Photo: T.S. Custadio aka ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Marshfield’s public schools outscore 74% of Massachusetts districts
On the state math tests, 55% of Marshfield’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marshfield, 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.
Marshfield’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 281 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marshfield’s, its schools beat 84%, higher than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,364 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Furnace Brook Middle, then Marshfield High. 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.
What’s behind Marshfield’s grade
B+: better than 74% of Massachusetts school districts, #72 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 Marshfield, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Marshfield · depends on your address
Daniel Webster
Grades PK–5 · 313 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Jeffrey W. Granatino Early Education Center
Grades PK · 83 students · 21:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Marshfield
Furnace Brook Middle
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Marshfield
Furnace Brook Middle
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Marshfield
Furnace Brook Middle
Grades 6–8 · 799 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Marshfield
Marshfield High
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Marshfield
Marshfield High
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Marshfield
Marshfield High
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Marshfield
Marshfield High
Grades 9–12 · 1,119 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Marshfield’s public schools are run by Marshfield 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
Marshfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Marshfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Marshfield | B+ | Marshfield |
| Scituate | A | Scituate |
| Norwell | A | Norwell |
| Duxbury | A− | Duxbury |
| Pembroke | B+ | Pembroke |
Every school in Marshfield
8 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 Marshfield’s schools
Are Marshfield’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Marshfield children attend outscore 74% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #72 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Marshfield in?
Marshfield School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,637 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Marshfield kids go to high school?
Marshfield High, with 1,119 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Marshfield’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Marshfield School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Marshfield spend per student?
$21,364 in Marshfield School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Marshfield families are saying about school.
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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.