Photo: Emily Cotter · CC BY-SA 4.0Harvard’s public schools outscore 96% of Massachusetts districts
73% of students in Harvard’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Harvard, 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.
Harvard’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 80 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Harvard’s, its schools beat 82%, lower than their 96% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 76% and math 73% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,847 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is The Bromfield Middle School, then The Bromfield High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Immaculate Heart of Mary School (private) is 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 Harvard’s grade
A+: better than 96% of Massachusetts school districts, #9 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Harvard, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Harvard
Hildreth Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Harvard
Hildreth Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Harvard
Hildreth Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Harvard
Hildreth Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Harvard
Hildreth Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Harvard
Hildreth Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 451 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Harvard
The Bromfield Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 244 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Harvard
The Bromfield Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 244 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Harvard
The Bromfield Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 244 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Harvard
The Bromfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 328 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Harvard
The Bromfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 328 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Harvard
The Bromfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 328 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Harvard
The Bromfield High School
Grades 9–12 · 328 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Harvard’s public schools are run by Harvard 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 above the state in reading
Harvard vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Harvard’s borders.
Every school in Harvard
4 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 Harvard’s schools
Are Harvard’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Harvard children attend outscore 96% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #9 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Harvard in?
Harvard School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,023 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Harvard kids go to high school?
The Bromfield High School, with 328 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Harvard’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Harvard School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Harvard spend per student?
$24,847 in Harvard School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Harvard?
Yes: Immaculate Heart of Mary School (Catholic, grades 1–12, 135 students).
Parents talk
What Harvard families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Harvard → 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.