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C+
Schools in Holbrook · Holbrook School District

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

In Holbrook, 33% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Holbrook, 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 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.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 4 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
33%
▼ 8 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 29% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,350 students on the public path
In brief

Holbrook’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 289 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Holbrook’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 33% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Holbrook’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,714 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Holbrook Middle High School. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Holbrook’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

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

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (289)Better than 30%
Towns in Norfolk County (23)Better than 9%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 714 test results and a graduating class of 88 could put Holbrook anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Holbrook’s students in the tested grades sat them (715 in math, 713 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5John F KennedyHolbrook School DistrictC+
6–12Holbrook Middle High SchoolHolbrook School DistrictC+

Holbrook’s public schools are run by Holbrook 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.

Holbrook School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,350 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$18,714MA $26,530 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 43.7% · 713 students tested
Math33%
State average 40.7% · 715 students tested

Holbrook vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HolbrookC+Holbrook
AvonC−Avon
Braintree TownB+Braintree
Randolph TownC−Randolph

Every school in Holbrook

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 Holbrookby address
John F Kennedy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
685 students13:1Rate it →
Holbrook Middle High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
665 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Holbrook’s schools

Are Holbrook’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Holbrook 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 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Holbrook in?

Holbrook School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,350 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Holbrook’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Holbrook School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Holbrook spend per student?

$18,714 in Holbrook 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.