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North Middlesex Schools
North Middlesex is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County (Townsend). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
North Middlesex on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for North Middlesex
6 of 7 schools in North Middlesex carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 2
Best schools in North Middlesex
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ North Middlesex Regional (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Ashby Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Varnum Brook (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Spaulding Memorial (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Nissitissit Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Hawthorne Brook (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in North Middlesex
All schools, A to Z (7)
- B- Ashby Elementary, Ashby
- C Hawthorne Brook, Townsend
- C+ Nissitissit Middle School, Pepperell
- B+ North Middlesex Regional, Townsend
- B- Spaulding Memorial, Townsend
- Squannacook Early Childhood Center, Townsend
- B- Varnum Brook, Pepperell
Where North Middlesex schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Middlesex County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,994 students with 239 full-time-equivalent teachers and 425 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2508790
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lunenburg (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Fitchburg (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Ayer Shirley School District (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Groton-Dunstable (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Leominster (11 schools, 11 mi)
- Ashburnham-Westminster (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Tyngsborough (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Littleton (4 schools, 15 mi)
Questions about North Middlesex
How many schools are in North Middlesex?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in North Middlesex, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does North Middlesex serve?
The largest by graded schools: Townsend, Pepperell, Ashby.
How good are the schools in North Middlesex?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 45% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.7%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend North Middlesex?
2,994 students were enrolled in North Middlesex in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is North Middlesex?
North Middlesex is in Massachusetts, based in Middlesex County, with its district office in Townsend. Its boundary covers about 79.0 sq mi.