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Schools in Provincetown · Provincetown School District

Provincetown’s public schools score below 87% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Provincetown’s districts is 22%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Provincetown, 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.

#261of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 12 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 19 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$59.7K
▲ 125% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.7
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
152 students on the public path
In brief

Provincetown’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 253 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Provincetown’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $59,679 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Provincetown’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 13% of Massachusetts school districts, #261 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (253)Better than 2%
Towns in Barnstable County (14)Better than 0%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 92 test results could put Provincetown anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Provincetown’s students in the tested grades sat them (92 in math, 91 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Provincetown SchoolsProvincetown School DistrictC

Provincetown’s public schools are run by Provincetown 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.

Provincetown School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 152 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 7.7 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$59,679MA $26,530 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 43.7% · 91 students tested
Math22%
State average 40.7% · 92 students tested

Provincetown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ProvincetownDProvincetown
TruroB−Truro PK–5 · Nauset/Provincetown School Districts in Turo

Every school in Provincetown

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).

District schools in Provincetownby address
Provincetown Schools
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
152 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Provincetown’s schools

Are Provincetown’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Provincetown children attend score below 87% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #261 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Provincetown in?

Provincetown School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 152 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Provincetown spend per student?

$59,679 in Provincetown School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.