Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Quincy’s public schools outscore 54% of Massachusetts districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Quincy, 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.
Quincy’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 272 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Quincy’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 48% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,317 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then six middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Quincy Catholic Academy (private), Campus Kinder Haus (private), Adams Montessori School (private) and The Woodward 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 Quincy’s grade
B−: better than 54% of Massachusetts school districts, #144 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Quincy, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Quincy · depends on your address
Snug Harbor Community School
Grades PK–5 · 380 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Dr. Rick DeCristofaro Learning Center
Grades PK–7 · 261 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Quincy · depends on your address
North Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,514 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Quincy · depends on your address
North Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,514 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Quincy · depends on your address
North Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,514 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Quincy · depends on your address
North Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,520 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Quincy High
Grades 9–12 · 1,514 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Quincy’s public schools are run by Quincy 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.
Above the state in reading
Quincy vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Quincy’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy | B− | Quincy |
| Randolph Town | C− | Randolph |
| Braintree Town | B+ | Braintree |
| Boston | C− | Boston |
| Weymouth Town | C | Weymouth |
| Milton | A− | Milton |
| Hull | B− | Hull |
Every school in Quincy
23 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 Quincy’s schools
Are Quincy’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Quincy children attend outscore 54% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #144 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Quincy in?
Quincy School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 9,769 students in 19 schools (2024–25).
Where do Quincy kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: North Quincy High and Quincy High.
What is Quincy’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Quincy School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Quincy spend per student?
$22,317 in Quincy School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Quincy?
Yes: Quincy Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 298 students), Campus Kinder Haus (religious, grades PK–K, 221 students), Adams Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 114 students) and The Woodward School (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 6–12, 65 students).
Parents talk
What Quincy families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Quincy → 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.