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Schools in Somerset · Somerset-Berkley School District, Somerset School District

Somerset’s public schools score below 62% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Somerset, 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.

#189of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
43%
▼ 1 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 0 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▼ 18% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Somerset
Students per teacher
11.9
MA 11.9
Schools in town
5
2,516 students on the public path
In brief

Somerset’s schools, in brief

Somerset runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Somerset Middle School (6–8) is Somerset’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Somerset-Berkley School District with Berkley: Somerset Berkley Regional High School. The high school’s own results earn an A, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 43% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Somerset-Berkley spends $20,982 per student and Somerset $21,641, 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 Somerset’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Massachusetts school districts, #189 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (290)Better than 35%
Towns in Bristol County (15)Better than 20%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,413 test results and a graduating class of 237 could put Somerset anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Somerset’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,410 in math, 1,415 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–8Somerset Middle SchoolSomerset School DistrictC+
9–12Somerset Berkley Regional High SchoolSomerset-Berkley School DistrictA

Somerset runs its own schools through grade 8 (Somerset School District). From grade 9, students attend the Somerset-Berkley School District, shared with Berkley. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Somerset

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

Somerset-Berkley School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 896 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$20,982MA $26,530 · FY2024
A−
Somerset School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,620 students · 12.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$21,641MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Somerset-Berkley School District57%
State average 43.7% · 260 students tested
Math · 9–12, Somerset-Berkley School District58%
State average 40.7% · 258 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Somerset School District40%
State average 43.7% · 1155 students tested
Math · PK–8, Somerset School District37%
State average 40.7% · 1152 students tested

Somerset vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SomersetC+Somerset PK–8 · Somerset-Berkley 9–12
SwanseaC+Swansea
DightonC+Dighton-Rehoboth
Fall RiverDFall River
FreetownB+Freetown-Lakeville
BerkleyBBerkley PK–8 · Somerset-Berkley 9–12

Every school in Somerset

5 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 Somersetby address
North Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
471 students13:1Rate it →
Chace Street
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
297 students11:1Rate it →
South
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
242 students10:1Rate it →
Somerset Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
610 students13:1Rate it →
Somerset Berkley Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
896 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Somerset’s schools

Are Somerset’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Somerset children attend score below 62% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #189 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Somerset in?

Two districts: Somerset School District runs grades PK–8, and Somerset-Berkley School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Berkley.

Where do Somerset kids go to high school?

Somerset Berkley Regional High School, with 896 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Somerset’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Somerset-Berkley School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Somerset spend per student?

$20,982 in Somerset-Berkley School District and $21,641 in Somerset 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.