Students from Ashby, Pepperell and Townsend attend North Middlesex Regional.
B-
overall grade
Ranks #168 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
Overall rank
#168
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1097
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
95%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
81%
MA average 72%
SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.
North Middlesex Regional is a school district serving the towns of Ashby, Pepperell, and Townsend in northern Massachusetts, roughly 40 miles northwest of Boston near the New Hampshire border. This rural area is characterized by historic mill towns, rolling farmland, and a strong sense of community, with all three towns dating back to the colonial era. The region offers a quieter, more pastoral alternative to the metro Boston suburbs while maintaining relatively easy access to both Boston and Worcester.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: College plans, in the top 44% statewide. 81% of graduates plan to attend a 2- or 4-year college, vs 72% statewide.
↓Trend: ELA MCAS is down 28 points since 2023 (69% to 41%); statewide it fell 13 points.
↓Trend: Math MCAS is down 5 points since 2023 (48% to 43%); statewide it fell 6 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 51% · #168
SAT
Averagebottom 43% · #193
ELA MCAS
Averagebottom 43% · #190
Math MCAS
Averagetop 47% · #152
AP results
Averagebottom 42% · #188
Graduation
Averagetop 49% · #159
College plans
Averagetop 44% · #145
The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank
SAT
Average total score1097in 2025 · MA avg 1091
About the same as the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
571
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
526
MA avg
535
114 students took the SAT.
"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.
MCAS (10th grade)
Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
English Language Arts41%in 2026 · state 45%
4 points below the state
Math43%in 2026 · state 44%
1 point below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026About average
This school
35%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)497 · 495 · 494
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)52nd · 55th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)39 · 44
143 students took 243 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Better than average
This school
89.8%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
88.6%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate95%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
3 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
2.7%
MA avg
4.3%
1.6% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college81%in 2025 · state 72%
9 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 191 graduates
4-year public college
40.8%
4-year private college
22%
2-year public college
18.3%
Other / unknown
6.3%
Work
5.8%
Other post-secondary
5.2%
Military
1.6%
Students
Who attends
White
81.3%
Hispanic/Latino
8.9%
Multi-Race
4.4%
Asian
3%
Black/African American
2.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.1%
49.1% female · 50.6% male · 0.3% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
39.6%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
23.9%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1.7%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
81.5%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldBetter than average
This school
98.2%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
13.1MA avg 11.8
54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateAbout average
This school
92.2%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
24.6%
MA avg
22.3%
13.6 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 5.1% out-of-school, 0% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.1% referred to law enforcement
About the towns in North Middlesex
North Middlesex Regional is part of the North Middlesex regional district. Our data doesn't list the school's own town, so here are all of the district's member towns.
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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