Lincoln-sudbury, MA - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln-sudbury

Lincoln-Sudbury is a regional high school district in Massachusetts that serves students in grades nine through twelve from the towns of Lincoln and Sudbury. The district operates a single high school, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High, which draws its enrollment from two distinct communities with different housing markets. Housing values in the area place this among the more expensive corners of the Boston suburbs. The weighted home value across the district's ZIP codes is well above the statewide and national benchmarks, reflecting the high cost of entry for families looking to move in. Rental rates follow a similar pattern. The two primary towns differ somewhat in their housing profile: Sudbury's typical home value sits lower than Lincoln's, but both are in a range that limits the pool of incoming families to those with considerable financial resources. The district's small size, with a single high school, means the entire student body of about that scale for a high school attends one campus, so there is no intra-district choice among high schools.

The student body is predominantly white, with Asian, Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students together making up a meaningful minority share. The district does not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so it is not possible to gauge the concentration of low-income households directly from the available data. Similarly, the district does not report counts of students receiving special education services or English learner supports, leaving those dimensions of student need unmeasured in this profile. A family looking to understand the full range of student support would need to seek that information from the school directly.

State assessment results, which would show how students perform on Massachusetts standardized tests in English, math, and science, were not available in this profile. Without that data, it is not possible to characterize academic proficiency levels or compare achievement to other schools and districts. The district's chronic absenteeism rate, however, is where the available evidence provides a clear picture. Among Middlesex County's districts, Lincoln-Sudbury's chronic absenteeism rate falls in the top quartile, meaning a relatively small share of students miss enough school to be counted as chronically absent. This is a favorable indicator of consistent attendance.

On the financial side, per-pupil current spending at Lincoln-Sudbury sits in the middle range, in the upper half among Middlesex County's districts. That spending level is one way to gauge the resource investment behind each student, though without program-specific data it is hard to say exactly what that funding supports in terms of course offerings, staffing ratios, or extracurriculars.

The most notable finding for parents evaluating the district comes from the state accountability system. Publicly reported data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shows that in the 2025 accountability cycle, Lincoln-Sudbury's annual criterion-referenced target percentage declined from the prior year, and the district received an overall classification of "Requiring assistance or intervention — In need of focused/targeted support." This classification means the district did not meet state improvement targets across achievement, growth, and high school completion indicators. A family with a student approaching high school age would want to look into this further with the district to understand what areas triggered the classification, what the school's improvement plan looks like, and how this might affect the day-to-day academic experience. The district's graduation rate, which would be a key measure of whether students complete high school on time, was not available in this profile, so it cannot be used to contextualize the accountability finding.

The district's grade band is only high school, so many of the academic measures that apply to K-8 schools, such as early-grade literacy or middle school math proficiency, do not apply here. The profile does not include information on Advanced Placement course offerings, dual-enrollment opportunities, career and technical education pathways, or other program details, so a family would need to research the high school's course catalog directly to know what academic pathways are available. The self-contained nature of a single high school district means that every student in the two towns attends the same high school, creating a unified peer environment shaped by the demographics and resources of both communities.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

1,462

Grades

09–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 7%

Black 5%

White 71%

Asian 9%

Two+ 8%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

Schools in this District

1 schools are officially reported under this district.

Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$1.29M

Year-over-year change+1.7%

Range across 3 ZIP codes$1.2M to $1.5M

vs. state typical1.96x

vs. national typical3.51x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (3 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
01776	Sudbury	$1.2M	+0.8%	62.9%
01773	Lincoln	$1.5M	+3.1%	35.4%
01778	Wayland	$1.2M	+1.4%	0.1%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$4,031/mo

Range across 2 ZIP codes$3,461 to $4,033/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (2 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
01776	Sudbury	$4,033	—	62.9%
01778	Wayland	$3,461	—	0.1%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$6,530/mo

Home price / national median income15.5x

Annual rent / national median income57.8%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$2,499/mo

Market Activity: Middlesex County

Median listing price$925,000

Median listing price YoY-6.5%

Median price per sq ft$488

Median price per sq ft YoY-1.2%

Median days on market23.0 days

Median days on market YoY+17.9%

Active listings2,034

Active listings YoY+12.6%

New listings2,224

New listings YoY+3.5%

Pending listings2,420

Pending listings YoY+547.1%

Hotness: median listing price$899,900

Hotness: median listing price YoY-9.3%

Supply score98.8

Supply score YoY-0.7%

Demand score75.6

Demand score YoY-2.5%

Median listing price (12 months)

Median price per sq ft (12 months)

Median days on market (12 months)

Active listings (12 months)

New listings (12 months)

Pending listings (12 months)

Hotness: median listing price (12 months)

Supply score (12 months)

Demand score (12 months)

Comparison

State typical home value$661,755 (+1.5% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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Academic Performance
Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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