Massachusetts Real Estate & Relocation Guide

Northborough, Massachusetts

Population: 14,013

Located in Worcester County

The Town of Northborough, originally part of the Towns of Marlborough -- then Westborough, was incorporated in 1766 and became a full-fledged town with the right of representation at the Great and General Court of Boston in 1775. The early churches of Massachusetts, called "meeting houses," were the center of all town activity. Built on land given by Capt. James Eager, Northborough's first Meeting House stood about where the First Congregational Unitarian Church is today, on Church Street.

Today, in addition to providing the setting for several working farms, Northborough is also host to a burgeoning research and development-oriented industrial park; however, the town serves primarily as a residential area, rural home to Boston and Worcester commuters.

Northborough is part of the Northborough-Southborough Regional School District. The Northborough, Southborough, and Northborough-Southborough Regional School Districts are committed to providing the best education possible for the students of our towns. To insure that this value is maintained, the School Committees authorized the formation of a Strategic Plan.

The Northborough Public School Systems serves children in grades Kindergarten through 8. There are four elementary schools: the Fannie E. Proctor School, the Lincoln Street School, the Marion Zeh School, and the Marguerite E. Peaslee School. These four schools house children from Kindergarten through grade 5. There is also one middle school, the Robert E. Melican Middle School, which serves grades 6, 7, and 8.

The Northborough-Southborough Regional School District houses students from grade 9 through grade twelve in Algonquin Regional High School. Algonquin is a comprehensive high school; that is, a school designed to meet the needs of a variety of students, including students preparing to enter a four-year college or university, students who will continue their education for a shorter period of time in a junior college, vocational or technical school, and students preparing to enter the world of work. The school is organized in a Lower School for grades 9-10 and an Upper School for grades 11-12. An Instructional Support Unit serves all students in all grades. Typically, approximately 90% of Algonquin graduates enter post-secondary education institutions.