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Schools in Brewster · Brewster School District, Nauset School District

Brewster’s public schools outscore 57% of Massachusetts districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brewster, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 50% of students in Brewster’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Massachusetts average (44%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#137of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% 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.

Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 4 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.8K
▲ 27% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Nauset
Students per teacher
9.2
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,631 students on the public path
In brief

Brewster’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 284 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brewster’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Brewster runs its own schools through grade 5, then shares

Stony Brook Elementary (PK–2) and Eddy Elementary (3–5) are Brewster’s own. From grade 6, students attend the Nauset School District with Eastham, Orleans and Wellfleet: Nauset Regional Middle in Orleans, then Nauset Regional High in North Eastham. 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 50% and math 45% 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

Brewster spends $30,675 per student and Nauset $33,784, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Latham School (private) is 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brewster’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 57% of Massachusetts school districts, #137 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (284)Better than 71%
Towns in Barnstable County (14)Better than 64%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 898 test results and a graduating class of 206 could put Brewster anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Brewster’s students in the tested grades sat them (895 in math, 902 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brewster, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Stony Brook ElementaryBrewster School DistrictNo scores
3–5Eddy ElementaryBrewster School DistrictB
6–8Nauset Regional Middlein OrleansB−
9–12Nauset Regional Highin North EasthamA+

Brewster runs its own schools through grade 5 (Brewster School District). From grade 6, students attend the Nauset School District, shared with Eastham, Orleans and Wellfleet. Its middle school is in Orleans. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Brewster

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

Brewster School DistrictGrades PK–5 · 2 schools · 439 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$30,675MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Nauset School DistrictGrades 6–12 · 2 schools · 1,192 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$33,784MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–5, Brewster School District39%
State average 43.7% · 210 students tested
Math · PK–5, Brewster School District38%
State average 40.7% · 211 students tested
Reading · 6–12, Nauset School District53%
State average 43.7% · 692 students tested
Math · 6–12, Nauset School District47%
State average 40.7% · 684 students tested

Brewster vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrewsterBBrewster PK–5 · Nauset 6–12
DennisCDennis-Yarmouth
OrleansB+Orleans K–5 · Nauset 6–12
HarwichBMonomoy Regional

Every school in Brewster

5 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).

District schools in Brewsterby address
Stony Brook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2
242 students9:1Rate it →
Eddy Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5
B
197 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Brewsterin other towns
Nauset Regional Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orleans
B−
455 students9:1Rate it →
Nauset Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · North Eastham
A+
737 students10:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Latham School
Grades 6–12
Private · Special education
45 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Brewster’s schools

Are Brewster’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Brewster children attend outscore 57% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #137 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brewster in?

Two districts: Brewster School District runs grades PK–5, and Nauset School District runs grades 6–12, shared with Eastham, Orleans and Wellfleet.

Where do Brewster kids go to high school?

Nauset Regional High in North Eastham, with 737 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Brewster’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Nauset School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Brewster spend per student?

$30,675 in Brewster School District and $33,784 in Nauset School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Brewster?

Yes: Latham School (special education, grades 6–12, 45 students).

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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.