Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Braintree Town’s public schools outscore 70% of Massachusetts districts
On the state math tests, 53% of Braintree Town’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Braintree Town, 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.
Braintree Town’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 293 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Braintree Town’s, its schools beat 81%, higher than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 53% 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
The district spends $21,369 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Archbishop Williams High School (private), Cats Academy (private), Meeting House Montessori School (private), Granite Academy (private), Step Ahead Kindergarten and Preschool (private), North American Hockey Academy (private), St. Coletta Day School (private) and Elements Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Braintree Town’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Massachusetts school districts, #84 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 Braintree Town, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Braintree Town · depends on your address
East Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 999 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 635 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
6th grade in Braintree Town · depends on your address
East Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 999 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 635 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
7th grade in Braintree Town · depends on your address
East Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 999 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 635 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
8th grade in Braintree Town · depends on your address
East Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 999 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
South Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 635 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
9th grade in Braintree Town
Braintree High
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
10th grade in Braintree Town
Braintree High
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
11th grade in Braintree Town
Braintree High
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
12th grade in Braintree Town
Braintree High
Grades 9–12 · 1,694 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Braintree
Braintree Town’s public schools are run by Braintree School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Braintree Town vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Braintree Town’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Braintree Town | B+ | Braintree |
| Randolph Town | C− | Randolph |
| Quincy | B− | Quincy |
| Weymouth Town | C | Weymouth |
| Holbrook | C+ | Holbrook |
Every school in Braintree Town
17 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 Braintree Town’s schools
Are Braintree Town’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Braintree Town children attend outscore 70% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #84 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Braintree Town in?
Braintree School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 5,209 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
Where do Braintree Town kids go to high school?
Braintree High in Braintree, with 1,694 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Braintree Town’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Braintree School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Braintree Town spend per student?
$21,369 in Braintree School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Braintree Town?
Yes: Archbishop Williams High School (Catholic, grades 7–12, 725 students), Cats Academy (nonsectarian, grades 8–12, 352 students), Meeting House Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 102 students), Granite Academy (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 47 students), Step Ahead Kindergarten and Preschool (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 44 students), North American Hockey Academy (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 8–12, 25 students), St. Coletta Day School (special education, grades , 23 students) and Elements Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 19 students).
Parents talk
What Braintree Town 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.