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B−

Kingston School District

Public school districtGrades K–6

Serves Kingston.

Kingston’s School Grade B better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,168
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,425
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
16:1
The gist

What stands out about Kingston School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 53% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 49% less per student than the MA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 53% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Kingston. Grade by grade →

K–2Kingston ElementaryThis district
3–6Kingston IntermediateThis 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 proficiency48%
State average 40.7% · 594 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 43.7% · 590 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
$13,425 per student · 49% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 43%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 90%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,035’20
1,047’21
1,213’22
1,261’23
1,168’24

Up 12.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 86%Hispanic 6%Black 5%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.