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Masconomet School District

Public school districtGrades 7–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Middleton, Boxford and Topsfield.

Middleton’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,477
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,803
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Masconomet School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% 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 towns it serves, and their School Grades
A−Middleton 9,895ABoxford 8,520ATopsfield 6,626

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Middleton. Grade by grade →

K–2Fuller MeadowMiddleton School District
3–6Howe-ManningMiddleton School District
7–8Masconomet Regional Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Masconomet Regional High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency63%
State average 40.7% · 855 students tested
Reading / language arts66%
State average 43.7% · 858 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 89.2% · 282 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
$26,803 per student · 1% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 38%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 24%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,684’20
1,642’21
1,549’22
1,535’23
1,477’24

Down 12.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Masconomet Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Boxford MA
B+
553 students11:1
Masconomet Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boxford
A+
924 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Danvers School DistrictDanvers
$22,191per student
Hamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton, Wenham
$24,472per student
Ipswich School DistrictIpswich
$27,216per student
North Andover School DistrictNorth Andover
$20,235per 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.