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Harvard School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Harvard.

Harvard’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,023
Schools
3
Spent per student
$24,847
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Harvard School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Harvard 7,014

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harvard. Grade by grade →

PK–5Hildreth Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8The Bromfield Middle SchoolThis district
9–12The Bromfield High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency73%
State average 40.7% · 566 students tested
Reading / language arts76%
State average 43.7% · 567 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 79 in the class

100% 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
$24,847 per student · 6% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 19%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,019’23
1,023’24

About steady since 2023–24.

Students
White 70%Asian 14%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Hildreth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Harvard
A+
451 students13:1
The Bromfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harvard
244 students10:1
The Bromfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harvard
A
328 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Ayer-Shirley School DistrictAyer, Shirley
$20,143per student
Nashoba School DistrictBolton, Lancaster
$22,648per student
Acton-Boxborough Regional School DistrictBoxborough
$22,114per student
Littleton School DistrictLittleton
$20,627per 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.