Photo: Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Boxford’s public schools outscore 86% of Massachusetts districts
61% of students in Boxford’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Boxford, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Boxford’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 98 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Boxford’s, its schools beat 48%, lower than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Boxford runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares
Harry Lee Cole (PK–2) and Spofford Pond (3–6) are Boxford’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Masconomet School District with Middleton and Topsfield: Masconomet Regional Middle School, then Masconomet Regional High School. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B+. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 61% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Boxford spends $23,801 per student and Masconomet $26,803, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Boxford’s grade
A: better than 86% of Massachusetts school districts, #39 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Boxford, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Boxford
Harry Lee Cole
Grades PK–2 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Boxford
Harry Lee Cole
Grades PK–2 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Boxford
Harry Lee Cole
Grades PK–2 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Boxford
Spofford Pond
Grades 3–6 · 411 students · 10:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Boxford
Spofford Pond
Grades 3–6 · 411 students · 10:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Boxford
Spofford Pond
Grades 3–6 · 411 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Boxford
Spofford Pond
Grades 3–6 · 411 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Boxford
Masconomet Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 553 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Boxford MA
8th grade in Boxford
Masconomet Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 553 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Boxford MA
9th grade in Boxford
Masconomet Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 924 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Boxford
Masconomet Regional High School
Grades 9–12 · 924 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Boxford runs its own schools through grade 6 (Boxford School District). From grade 7, students attend the Masconomet School District, shared with Middleton and Topsfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Boxford
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Boxford vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Boxford’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Boxford | A | Boxford PK–6 · Masconomet 7–12 |
| Topsfield | A | Topsfield PK–6 · Masconomet 7–12 |
| Middleton | A− | Middleton K–6 · Masconomet 7–12 |
| North Andover | A− | North Andover |
| Georgetown | B | Georgetown |
| Haverhill | D | Haverhill |
| Groveland | B+ | Pentucket |
| Ipswich | B+ | Ipswich |
| Rowley | B− | Triton |
2 of the 8 neighbors share Masconomet with Boxford for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Boxford
4 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).
Questions about Boxford’s schools
Are Boxford’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Boxford children attend outscore 86% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #39 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Boxford in?
Two districts: Boxford School District runs grades PK–6, and Masconomet School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Middleton and Topsfield.
Where do Boxford kids go to high school?
Masconomet Regional High School, with 924 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Boxford’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Masconomet School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Boxford spend per student?
$23,801 in Boxford School District and $26,803 in Masconomet School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Boxford families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.