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Brookline School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Brookline.

Brookline’s School Grade A better than 93% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
7,023
Schools
12
Spent per student
$29,170
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Brookline School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
ABrookline 63,414

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Brookline. Grade by grade →

PK–88 schoolsThis district
9–12Brookline HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency71%
State average 40.7% · 3,436 students tested
Reading / language arts72%
State average 43.7% · 3,435 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 89.2% · 486 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,170 per student · 10% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 19%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,860’20
6,864’21
6,996’22
7,006’23
7,023’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 47%Asian 23%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 11%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Florida Ruffin Ridley School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brookline
A−
857 students14:1
Michael Driscoll
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brookline
A
567 students14:1
John D Runkle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brookline
A
476 students13:1
Roland Hayes
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chestnut Hill
A+
418 students13:1
The Lynch Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Brookline
50 students11:1
Brookline Early Education Program at Beacon
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Brookline
47 students9:1
Brookline Early Education Program at Putterham
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Chestnut Hill
46 students8:1
Edith C Baker
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Chestnut Hill
A
665 students15:1
Lawrence
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Brookline
A
630 students14:1
Pierce
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Brookline
A
592 students13:1
William H Lincoln
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Brookline
A−
494 students13:1
Brookline High
High · Grades 9–12 · Brookline
A+
2,181 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Boston School DistrictBoston
$39,929per student
Newton School DistrictNewton
$28,219per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.