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P Brent Trottier
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About P Brent Trottier
P Brent Trottier, a close-knit junior high in Southborough, Massachusetts, run under Southborough, educates 404 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 547 students each, so P Brent Trottier sits 26% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 4 schools in Southborough (1,310 students total), P Brent Trottier accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, P Brent Trottier shows that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest consists of 17% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Worcester County put median household income runs about $95,939, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Worcester County runs 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), of which P Brent Trottier is one.
Margaret A Neary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at P Brent Trottier has ticked down 12%, going from 460 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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