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Schools in Edgartown · Martha's Vineyard School District, Edgartown School District

Edgartown’s public schools score below 64% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Edgartown, 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.

#198of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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.

Reading proficiency
49%
▲ 5 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 1 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$44.7K
▲ 68% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Martha's Vineyard
Students per teacher
8.1
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,101 students on the public path
In brief

Edgartown’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 283 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Edgartown’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Edgartown runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Edgartown Elementary (PK–8) is Edgartown’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Martha's Vineyard School District with Aquinnah, Chilmark, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury: Martha's Vineyard Regional High in Oak Bluffs. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Martha's Vineyard spends $44,683 per student and Edgartown $37,425, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Edgartown’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Massachusetts school districts, #198 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; graduation is below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (283)Better than 22%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 411 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put Edgartown anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Edgartown’s students in the tested grades sat them (411 in math, 410 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Edgartown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Edgartown ElementaryEdgartown School DistrictC
9–12Martha's Vineyard Regional Highin Oak BluffsA−

Edgartown runs its own schools through grade 8 (Edgartown School District). From grade 9, students attend the Martha's Vineyard School District, shared with Aquinnah, Chilmark, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury. Its high school is in Oak Bluffs. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Edgartown

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Martha's Vineyard School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 744 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$44,683MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Edgartown School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 357 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 7.3 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$37,425MA $26,530 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District72%
State average 43.7% · 161 students tested
Math · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District52%
State average 40.7% · 161 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Edgartown School District34%
State average 43.7% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–8, Edgartown School District31%
State average 40.7% · 250 students tested

Edgartown vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Edgartown’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
EdgartownC+Edgartown PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
Oak BluffsBOak Bluffs PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
West TisburyBUp-Island Regional PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12

All 2 neighbors share Martha's Vineyard with Edgartown for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Edgartown

2 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).

District schools in Edgartownby address
Edgartown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
357 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Edgartownin other towns
Martha's Vineyard Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Bluffs
A−
744 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Edgartown’s schools

Are Edgartown’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Edgartown children attend score below 64% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #198 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Edgartown in?

Two districts: Edgartown School District runs grades PK–8, and Martha's Vineyard School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Aquinnah, Chilmark, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury.

Where do Edgartown kids go to high school?

Martha's Vineyard Regional High in Oak Bluffs, with 744 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Edgartown’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Martha's Vineyard School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Edgartown spend per student?

$44,683 in Martha's Vineyard School District and $37,425 in Edgartown School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.