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B+

Nahant School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Nahant.

Nahant’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
163
Schools
1
Spent per student
$25,302
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Nahant School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 69% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 69% 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Nahant 3,331

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Nahant. Grade by grade →

PK–6JohnsonThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 40.7% · 62 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 43.7% · 62 students tested

98% 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
$25,302 per student · 5% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 52%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 42%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
147’20
164’21
155’22
149’23
163’24

Up 10.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Johnson
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Nahant
B+
163 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Boston School DistrictBoston
$39,929per student
Lynn School DistrictLynn
$24,970per student
Revere School DistrictRevere
$22,476per student
Winthrop School DistrictWinthrop Town
$19,918per 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.