For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 463 students in Athol-Royalston School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Athol-Royalston School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
526 Schools
# Students
1,596 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
125 Teachers
26,316 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Athol-Royalston School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has increased from 70-74% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#349 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
41%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
44%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
44%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.68
# American Indian Students
1 Student
816 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
21 Students
21,318 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
241 Students
84,297 Students
% Hispanic Students
15%
28%
# Black Students
38 Students
37,053 Students
% Black Students
3%
12%
# White Students
1,235 Students
142,107 Students
% White Students
77%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
291 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
59 Students
13,358 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
70
2,713
# Students in K Grade:
126
7,222
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
7,530
# Students in 2nd Grade:
152
7,944
# Students in 3rd Grade:
113
8,002
# Students in 4th Grade:
105
8,676
# Students in 5th Grade:
134
19,802
# Students in 6th Grade:
115
55,437
# Students in 7th Grade:
124
68,011
# Students in 8th Grade:
121
68,221
# Students in 9th Grade:
107
11,995
# Students in 10th Grade:
99
11,729
# Students in 11th Grade:
110
11,460
# Students in 12th Grade:
94
10,610
# Ungraded Students:
4
379
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,896 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,202 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has declined by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$21,850 MM

Spending
$31 MM
$22,544 MM

Revenue / Student
$19,896
$23,845

Spending / Student
$19,202
$24,602

Best Athol-Royalston School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Athol-royalston Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1062 Pleasant Street
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-2430
Athol, MA 01331
(978) 249-2430
Grades: 5-8
| 463 students
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