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Nantucket High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

10 Surfside Road, Nantucket, MA 02554 · (508) 228-7280 · Part of Nantucket School District

Nantucket’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
596
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Nantucket High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.1% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Nantucket kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Cyrus Peirce358 students
9–12Nantucket HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10 Surfside Road, Nantucket

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9148
Grade 10148
Grade 11154
Grade 12145
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
527’20
554’21
586’22
593’23
596’24

Up 13.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Hispanic 40%Black 10%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Nantucket High from Nantucket families.

Other schools in Nantucket School District

The district →
Nantucket Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Nantucket
399 students9:1
Nantucket Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Nantucket
C
366 students10:1
Cyrus Peirce
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Nantucket
C
358 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Nantucket’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.