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Schools in Aquinnah

Aquinnah’s public schools

Up-Island Regional School District and Martha's Vineyard School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aquinnah. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Massachusetts’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Massachusetts’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$44.7K
▲ 68% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Martha's Vineyard
Students per teacher
7.8
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,134 students on the public path
In brief

Aquinnah’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Aquinnah’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools. Martha's Vineyard Regional High places highest (better than 76%); West Tisbury Elementary lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Aquinnah, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Martha's Vineyard Regional High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Aquinnah, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–12Martha's Vineyard Regional Highin Oak BluffsA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Up-Island Regional School District.

Two districts serve Aquinnah

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Up-Island Regional School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 6.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$39,915MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Martha's Vineyard School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 744 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$44,683MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Up-Island Regional School District46%
State average 43.7% · 280 students tested
Math · PK–8, Up-Island Regional School District46%
State average 40.7% · 281 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District72%
State average 43.7% · 161 students tested
Math · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District52%
State average 40.7% · 161 students tested

Aquinnah vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Aquinnah’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aquinnah—Up-Island Regional PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
ChilmarkBUp-Island Regional PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
Gosnold—Gosnold

Every school in Aquinnah

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Aquinnahin other towns
West Tisbury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · West Tisbury
B−
321 students7:1Rate it →
Chilmark Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chilmark
B
69 students7:1Rate it →
Martha's Vineyard Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Bluffs
A−
744 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Aquinnah’s schools

Are Aquinnah’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Aquinnah. Up-Island Regional School District and Martha's Vineyard School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Aquinnah. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Aquinnah in?

Up-Island Regional School District and Martha's Vineyard School District.

Where do Aquinnah kids go to high school?

Martha's Vineyard Regional High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.