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B+

Halifax School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Halifax.

Halifax’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
531
Schools
1
Spent per student
$19,262
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Halifax School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 27% less per student than the MA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.7% 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
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Halifax 7,845

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Halifax. Grade by grade →

K–6Halifax ElementaryThis district
7–8Silver Lake Regional Middle SchoolSilver Lake School District
9–12Silver Lake Regional HighSilver Lake School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency49%
State average 40.7% · 362 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 43.7% · 362 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 96% at Silver Lake, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$19,262 per student · 27% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 80%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
569’20
564’21
561’22
549’23
531’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 5%Black 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Halifax Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Halifax
B+
531 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Bridgewater-Raynham School DistrictBridgewater Town
$18,006per student
East Bridgewater School DistrictEast Bridgewater
$19,455per student
Middleborough School DistrictMiddleborough
$21,021per student
Pembroke School DistrictPembroke
$20,819per student

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.