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Schools in Millis · Millis School District

Millis’s public schools outscore 65% of Massachusetts districts

56% of students in Millis’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Millis, 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.

#104of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
56%
▲ 12 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 10 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.7K
▼ 11% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
5
1,156 students on the public path
In brief

Millis’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 194 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Millis’s, its schools beat 46%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 56% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,699 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Millis Middle, then Millis High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Woodside Montessori Academy (private) and Sparhawk Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Millis’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B+: better than 65% of Massachusetts school districts, #104 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (194)Better than 46%
Towns in Norfolk County (23)Better than 26%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 630 test results and a graduating class of 77 could put Millis anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Millis’s students in the tested grades sat them (629 in math, 630 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Millis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Clyde F BrownMillis School DistrictB+
6–8Millis MiddleMillis School DistrictB+
9–12Millis High SchoolMillis School DistrictA+

Millis’s public schools are run by Millis 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.

Millis School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,161 students, down 4% since 2022–23 · 12.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,699MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 43.7% · 630 students tested
Math51%
State average 40.7% · 629 students tested

Millis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Millis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MillisB+Millis
MedfieldAMedfield
NorfolkA−Norfolk PK–6 · King Philip 7–12
MedwayA−Medway
SherbornA+Sherborn PK–5 · Dover-Sherborn 6–12
HollistonA−Holliston

Every school in Millis

5 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).

District schools in Millisby address
Clyde F Brown
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
603 students15:1Rate it →
Millis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
267 students12:1Rate it →
Millis High School
High · Grades 9–12
A+
286 students11:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Woodside Montessori Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Nonsectarian
106 students8:1Rate it →
Sparhawk Academy
Elementary · Grades 3–8 · Mills
Private · Catholic · All-boys
95 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Millis’s schools

Are Millis’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Millis children attend outscore 65% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #104 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Millis in?

Millis School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,161 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Millis kids go to high school?

Millis High School, with 286 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Millis’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Millis School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Millis spend per student?

$23,699 in Millis School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Millis?

Yes: Woodside Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 106 students) and Sparhawk Academy (catholic · all-boys, grades 3–8, 95 students).

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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.