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B+

Marshfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Marshfield.

Marshfield’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,637
Schools
8
Spent per student
$21,364
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Marshfield School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% 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
B+Marshfield 26,826

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marshfield. Grade by grade →

K–55 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Furnace Brook MiddleThis district
9–12Marshfield HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55%
State average 40.7% · 1,891 students tested
Reading / language arts57%
State average 43.7% · 1,899 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 89.2% · 317 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
$21,364 per student · 19% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 65%State 29%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,760’20
3,822’21
3,763’22
3,672’23
3,637’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Daniel Webster
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marshfield
A−
313 students11:1
Jeffrey W. Granatino Early Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Marshfield
83 students21:1
Martinson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A−
445 students12:1
Gov Edward Winslow
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A+
357 students12:1
South River
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A−
272 students12:1
Eames Way School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marshfield
A−
249 students12:1
Furnace Brook Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marshfield
B+
799 students10:1
Marshfield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Marshfield
A
1,119 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Duxbury School DistrictDuxbury
$21,884per student
Norwell School DistrictNorwell
$20,543per student
Pembroke School DistrictPembroke
$20,819per student
Scituate School DistrictScituate
$22,266per 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.