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Schools in Rockport · Rockport School District

Rockport’s public schools score below 53% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Rockport, 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.

#164of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 3 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 2 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$31.1K
▲ 17% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.6
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
631 students on the public path
In brief

Rockport’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 259 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rockport’s, its schools beat 56%, higher than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $31,091 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Rockport Middle High. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rockport’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 47% of Massachusetts school districts, #164 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 47%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (259)Better than 56%
Towns in Essex County (24)Better than 4%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 448 test results and a graduating class of 64 could put Rockport anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Rockport’s students in the tested grades sat them (449 in math, 448 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Rockport ElementaryRockport School DistrictB−
6–12Rockport Middle HighRockport School DistrictA−

Rockport’s public schools are run by Rockport 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.

Rockport School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 631 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$31,091MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.7% · 448 students tested
Math39%
State average 40.7% · 449 students tested

Rockport vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RockportB−Rockport
GloucesterCGloucester

Every school in Rockport

2 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 Rockportby address
Rockport Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
264 students9:1Rate it →
Rockport Middle High
High · Grades 6–12
A−
367 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Rockport’s schools

Are Rockport’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rockport children attend score below 53% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #164 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rockport in?

Rockport School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 631 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Rockport’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Rockport School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Rockport spend per student?

$31,091 in Rockport 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 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.