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Schools in Chilmark · Up-Island Regional School District, Martha's Vineyard School District

Chilmark’s public schools outscore 59% of Massachusetts districts

55% of students in Chilmark’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chilmark, 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.

K–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
55%
▲ 12 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 7 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$44.7K
▲ 68% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Martha's Vineyard
Students per teacher
7.8
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,134 students on the public path
In brief

Chilmark’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 154 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chilmark’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Chilmark runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Chilmark Elementary (K–5) and West Tisbury Elementary (6–8) are Chilmark’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Martha's Vineyard School District with Aquinnah, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury: Martha's Vineyard Regional High in Oak Bluffs. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 48% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Up-Island Regional spends $39,915 per student and Martha's Vineyard $44,683, 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 Chilmark’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; graduation is below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (154)Better than 25%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 441 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put Chilmark anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Chilmark’s students in the tested grades sat them (442 in math, 441 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Chilmark ElementaryUp-Island Regional School DistrictB
6–8West Tisbury Elementaryin West TisburyB−
9–12Martha's Vineyard Regional Highin Oak BluffsA−

Chilmark runs its own schools through grade 8 (Up-Island Regional School District). From grade 9, students attend the Martha's Vineyard School District, shared with Aquinnah, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury. Its middle school is in West Tisbury. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Chilmark

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

Up-Island Regional School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 6.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$39,915MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Martha's Vineyard School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 744 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$44,683MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Up-Island Regional School District46%
State average 43.7% · 280 students tested
Math · PK–8, Up-Island Regional School District46%
State average 40.7% · 281 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District72%
State average 43.7% · 161 students tested
Math · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District52%
State average 40.7% · 161 students tested

Chilmark vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ChilmarkBUp-Island Regional PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
West TisburyBUp-Island Regional PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
Aquinnah—Up-Island Regional PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
Gosnold—Gosnold

2 of the 3 neighbors share Up-Island Regional with Chilmark for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chilmark

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 Chilmarkby address
Chilmark Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
69 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Chilmarkin other towns
West Tisbury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · West Tisbury
B−
321 students7:1Rate it →
Martha's Vineyard Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Bluffs
A−
744 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Chilmark’s schools

Are Chilmark’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Chilmark children attend outscore 59% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chilmark in?

Two districts: Up-Island Regional School District runs grades PK–8, and Martha's Vineyard School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Aquinnah, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury.

Where do Chilmark kids go to high school?

Martha's Vineyard Regional High in Oak Bluffs, with 744 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Chilmark’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Martha's Vineyard School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Chilmark spend per student?

$39,915 in Up-Island Regional School District and $44,683 in Martha's Vineyard 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.