Mary Rowlandson Elementary

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Mary Rowlandson Elementary is a public elementary school in Lancaster, MA, serving 474 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Nashoba District, which is ranked 67 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Mary Rowlandson Elementary's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally above the state average but below the Nashoba District and some nearby schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (51.5%) and Mathematics (61.39%) in 2023-2024 were lower than the district (55.68% and 58%, respectively) and the state (39.17% and 40.91%, respectively). However, the school performs particularly well for Hispanic students, ranking 304 out of 420 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Mary Rowlandson Elementary generally performs better than schools in the Leominster district, such as Northwest, Frances Drake, and Fall Brook, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Florence Sawyer, Berlin Memorial, and Hildreth Elementary. The school's relatively lower performance for Special Education and Disabled students may indicate potential equity issues that need to be addressed.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 103 Hollywood Drive
       Lancaster, MA  01523


(978) 368-8482

District: Nashoba

SchoolDigger Rank:
269th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,053 Help


Students who attend Mary Rowlandson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Luther Burbank Middle School
High:    Nashoba Regional

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  461

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.7%
Hispanic:
14.8%
Two or more races:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mary Rowlandson Elementary ranks better than 70.6% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Nashoba School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.86. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Mary Rowlandson Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Nashoba School District. Racial makeup is: White (77.7%), Hispanic (14.8%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mary Rowlandson Elementary is 11.8, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Nashoba School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mary Rowlandson Elementary is $20,053, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Nashoba School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mary Rowlandson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary Rowlandson Elementary 269th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Mary Rowlandson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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White students:


Nashoba:

SchoolDigger ranks Nashoba 67th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mary Rowlandson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.70 396th 884 55.2%
2004 74.71 233rd 882 73.6%
2005 55.46 421st 887 52.5%
2006 66.46 300th 911 67.1%
2007 37.69 637th 911 30.1%
2008 60.91 372nd 908 59.0%
2009 51.15 489th 909 46.2%
2010 61.80 369th 920 59.9%
2011 66.35 337th 924 63.5%
2012 71.55 283rd 930 69.6%
2013 74.70 237th 928 74.5%
2014 79.53 171st 926 81.5%
2015 70.92 272nd 914 70.2%
2016 59.50 406th 932 56.4%
2017 66.58 314th 938 66.5%
2018 69.70 286th 934 69.4%
2019 64.59 332nd 942 64.8%
2021 60.26 392nd 936 58.1%
2022 66.35 314th 932 66.3%
2023 71.00 278th 928 70.0%
2024 71.86 269th 916 70.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.12 344th 886 61.2%
2019 59.66 302nd 896 66.3%
2021 44.97 482nd 894 46.1%
2022 48.19 448th 905 50.5%
2023 35.51 430th 703 38.8%
2024 50.05 300th 731 59.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.19 63rd 685 90.8%
2019 91.09 18th 700 97.4%
2021 66.09 173rd 705 75.5%
2022 71.37 154th 772 80.1%
2023 62.43 222nd 757 70.7%
2024 64.65 209th 760 72.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.50 198th 893 77.8%
2019 62.45 339th 902 62.4%
2021 62.39 334th 898 62.8%
2022 68.41 275th 901 69.5%
2023 68.53 279th 887 68.5%
2024 69.97 264th 886 70.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.55 190th 656 71.0%
2019 47.49 305th 665 54.1%
2021 56.69 213th 632 66.3%
2022 41.76 349th 672 48.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.74 359th 898 60.0%
2019 64.86 313th 907 65.5%
2021 57.21 394th 904 56.4%
2022 62.04 343rd 908 62.2%
2023 69.60 272nd 896 69.6%
2024 70.32 265th 891 70.3%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.96 415th 925 55.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.66 103rd 379 72.8%
2019 89.54 21st 398 94.7%
2022 58.18 110th 401 72.6%
2023 32.25 304th 420 27.6%
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Rank History for White students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.13 272nd 772 64.8%
2019 52.30 388th 780 50.3%
2021 48.79 400th 765 47.7%
2022 57.05 331st 764 56.7%
2023 71.42 189th 762 75.2%
2024 64.27 255th 753 66.1%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Mary Rowlandson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 395 11 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1996 395 11 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 426
1997 443 11 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 468
1998 428 14 1 19 0 n/a n/a 0 462
1999 416 11 1 13 0 n/a n/a 0 441
2000 396 8 2 18 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2001 335 4 6 23 0 n/a n/a 0 368
2002 425 10 6 20 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2003 425 10 6 20 0 n/a n/a 0 461
2004 409 6 9 23 3 n/a n/a 0 450
2005 416 7 10 26 2 n/a n/a 0 461
2006 415 3 10 28 0 n/a n/a 19 475
2007 434 10 9 31 1 n/a n/a 16 501
2008 437 5 9 21 1 n/a n/a 13 486
2009 453 7 11 25 2 0 16 0 514
2010 449 10 14 21 1 2 17 0 514
2011 453 15 15 22 0 2 13 0 520
2012 441 10 14 19 0 2 12 0 498
2013 453 8 9 18 0 2 10 0 500
2014 435 7 6 19 0 2 12 0 481
2015 419 4 5 26 1 2 9 0 466
2016 427 3 8 30 1 0 9 0 478
2017 429 4 6 32 1 0 13 0 485
2018 403 6 3 45 2 0 12 0 471
2019 390 9 4 46 2 0 12 0 463
2020 393 13 5 46 2 0 11 0 470
2021 354 7 7 54 1 0 15 0 438
2022 356 6 8 69 2 0 18 0 459
2023 369 4 10 70 0 0 21 0 474
2024 358 8 12 68 0 0 15 0 461

