Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Duxbury’s public schools outscore 84% of Massachusetts districts
59% of students in Duxbury’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Duxbury, 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.
Duxbury’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 141 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Duxbury’s, its schools beat 65%, lower than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 59% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,884 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Alden School, then Duxbury Middle, then Duxbury High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Bay Farm Montessori Academy (private) is 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 Duxbury’s grade
A−: better than 84% of Massachusetts school districts, #44 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Duxbury, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Duxbury
Chandler Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Duxbury
Chandler Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Duxbury
Chandler Elementary
Grades PK–2 · 665 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Duxbury
Alden School
Grades 3–5 · 622 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Duxbury
Alden School
Grades 3–5 · 622 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Duxbury
Alden School
Grades 3–5 · 622 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Duxbury
Duxbury Middle
Grades 6–8 · 599 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Duxbury
Duxbury Middle
Grades 6–8 · 599 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Duxbury
Duxbury Middle
Grades 6–8 · 599 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Duxbury
Duxbury High
Grades 9–12 · 808 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Duxbury
Duxbury High
Grades 9–12 · 808 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Duxbury
Duxbury High
Grades 9–12 · 808 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Duxbury
Duxbury High
Grades 9–12 · 808 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Duxbury’s public schools are run by Duxbury 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.
Well above the state in reading
Duxbury vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Duxbury’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Duxbury | A− | Duxbury |
| Pembroke | B+ | Pembroke |
| Plymouth | B− | Plymouth |
| Kingston | B | Silver Lake PK–12 · Kingston K–6 |
| Marshfield | B+ | Marshfield |
Every school in Duxbury
5 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 Duxbury’s schools
Are Duxbury’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Duxbury children attend outscore 84% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #44 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Duxbury in?
Duxbury School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,694 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Duxbury kids go to high school?
Duxbury High, with 808 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Duxbury’s graduation rate?
98% of the class of 2023 in Duxbury School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Duxbury spend per student?
$21,884 in Duxbury School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Duxbury?
Yes: Bay Farm Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 156 students).
Parents talk
What Duxbury families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Duxbury → 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.