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Schools in Sherborn · Dover-Sherborn School District, Sherborn School District

Sherborn’s public schools outscore 95% of Massachusetts districts

In Sherborn, 71% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sherborn, 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.

#11of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
71%
▲ 28 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
▲ 30 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 6–11 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$27.5K
▲ 4% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Dover-Sherborn
Students per teacher
9.9
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,478 students on the public path
In brief

Sherborn’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 49 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sherborn’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Sherborn runs its own schools through grade 5, then shares

Pine Hill (PK–5) is Sherborn’s own. From grade 6, students attend the Dover-Sherborn School District with Dover: Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School in Dover, then Dover-Sherborn Regional High in Dover. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path; the middle school earns an A+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 71% and math 71% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Dover-Sherborn spends $27,480 per student and Sherborn $24,676, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Sherborn’s grade

A+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

A+: better than 95% of Massachusetts school districts, #11 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 95%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (49)Better than 61%
Towns in Middlesex County (41)Better than 78%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 865 test results and a graduating class of 157 could put Sherborn anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Sherborn’s students in the tested grades sat them (864 in math, 867 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Pine HillSherborn School DistrictA−
6–8Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle Schoolin DoverA+
9–12Dover-Sherborn Regional Highin DoverA+

Sherborn runs its own schools through grade 5 (Sherborn School District). From grade 6, students attend the Dover-Sherborn School District, shared with Dover. Its middle school is in Dover. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sherborn

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Dover-Sherborn School DistrictGrades 6–12 · 2 schools · 1,081 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$27,480MA $26,530 · FY2024
A+
Sherborn School DistrictGrades PK–5 · 1 schools · 397 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$24,676MA $26,530 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 6–12, Dover-Sherborn School District74%
State average 43.7% · 664 students tested
Math · 6–12, Dover-Sherborn School District74%
State average 40.7% · 662 students tested
Reading · PK–5, Sherborn School District63%
State average 43.7% · 203 students tested
Math · PK–5, Sherborn School District61%
State average 40.7% · 202 students tested

Sherborn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SherbornA+Sherborn PK–5 · Dover-Sherborn 6–12
HollistonA−Holliston
NatickANatick
DoverA+Dover PK–5 · Dover-Sherborn 6–12
MedfieldAMedfield
MillisB+Millis
FraminghamDFramingham
AshlandA−Ashland

Every school in Sherborn

3 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 Sherbornby address
Pine Hill
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
397 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Sherbornin other towns
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dover
A+
471 students9:1Rate it →
Dover-Sherborn Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dover
A+
610 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sherborn’s schools

Are Sherborn’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sherborn children attend outscore 95% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #11 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sherborn in?

Two districts: Sherborn School District runs grades PK–5, and Dover-Sherborn School District runs grades 6–12, shared with Dover.

Where do Sherborn kids go to high school?

Dover-Sherborn Regional High in Dover, with 610 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Sherborn’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Dover-Sherborn School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Sherborn spend per student?

$27,480 in Dover-Sherborn School District and $24,676 in Sherborn 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.