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Millis was the only school system of the towns that have received the Prestigious Presidential Award so I would definitely say it's pretty true that Millis' HIgh School is better than Medfield or Hopkinton. And the High School is the important one because when the children are in the elementary and middle schools, parental involvement is higher. But, as with anything, it will be what you make of it but only one town of the three can claim ownership of the Award. People often tout Franklin as having a great school system, but when you speak to the parents and teachers, you get a different ranking. You must consider the population of the towns, class sizes, etc. Schooldigger.com is a great resource to search schools. But you may wish to go onto one of the Facebook pages and speak to parents directly.
To answer the question about what to do in Medway, it's very community oriented and they have lots of events at the park and the church next door to it. The schools and parents hold a lot of events as well. It's a very community oriented town. The downtown is walk-able (as is Medfield). It's near a market basket, walmart, home depot and many others. Next door to Milford for more entertainment. There are plenty of parks and a dog park. Lots of restaraunts as well. Close to trampoline park, one of the top zoos in the area. Proximity to Foxboro and GIllette Stadium and Patriots Way shopping and entertainment but then so is Millis and Medfield.
Millis does a good job managing their school system and the town could be an excellent choice for many families, but Medfield and Hopkinton are wealthier towns and their school performances indicate that.
Millis was the only school system of the towns that have received the Prestigious Presidential Award so I would definitely say it's pretty true that Millis' HIgh School is better than Medfield or Hopkinton. And the High School is the important one because when the children are in the elementary and middle schools, parental involvement is higher. But, as with anything, it will be what you make of it but only one town of the three can claim ownership of the Award. People often tout Franklin as having a great school system, but when you speak to the parents and teachers, you get a different ranking. You must consider the population of the towns, class sizes, etc. Schooldigger.com is a great resource to search schools. But you may wish to go onto one of the Facebook pages and speak to parents directly.
To answer the question about what to do in Medway, it's very community oriented and they have lots of events at the park and the church next door to it. The schools and parents hold a lot of events as well. It's a very community oriented town. The downtown is walk-able (as is Medfield). It's near a market basket, walmart, home depot and many others. Next door to Milford for more entertainment. There are plenty of parks and a dog park. Lots of restaraunts as well. Close to trampoline park, one of the top zoos in the area. Proximity to Foxboro and GIllette Stadium and Patriots Way shopping and entertainment but then so is Millis and Medfield.
Ok, it’s super great that they won an award, but it’s not the “Best high school in Massachusetts award”. I’m sorry to push this point, but literally everyone knows that Millis is not the best high school of this bunch. Millis and Medfield border each other. Ask yourself why the house in Millis is 2/3 the price of the same house in Medfield?
Of all the towns you have listed, Millis has probably the best school system. Their high school has been awarded the Presidential No Child Left behind.
I'm not so sure this is true. I always see Medfield listed as tops in schools. There was even one ranking where Medfield was number one, above even Lexington. (Take that for whatever it's worth. All those rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt. And I can't remember which ranking that was -- it only struck me because we considered Lexington, and heard a great deal about their schools, and we have very good friends who live in Medfield and moved there mostly for the schools.)
All true and as I stated previously, each town resident has a strong case for their town and each person is correct. It depends on the resident and their involvement in the town, events, etc. I personally know people from all the towns and every person absolutely loves their town with the exception of one person living in Medway but then if you ask enough people you'll find a contrary individual anywhere
You really can't go wrong in any of the towns, it will ultimately come down to the lifestyle you want to lead and style of home you want to be in.
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