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Schools in Chatham · Monomoy Regional School District

Chatham’s public schools outscore 57% of Massachusetts districts

On the state reading tests, 50% of Chatham’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Chatham, 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.

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

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
46%
▲ 5 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.5K
▲ 4% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,279 students on the public path
In brief

Chatham’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 208 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chatham’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,536 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Monomoy Regional Middle School, then Monomoy Regional High School. See the path ↓

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 Chatham’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 57% of Massachusetts school districts, #137 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 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (208)Better than 78%
Towns in Barnstable County (14)Better than 50%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 959 test results and a graduating class of 132 could put Chatham anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Chatham’s students in the tested grades sat them (957 in math, 961 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Chatham Elementary SchoolMonomoy Regional School DistrictB+
5–7Monomoy Regional Middle SchoolMonomoy Regional School DistrictB
8–12Monomoy Regional High Schoolin HarwichB+

Chatham’s public schools are run by Monomoy Regional School District, which also serves Harwich. 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.

Monomoy Regional School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,728 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$27,536MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 43.7% · 961 students tested
Math46%
State average 40.7% · 957 students tested

Chatham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ChathamBMonomoy Regional
HarwichBMonomoy Regional
OrleansB+Orleans K–5 · Nauset 6–12

Every school in Chatham

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 Chathamby address
Chatham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B+
146 students8:1Rate it →
Monomoy Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7
B
395 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Chathamin other towns
Monomoy Regional High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Harwich
B+
738 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Chatham’s schools

Are Chatham’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Chatham 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 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chatham in?

Monomoy Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,728 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Chatham’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Monomoy Regional School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Chatham spend per student?

$27,536 in Monomoy Regional 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.