43%in 2026 · state 43%
Same as the state
0%50%100%This school43%State43%20172019202120232026
Math41%in 2026 · state 42%
1 point below the state
0%50%100%This school41%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)496
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)495
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)51st · 48th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students561
Average class size20MA avg 18
Students per teacher12.7MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
73.8%
Hispanic/Latino
15.3%
Multi-Race
6.6%
Asian
2.9%
Black/African American
0.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.7%

44.7% girls · 55.1% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
23.7%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
12.1%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This school
22.6%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
74.1%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
93.8%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
89.4%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)44.1
Principal retention100%
General education teachers76.2%
Special education teachers19.3%
English learner teachers4.5%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.3%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
9.6%
MA avg
15.6%

10.1 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: 0.3% out-of-school, 0.9% in-school (MA elementary avg 2% / 1%)

About Hopedale

Worcester County · Greater Boston — I-95 to I-495
Avg single-family home value$542KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$8,808MA median $6,814
Tax rate$16.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$50,572MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school95.7%

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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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