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Massachusetts public elementary school

Templeton Elementary School

Narragansett school district

B-
overall grade

Ranks #432 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 49%.

Overall rank
#432
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
38%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
40%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
20
582 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 34% statewide. Students attend 94.9% of school days on average.
  • Area to watch: ELA ranks in the bottom 40% statewide.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 28.6% in 2022 to 10.5% in 2025.
  • Trend: Math is up 16 points since 2023 (27% to 43%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 49% · #432
ELA
Averagebottom 40% · #538
Math
Averagebottom 43% · #518
Attendance
Above averagetop 34% · #298
Teacher quality
Above averagetop 35% · #311

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

Both ELA and Math have been above the state average in 1 of 6 years since 2021.

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

English Language Arts39%in 2026 · state 43%
4 points below the state
0%50%100%This school39%State43%20182019202120232026
Math43%in 2026 · state 42%
1 point above the state
0%50%100%This school43%State42%20182019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)494
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)496
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)44th · 50th

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students582
Average class size20MA avg 18
Students per teacher14.2MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
83%
Hispanic/Latino
11.2%
Multi-Race
3.4%
Black/African American
1.4%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.3%

48.8% girls · 51.2% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
35.9%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
2.8%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This school
19.6%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
78%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
97.6%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
87.5%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)40.8
Principal retention100%
General education teachers80.4%
Special education teachers19.6%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
94.9%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
10.5%
MA avg
15.6%

9 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: 0.3% out-of-school, 0.8% in-school (MA elementary avg 2% / 1%)

About Templeton

Worcester County · Central Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$378KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$4,490MA median $6,814
Tax rate$11.90 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$33,678MA median $47,872
Free cash reserves2.6% of budget

Narragansett district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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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