📍 11 Charter Road, Acton, Middlesex County, 01720
McCarthy-Towne School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Acton, Middlesex County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Acton-Boxborough school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
McCarthy-Towne School enrolls 446 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 313 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 11% |
| Asian | 44 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McCarthy-Towne School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-30, state senate district 14, state house district 154.
McCarthy-Towne School is one of 9 schools in Acton-Boxborough, based in Acton, Massachusetts. The district serves 5,055 students district-wide and employs 395 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, McCarthy-Towne School is smaller than the district average of about 562 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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