Top Ranked Groton Private Schools (2026-27)

Groton School

Gr: 8-12 | 379 students

Avg. class size: 11 students

Sports: 14

Episcopal

282 Farmers Row

Groton, MA 01450

(978) 448-3363

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Lawrence Academy

Gr: 9-12 | 379 students

Avg. class size: 13 students

Sports: 21 | Extracurriculars: 32

26 Powderhouse Rd

Groton, MA 01450

(978) 448-1530

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The Children's Center At Groton

Gr: NS-PK | 49 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Daycare / Preschool

20 Joy Lane

Groton, MA 01450

(978) 448-9411

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Groton Community School

Gr: PK-K | 138 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Daycare / Preschool

110 Boston Rd

Groton, MA 01450

(978) 448-6179

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Seven Hills At Groton

Gr: K-12 | 24 students

Special Education School

22 Hillside Ave

Groton, MA 01450

(978) 732-5253

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Groton, MA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-28.6% (-2 schools) 10-yr

969

Students

-24.4% (-312 students) 10-yr

$64,120

Avg. Tuition

+20.4% (+$10,845) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+8.3% (+1 student) 10-yr

33%

Students of Color

+17.9% (+5.0 pp) 10-yr

7:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-65.0% (-13.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Groton)

This State (MA)

# Schools

5 Schools

852 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Groton, MA Total Schools
2025	5
2024	5
2023	5
2022	5
2021	5
2020	5
2019	5
2018	6
2017	6
2016	6
2015	7

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# Students

969 Students

126,402 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	199	159	179
2024	199	156	172
2023	206	159	174
2022	203	162	185
2021	205	159	180
2020	202	155	171
2019	200	157	175
2018	187	157	172
2017	202	160	180
2016	202	159	178
2015	183	152	167

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% Students of Color

33%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	20%	31%	34%
2024	22%	29%	34%
2023	30%	30%	33%
2022	29%	29%	33%
2021	37%	28%	32%
2020	37%	27%	32%
2019	20%	26%	31%
2018	17%	25%	31%
2017	16%	26%	32%
2016	15%	27%	32%
2015	28%	28%	32%

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0.62

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	0.62	0.63	0.65
2024	0.62	0.63	0.65
2023	0.63	0.62	0.65
2022	0.62	0.60	0.64
2021	0.62	0.60	0.64
2020	0.62	0.59	0.64
2019	0.62	0.57	0.63
2018	0.59	0.58	0.63
2017	0.56	0.55	0.61
2016	0.56	0.55	0.61
2015	0.62	0.55	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

187 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

53 Students

6,792 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	9%	6%	5%
2024	9%	6%	5%
2023	9%	6%	5%
2022	9%	7%	4%
2021	9%	6%	4%
2020	9%	7%	4%
2019	9%	6%	4%
2018	8%	5%	4%
2017	6%	6%	4%
2016	6%	5%	4%
2015	6%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

15 Students

7,577 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	3%	6%	9%
2024	3%	6%	9%
2023	3%	6%	9%
2022	3%	5%	8%
2021	3%	5%	9%
2020	3%	5%	9%
2019	3%	5%	8%
2018	2%	5%	8%
2017	3%	4%	8%
2016	3%	4%	8%
2015	3%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

30 Students

8,696 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	5%	7%	7%
2024	5%	7%	7%
2023	5%	7%	8%
2022	5%	6%	7%
2021	5%	6%	7%
2020	5%	6%	8%
2019	4%	6%	7%
2018	3%	6%	7%
2017	3%	6%	7%
2016	3%	6%	7%
2015	14%	7%	8%

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# White Students

314 Students

67,960 Students

% White Students

53%

55%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	53%	54%	52%
2024	53%	54%	52%
2023	51%	56%	52%
2022	53%	58%	54%
2021	53%	59%	54%
2020	52%	59%	54%
2019	52%	61%	56%
2018	56%	61%	56%
2017	61%	63%	58%
2016	61%	64%	58%
2015	57%	64%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

83 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

184 Students

33,225 Students

% of Others Students

31%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	30%	27%	26%
2024	30%	27%	26%
2023	32%	25%	25%
2022	30%	24%	25%
2021	30%	24%	25%
2020	31%	23%	24%
2019	32%	22%	24%
2018	31%	23%	23%
2017	26%	21%	22%
2016	26%	21%	22%
2015	19%	19%	21%

