For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,508 students in Ludlow School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Public Elementary Schools in Ludlow School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,360 Schools
# Students
2,258 Students
605,604 Students
# Teachers
195 Teachers
51,596 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ludlow 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 88% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#304 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
44%
Graduation Rate
88%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
8%
% Hispanic
16%
26%
% Black
2%
10%
% White
77%
51%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,183 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $31,806 is higher than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$52 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$72 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,183
$23,845
Spending / Student
$31,806
$24,602
Best Ludlow School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Harris Brook Elementary School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
209 Fuller Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
(413) 583-5695
Ludlow, MA 01056
(413) 583-5695
Grades: 2-5
| 617 students
Rank: #22.
Paul R Baird Middle School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 23%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1 Rooney Road
Ludlow, MA 01056
(413) 583-5685
Ludlow, MA 01056
(413) 583-5685
Grades: 6-8
| 532 students
Rank: n/an/a
508 East Street
Ludlow, MA 01056
(413) 589-9121
Ludlow, MA 01056
(413) 589-9121
Grades: PK-1
| 359 students
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