Fred Holland Day House · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Norwood’s public schools score below 51% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Norwood, 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.
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.
Norwood’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 284 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Norwood’s, its schools beat 57%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,706 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then five elementary, one middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Catherine of Siena School (private) and Fuse School (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.
What’s behind Norwood’s grade
B−: better than 49% of Massachusetts school districts, #154 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Norwood, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Norwood
Little Mustangs Preschool Academy (LMPA)
Grades PK · 129 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Norwood
George F. Willett
Grades K · 256 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Norwood
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 807 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Norwood
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 807 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Norwood
Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 807 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Norwood
Norwood High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Norwood
Norwood High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Norwood
Norwood High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Norwood
Norwood High
Grades 9–12 · 966 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Norwood’s public schools are run by Norwood 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.
Below the state in reading
Norwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Norwood’s borders.
Every school in Norwood
11 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 Norwood’s schools
Are Norwood’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Norwood children attend score below 51% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #154 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Norwood in?
Norwood School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,575 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
Where do Norwood kids go to high school?
Norwood High, with 966 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Norwood’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Norwood School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Norwood spend per student?
$23,706 in Norwood School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Norwood?
Yes: St. Catherine of Siena School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 408 students) and Fuse School (special education, grades PK–1, 18 students).
Parents talk
What Norwood families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Norwood → They have their own page.
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.