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# Teachers

89 Teachers

15,704 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

8:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	7:1	8:1	11:1
2024	7:1	8:1	11:1
2023	8:1	8:1	11:1
2022	7:1	8:1	11:1
2021	6:1	8:1	11:1
2020	6:1	8:1	12:1
2019	8:1	9:1	12:1
2018	8:1	9:1	12:1
2017	9:1	9:1	12:1
2016	10:1	9:1	12:1
2015	20:1	9:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

70%

67%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	73%	67%	55%
2024	73%	67%	54%
2023	73%	67%	54%
2022	73%	67%	54%
2021	72%	67%	54%
2020	68%	66%	54%
2019	60%	66%	53%
2018	65%	65%	53%

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Average Class Size

13 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	13	14	15
2024	12	14	15
2023	12	14	15
2022	12	14	15
2021	12	14	15
2020	12	14	15
2019	12	14	15
2018	12	14	15
2017	12	14	15
2016	13	14	15
2015	12	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

Average SAT score

1322

(Out of 1600)

1287

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	1314	1289	1233
2024	1314	1291	1230
2023	1314	1272	1228
2022	1279	1266	1229
2021	1335	1263	1229
2020	1335	1254	1226
2019	1230	1238	1226
2018	1230	1235	1226
2017	1250	1277	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	29	29	26
2024	29	29	26
2023	29	29	26
2022	28	29	26
2021	28	29	26
2020	28	29	25
2019	25	28	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$64,120

$26,745

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$61,623	$26,485	$15,012
2024	$60,448	$27,159	$13,254
2023	$59,485	$25,129	$12,626
2022	$58,395	$24,457	$12,187
2021	$56,745	$22,623	$11,800
2020	$62,093	$21,672	$11,512
2019	$60,425	$20,983	$11,293
2018	$59,625	$20,804	$11,017
2017	$58,925	$20,615	$10,708
2016	$55,015	$20,164	$10,356
2015	$53,275	$19,785	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

35%

36%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	35%	36%	34%
2024	35%	36%	34%
2023	35%	37%	34%
2022	37%	36%	33%
2021	38%	35%	33%
2020	38%	35%	32%
2019	33%	34%	31%
2018	34%	33%	30%
2017	35%	32%	30%
2016	35%	31%	29%
2015	37%	31%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$44,586

$17,671

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$44,586	$17,137	$7,073
2024	$44,586	$16,262	$6,930
2023	$44,586	$15,114	$6,469
2022	$44,540	$14,744	$6,289
2021	$43,788	$14,176	$6,055
2020	$43,009	$14,234	$5,921
2019	$36,958	$13,455	$5,795

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Average Endowment Size

$330.5 million

$87.87 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$257 M	$83 M	$39 M
2024	$257 M	$105 M	$39 M
2023	$255 M	$103 M	$39 M
2022	$255 M	$100 M	$40 M
2021	$234 M	$102 M	$40 M
2020	$204 M	$104 M	$40 M
2019	$29 M	$107 M	$40 M
2018	$29 M	$127 M	$43 M
2017	$26 M	$130 M	$45 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

20%

71%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Groton, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	19%	71%	81%
2024	19%	70%	85%
2023	19%	71%	85%
2022	19%	70%	85%
2021	24%	71%	85%
2020	23%	71%	85%
2019	26%	71%	85%
2018	27%	71%	85%
2017	31%	71%	85%
2016	28%	70%	85%
2015	17%	69%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

32 extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

18 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Groton, MA?

The private schools in Groton, MA include Groton School and Lawrence Academy.

How many private schools are located in Groton?

5 private schools are located in Groton.

How diverse are private schools in Groton?

Groton private schools are approximately 33% minority students, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average of 31%.

What percentage of students in Groton go to private school?

32% of all K-12 students in Groton are educated in private schools (compared to the MA state average of 12%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Groton?

20% of private schools in Groton are religiously affiliated (most commonly Episcopal).

Which private schools in Groton are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Groton include: The Children's Center At Groton vs. Groton Community School, Groton Community School vs. The Children's Center At Groton

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Top Ranked Groton Private Schools (2026-27)

Groton, MA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Diversity Score Trends

Asian Student Percentage Trends

Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Black Student Percentage Trends

White Student Percentage Trends

Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2018-2025)

Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)

ACT Score Trends (2019-2025)

Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

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