Total enrollment
5,055
-152 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Acton-Boxborough
Massachusetts · 5,055 students · 2 cities
Public-school families inside Acton-Boxborough pick from 9 schools serving the district's roughly 5,055 K-12 students (7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Acton-Boxborough
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Acton-Boxborough ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,055 | #40 of 231 | #1,908 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 9 | #40 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #168 of 231 | #2,947 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #27 of 206 | #1,100 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Acton-Boxborough
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,605 to 5,055 students (down 10%) and from 372 to 393 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton-Boxborough Regional High | Acton | High | 09-12 | 1,622 |
| Raymond J Grey Junior High | Acton | Middle | 07-08 | 824 |
| Blanchard Memorial School | Boxborough | Elementary | KG-06 | 469 |
| McCarthy-Towne School | Acton | Elementary | KG-06 | 431 |
| Luther Conant School | Acton | Elementary | KG-06 | 410 |
| C.T. Douglas Elementary School | Acton | Elementary | KG-06 | 408 |
| Merriam School | Acton | Elementary | KG-06 | 395 |
| Paul P Gates Elementary School | Acton | Elementary | KG-06 | 380 |
| Carol Huebner Early Childhood Program | Acton | Elementary | PK-PK | 116 |
About Acton-Boxborough
Acton-Boxborough is a compact Massachusetts school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 5,055.
On the school-mix side, Acton-Boxborough comprises 7 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Acton-Boxborough is about 562, meaningfully above the Massachusetts average of roughly 501.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Acton-Boxborough has shrank 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 5,207 students to 5,055.
On this page, the community for Acton-Boxborough discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Parents, students, and educators in the area can post or comment.