Shrewsbury on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Floral Street SchoolParker Road PreschoolCalvin Coolidge SchoolSherwood Middle SchoolShrewsbury High SchoolSpring Street SchoolWalter J Paton SchoolOak Middle SchoolMajor Howard W Beal School
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Shrewsbury

Average SchoolGrade
A-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
75%
Exceeding
75%
Avg actual scores
63.9%
Avg projected
58%

8 of 9 schools in Shrewsbury carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 6B: 2

Best schools in Shrewsbury

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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.

  1. A Shrewsbury High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
  2. A Oak Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
  3. A Floral Street School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  4. A Spring Street School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
  5. A Walter J Paton School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  6. A- Major Howard W Beal School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  7. B+ Calvin Coolidge School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  8. B+ Sherwood Middle School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

Every school in Shrewsbury

All schools, A to Z (9)

Where Shrewsbury schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in Massachusetts
  • County: Worcester County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 5,921 students with 437 full-time-equivalent teachers and 927 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 2510770
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Shrewsbury

How many schools are in Shrewsbury?

SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Shrewsbury, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Shrewsbury serve?

The largest by graded schools: Shrewsbury.

How good are the schools in Shrewsbury?

Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 63.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Shrewsbury?

5,921 students were enrolled in Shrewsbury in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Shrewsbury?

Shrewsbury is in Massachusetts, based in Worcester County, with its district office in Shrewsbury. Its boundary covers about 20.7 sq mi.