Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0Dedham’s public schools outscore 52% of Massachusetts districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Dedham, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 46% of students in Dedham’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). 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.
Dedham’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 271 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dedham’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 45% 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 $27,471 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four elementary, one middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Ursuline Academy (private), Dedham Country Day School (private) and The Rashi School (private) are in town. 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 Dedham’s grade
B−: better than 52% of Massachusetts school districts, #150 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dedham, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Dedham
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 285 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Dedham
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 285 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dedham
Dedham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 555 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Dedham
Dedham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 555 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Dedham
Dedham Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 555 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Dedham
Dedham High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Dedham
Dedham High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Dedham
Dedham High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Dedham
Dedham High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Dedham’s public schools are run by Dedham 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.
Close to the state in reading
Dedham vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Dedham’s borders.
Every school in Dedham
10 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 Dedham’s schools
Are Dedham’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Dedham children attend outscore 52% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #150 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dedham in?
Dedham School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,668 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dedham kids go to high school?
Dedham High, with 719 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Dedham’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Dedham School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Dedham spend per student?
$27,471 in Dedham School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Dedham?
Yes: Ursuline Academy (catholic · all-girls, grades 7–12, 359 students), Dedham Country Day School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 310 students) and The Rashi School (religious, grades PK–8, 287 students).
Parents talk
What Dedham families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dedham → They have their own page.
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.