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Sherborn School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Sherborn.

Sherborn’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
397
Schools
1
Spent per student
$24,676
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Sherborn School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sherborn. Grade by grade →

PK–5Pine HillThis district
6–8Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle SchoolDover-Sherborn School District
9–12Dover-Sherborn Regional HighDover-Sherborn School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency61%
State average 40.7% · 202 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 43.7% · 203 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 98% at Dover-Sherborn, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$24,676 per student · 7% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 37%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 12%State 72%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
391’20
403’21
401’22
401’23
397’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 75%Asian 10%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black 4%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.