The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 56% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Davis Hill Elementary
Davis Hill Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Holden, a suburban town on the northern edge of Worcester that functions largely as a bedroom community for the surrounding urban area. The school is one of three elementary schools in the five-town Wachusett Regional School District, which also includes Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling. The district shares a single middle school and a single high school, both located in Holden; a new middle school and a renovated high school are recent capital projects.
The student body is predominantly white, with a share of Hispanic students and smaller shares of Black and Asian students. The school does not report data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, or on the share of students with individualized education plans or English learner classifications, so it is not possible to describe the school's economic or special-population profile from the available data.
On the most recent state assessments, the NextGen MCAS, Davis Hill's students as a group performed above the midpoint among elementary schools in Worcester County. Across the three tested subjects, the overall proficiency rate for the school placed it in the top quartile of the county's elementary schools. In math, a majority of students scored at the proficient or advanced level, and the school had full participation. In English language arts, a majority of students also reached proficiency, and again participation was complete. In science, more than half of students scored proficient, based on a smaller tested group, since the state tests science in one grade at the elementary level. The trend data shows some variation in math and English scores across the years, including a dip in the early 2020s, but the most recent results are in line with the school's pre-pandemic levels and represent a measurable improvement over the prior year.
Holden itself is a low-density town with a median household income well above the state average, according to publicly reported sources. Housing values in the town are above national benchmarks, and the local market has shown a modest increase in values over the past year. The town provides its own municipal electric, water, and sewer services. The geographic setting is hilly, with significant portions of land in protected open space and watershed. The town center is concentrated along Main Street, but the elementary schools are on separate campuses spread across the town, which is typical for a suburban layout. The town is car-dependent, and no public transit system was reported in the available information.
Because Davis Hill is a regular public elementary school and not a middle or high school, it does not have a graduation rate, and it does not offer advanced placement courses, career pathways, or dual-credit programs. For parents whose primary concern is a solid elementary academic foundation in a suburban setting with a strong local property base, the school's recent assessment results place it well among its county peers. A parent may want to look into the school's special education and English learner services directly, since those data are not available here, and the school's size means class composition can vary year to year.
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