Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Dracut’s public schools score below 70% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Dracut, 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.
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.
Dracut’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,150 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Justus C. Richardson Middle School, then Dracut Senior High. 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.
What’s behind Dracut’s grade
C: better than 30% of Massachusetts school districts, #214 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dracut, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Dracut · depends on your address
Joseph A Campbell Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 565 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Brookside Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 487 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dracut
Justus C. Richardson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 916 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Dracut
Justus C. Richardson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 916 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Dracut
Justus C. Richardson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 916 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Dracut
Dracut Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 792 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Dracut
Dracut Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 792 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Dracut
Dracut Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 792 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Dracut
Dracut Senior High
Grades 9–12 · 792 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Dracut’s public schools are run by Dracut 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.
Below the state in reading
Dracut vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Dracut’s borders.
Every school in Dracut
6 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 Dracut’s schools
Are Dracut’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dracut children attend score below 70% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #214 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dracut in?
Dracut School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,491 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dracut kids go to high school?
Dracut Senior High, with 792 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Dracut’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Dracut School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Dracut spend per student?
$17,150 in Dracut School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dracut families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dracut → 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.