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mary Rowlandson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 426 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 426 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 468 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 462 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 441 n/a 0.0 0
2000 424 n/a 0.0 8
2001 368 n/a 0.0 11.4
2002 461 n/a n/a 7.6
2003 461 n/a n/a 7.6
2004 450 28.8 15.6 9.6
2005 461 36.7 12.6 5.9
2006 475 40.0 11.9 9
2007 501 46.0 10.9 13
2008 486 39.6 12.3 11.6
2009 514 38.9 13.2 12.8
2010 514 38.2 13.4 16.1
2011 520 39.2 13.2 13.8
2012 498 39.3 12.6 15.3
2013 500 34.8 14.3 9.4
2014 481 37.1 12.9 13.3
2015 466 38.0 12.2 16.7
2016 478 37.0 12.9 n/a
2017 485 35.5 13.6 n/a
2018 471 36.3 12.9 n/a
2019 463 38.5 12.0 n/a
2020 470 39.3 11.9 n/a
2021 438 40.9 10.6 n/a
2022 459 41.0 11.1 n/a
2023 474 39.9 11.8 n/a
2024 461 38.8 11.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mary Rowlandson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 426 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 426 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 468 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 462 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 441 n/a 0.0 0
2000 424 n/a 0.0 8
2001 368 n/a 0.0 11.4
2002 461 n/a n/a 7.6
2003 461 n/a n/a 7.6
2004 450 28.8 15.6 9.6
2005 461 36.7 12.6 5.9
2006 475 40.0 11.9 9
2007 501 46.0 10.9 13
2008 486 39.6 12.3 11.6
2009 514 38.9 13.2 12.8
2010 514 38.2 13.4 16.1
2011 520 39.2 13.2 13.8
2012 498 39.3 12.6 15.3
2013 500 34.8 14.3 9.4
2014 481 37.1 12.9 13.3
2015 466 38.0 12.2 16.7
2016 478 37.0 12.9 n/a
2017 485 35.5 13.6 n/a
2018 471 36.3 12.9 n/a
2019 463 38.5 12.0 n/a
2020 470 39.3 11.9 n/a
2021 438 40.9 10.6 n/a
2022 459 41.0 11.1 n/a
2023 474 39.9 11.8 n/a
2024 461 38.8 11.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mary Rowlandson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $515 (2.9%) $17,367 (97.1%) $17,882
2020 $789 (3.5%) $21,614 (96.5%) $22,402
2021 $953 (4.8%) $19,100 (95.2%) $20,053

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mary Rowlandson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 332nd of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 278th of 928 Elementary schools
 5.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)7058
 12%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nashoba)7963.9
 15.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)5666.7
 10.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Nashoba)7362
 11.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)6354.7
 8.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Nashoba)7460.9
 13.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)5365.1
 12.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Nashoba)6770
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)6755.4
 11.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Nashoba)7357.2
 15.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)4539.1
 5.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Nashoba)6947
 22%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)5747.8
 9.2%
   5th Grade Science (Nashoba)6853.8
 14.2%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)6656
 10%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Nashoba)7562.6
 12.4%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)5154.9
 3.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Nashoba)7158.9
 12.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Mary Rowlandson Elementary)5747.8
 9.2%
   All Grades Science (Nashoba)6961.6
 7.4%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students463474
 2.4%
African American94
 55.6%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian410
 150%
Hispanic4670
 52.2%
Pacific Islander00
White390369
 5.4%
Two or More Races1221
 75%


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Students who attend Mary Rowlandson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luther Burbank Middle School
High : Nashoba Regional

Students at Mary Rowlandson Elementary are 78% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

In the 2023-24 school year, 461 students attended Mary Rowlandson Elementary.

Mary Rowlandson Elementary ranks 269th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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