Photo: Fletcher6 · CC BY-SA 3.0Nahant’s public schools outscore 69% of Massachusetts districts
In Nahant, 57% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Nahant, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Nahant’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 290 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Nahant’s, its schools beat 83%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 57% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $25,302 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Nahant’s grade
B+: better than 69% of Massachusetts school districts, #87 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Nahant, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Nahant
Johnson
Grades PK–6 · 163 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Nahant
Johnson
Grades PK–6 · 163 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Nahant
Johnson
Grades PK–6 · 163 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Nahant
Johnson
Grades PK–6 · 163 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Nahant
Johnson
Grades PK–6 · 163 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Nahant
Johnson
Grades PK–6 · 163 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Nahant
Johnson
Grades PK–6 · 163 students · 14:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Nahant
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Nahant vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Nahant’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Nahant | B+ | Nahant PK–6 · Swampscott School District in Nahant |
| Lynn | D | Lynn |
| Revere | C− | Revere |
| Boston | C− | Boston |
| Winthrop Town | C+ | Winthrop |
Every school in Nahant
1 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 Nahant’s schools
Are Nahant’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Nahant children attend outscore 69% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #87 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Nahant in?
Nahant School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 163 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Nahant spend per student?
$25,302 in Nahant School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Nahant 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 2020) 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.