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Schools in Brookfield · Brookfield School District, Tantasqua School District

Brookfield’s public schools outscore 59% of Massachusetts districts

Math proficiency in Brookfield’s districts is 52%, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brookfield, 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.

#123of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
48%
▲ 4 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 11 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 3 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 29% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Tantasqua
Students per teacher
9.5
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,497 students on the public path
In brief

Brookfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 179 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brookfield’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Brookfield runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Brookfield Elementary (PK–6) is Brookfield’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Tantasqua School District with Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales: Tantasqua Regional Jr High in Fiskdale, then Tantasqua Regional Sr High in Fiskdale. 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 48% and math 52% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Brookfield spends $17,202 per student and Tantasqua $18,951, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brookfield’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts, #123 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (179)Better than 88%
Towns in Worcester County (55)Better than 60%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,032 test results and a graduating class of 294 could put Brookfield anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Brookfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,032 in math, 1,033 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Brookfield ElementaryBrookfield School DistrictB+
7–8Tantasqua Regional Jr Highin FiskdaleB
9–12Tantasqua Regional Sr Highin FiskdaleA+

Brookfield runs its own schools through grade 6 (Brookfield School District). From grade 7, students attend the Tantasqua School District, shared with Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales. Its middle school is in Fiskdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Brookfield

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

Brookfield School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 289 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$17,202MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Tantasqua School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 3 schools · 1,750 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$18,951MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Brookfield School District47%
State average 43.7% · 152 students tested
Math · PK–6, Brookfield School District52%
State average 40.7% · 152 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Tantasqua School District48%
State average 43.7% · 881 students tested
Math · 7–12, Tantasqua School District52%
State average 40.7% · 880 students tested

Brookfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrookfieldBBrookfield PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
East BrookfieldC−Spencer-East Brookfield
West BrookfieldC+Quaboag Regional
North BrookfieldC−North Brookfield
SturbridgeBSturbridge PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12

Every school in Brookfield

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).

District schools in Brookfieldby address
Brookfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
289 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Brookfieldin other towns
Tantasqua Regional Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fiskdale
B
576 students12:1Rate it →
Tantasqua Regional Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fiskdale
A+
632 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Brookfield’s schools

Are Brookfield’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Brookfield children attend outscore 59% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #123 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brookfield in?

Two districts: Brookfield School District runs grades PK–6, and Tantasqua School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Brimfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales.

Where do Brookfield kids go to high school?

Tantasqua Regional Sr High in Fiskdale, with 632 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Brookfield’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Tantasqua School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Brookfield spend per student?

$17,202 in Brookfield School District and $18,951 in Tantasqua School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.