Photo: user:InvictaHOG · Public domainEverett’s public schools score below 90% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 22% of Everett’s students scored proficient, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Everett, 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.
Everett’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,177 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Pioneer Charter School of Science and St. Anthony School (private) are 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 Everett’s grade
D: better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts, #267 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Everett, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Everett · depends on your address
Webster Extension
Grades PK · 211 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Adams School
Grades PK · 162 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Everett · depends on your address
Everett High
Grades 9–12 · 2,307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Devens School
Grades K–12 · 38 students · 4:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Everett · depends on your address
Everett High
Grades 9–12 · 2,307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Devens School
Grades K–12 · 38 students · 4:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Everett · depends on your address
Everett High
Grades 9–12 · 2,307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Devens School
Grades K–12 · 38 students · 4:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Everett · depends on your address
Everett High
Grades 9–12 · 2,307 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Devens School
Grades K–12 · 38 students · 4:1 students per teacher
Everett’s public schools are run by Everett 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 below the state in reading
Everett vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Everett’s borders.
Every school in Everett
12 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 Everett’s schools
Are Everett’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Everett children attend score below 90% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #267 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Everett in?
Everett School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,307 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Everett kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Everett High and Devens School.
What is Everett’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Everett School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Everett spend per student?
$22,177 in Everett School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Everett?
Yes: St. Anthony School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 232 students). Everett also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Everett families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Everett → 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.