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Schools in South Duxbury

South Duxbury’s public schools

Duxbury School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Duxbury. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Massachusetts’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Massachusetts’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.9K
▼ 18% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,694 students on the public path
In brief

South Duxbury’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of South Duxbury’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools. Duxbury High places highest (better than 99%); Alden School lowest (75%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in South Duxbury, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Chandler Elementaryin DuxburyNo scores
3–5Alden Schoolin DuxburyA−
6–8Duxbury Middlein DuxburyA−
9–12Duxbury Highin DuxburyA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Duxbury School District.

The district

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

Duxbury School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,694 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$21,884MA $26,530 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 43.7% · 1463 students tested
Math59%
State average 40.7% · 1470 students tested

South Duxbury vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Duxbury—Duxbury
KingstonBSilver Lake PK–12 · Kingston K–6
DuxburyA−Duxbury

Every school in South Duxbury

4 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).

Also serving South Duxburyin other towns
Chandler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Duxbury
665 students13:1Rate it →
Alden School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Duxbury
A−
622 students12:1Rate it →
Duxbury Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Duxbury
A−
599 students11:1Rate it →
Duxbury High
High · Grades 9–12 · Duxbury
A+
808 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about South Duxbury’s schools

Are South Duxbury’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Duxbury. Duxbury School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Duxbury. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Duxbury in?

Duxbury School District.

Where do South Duxbury kids go to high school?

Duxbury High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.