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Stoneham School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Stoneham.

Stoneham’s School Grade B better than 61% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,338
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,611
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Stoneham School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% 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
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BStoneham 24,253

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stoneham. Grade by grade →

K–43 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Stoneham Central Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Stoneham HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 40.7% · 1,191 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 43.7% · 1,189 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 152 in the class

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

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
$22,611 per student · 15% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 71%State 24%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,254’20
2,243’21
2,280’22
2,289’23
2,338’24

Up 3.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Hispanic 13%Asian 6%Two or more races 4%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Stoneham Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Stoneham
94 students9:1
Robin Hood
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Stoneham
B−
380 students13:1
South
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Stoneham
A−
347 students12:1
Colonial Park
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Stoneham
B+
229 students12:1
Stoneham Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Stoneham
B
689 students10:1
Stoneham High
High · Grades 9–12 · Stoneham
A−
599 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Medford School DistrictMedford
$24,749per student
Melrose School DistrictMelrose
$17,627per student
Reading School DistrictReading
$21,137per student
Wakefield School DistrictWakefield
$22,529per student

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.