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Shrewsbury Ranks Among Best School Districts In MA, New Ranking Says

Here's where Shrewsbury falls among the top 25 public school districts in Massachusetts, according to Niche.

SHREWSBURY, MA —Shrewsbury ranks as the No. 9 best school district in Massachusetts, according to the 2026 Best School Districts in America list recently released by the education ranking service Niche.

Shrewsbury Public Schools has 5,921 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to one. According to state test scores, 65 percent of students are at least proficient in math and 64 percent in reading

Meanwhile, the best school district in the Bay State is Brookline Public Schools. You can find the full list of 25 here.

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Niche said its rankings, now in the 11th year, differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.

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