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B+

Martha's Vineyard School District

Public school districtGrades 9–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah.

Edgartown’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
744
Schools
1
Spent per student
$44,683
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Martha's Vineyard School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Spends 68% more per student than the MA average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+Edgartown 5,446BOak Bluffs 5,428B+Tisbury 4,934BWest Tisbury 3,645BChilmark 1,253Aquinnah 451

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Edgartown. Grade by grade →

PK–8Edgartown ElementaryEdgartown School District
9–12Martha's Vineyard Regional HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50–54%
State average 40.7% · 161 students tested
Reading / language arts70–74%
State average 43.7% · 161 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.2% · 188 in the class

98% 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
$44,683 per student · 68% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 32%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 63%State 27%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
689’20
706’21
757’22
681’23
744’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 62%Hispanic 27%Black 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Martha's Vineyard Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Bluffs
A−
744 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Gosnold School DistrictGosnold

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.