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C

Dracut School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Dracut.

Dracut’s School Grade C better than 30% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,491
Schools
6
Spent per student
$17,150
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Dracut School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 30% of Massachusetts districts
  • Spends 35% less per student than the MA average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 30% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CDracut 32,783

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dracut. Grade by grade →

PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Justus C. Richardson Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Dracut Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 40.7% · 1,976 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 43.7% · 1,971 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 89.2% · 212 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
$17,150 per student · 35% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 30%State 59%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,659’20
3,628’21
3,581’22
3,543’23
3,491’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 17%Asian 11%Black 9%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Joseph A Campbell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dracut
C+
565 students16:1
Brookside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dracut
C+
487 students15:1
George H. Englesby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dracut
B−
520 students15:1
Greenmont Avenue
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dracut
C
211 students12:1
Justus C. Richardson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dracut
C+
916 students15:1
Dracut Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dracut
A−
792 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Andover School DistrictAndover
$26,102per student
Lowell School DistrictLowell
$23,881per student
Methuen School DistrictMethuen
$19,711per student
Pelham School DistrictPelham
$20,481per 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.