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Marblehead School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Marblehead.

Marblehead’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,564
Schools
5
Spent per student
$23,212
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Marblehead School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% 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+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Marblehead 20,583

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marblehead. Grade by grade →

PK–32 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Marblehead Veterans Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Marblehead HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 40.7% · 1,357 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 43.7% · 1,353 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.2% · 229 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
$23,212 per student · 13% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 20%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,442’20
2,601’21
2,622’22
2,617’23
2,564’24

Up 5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 83%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lucretia and Joseph Brown School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Marblehead
445 students13:1
Glover
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Marblehead
B+
318 students13:1
Village School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Marblehead
A−
529 students11:1
Marblehead Veterans Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Marblehead
A−
411 students11:1
Marblehead High
High · Grades 9–12 · Marblehead
A+
861 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Salem School DistrictSalem
$27,232per student
Swampscott School DistrictSwampscott
$22,370per 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.