Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Brockton’s public schools score below 93% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Brockton’s districts is 16%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Brockton, 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.
Brockton’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,258 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then seven middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
New Heights Charter School of Brockton, Cardinal Spellman High School (private) and Brockton Area SDA Academy (private) are in town. Brockton Virtual Learning Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Brockton’s grade
D: better than 7% of Massachusetts school districts, #275 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Brockton, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Brockton · depends on your address
Brockton High
Grades 9–12 · 3,598 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Champion High School
Grades 9–12 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher
PROMISE College and Career Academy
Grades 9–11 · 138 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Brockton · depends on your address
Brockton High
Grades 9–12 · 3,598 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Champion High School
Grades 9–12 · 163 students · 16:1 students per teacher
PROMISE College and Career Academy
Grades 9–11 · 138 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Brockton’s public schools are run by Brockton 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 below the state in reading
Brockton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Brockton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Brockton | D | Brockton |
| Abington | C+ | Abington |
| West Bridgewater | B− | West Bridgewater |
| East Bridgewater | B− | East Bridgewater |
| Whitman | C+ | Whitman-Hanson |
| Easton | A− | Easton |
Every school in Brockton
27 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 Brockton’s schools
Are Brockton’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brockton children attend score below 93% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #275 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Brockton in?
Brockton School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 15,280 students in 24 schools (2024–25).
Where do Brockton kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Brockton High, Champion High School and PROMISE College and Career Academy.
What is Brockton’s graduation rate?
74% of the class of 2023 in Brockton School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Brockton spend per student?
$22,258 in Brockton School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Brockton?
Yes: Cardinal Spellman High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 479 students) and Brockton Area SDA Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 170 students). Brockton also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Brockton 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.