West Sutton Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Sutton’s public schools outscore 59% of Massachusetts districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Sutton, 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.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Sutton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 217 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sutton’s, its schools beat 47%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 44% 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
The district spends $20,066 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Sutton Elementary, then Sutton Middle School, then Sutton High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Country Montessori Private School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Sutton’s grade
B: better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts, #123 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sutton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Sutton
Sutton Early Learning
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 13:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Sutton
Sutton Early Learning
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 13:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Sutton
Sutton Early Learning
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 13:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Sutton
Sutton Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 287 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Sutton
Sutton Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 287 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Sutton
Sutton Elementary
Grades 3–5 · 287 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Sutton
Sutton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Sutton
Sutton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Sutton
Sutton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 313 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Sutton
Sutton High School
Grades 9–12 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Sutton
Sutton High School
Grades 9–12 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Sutton
Sutton High School
Grades 9–12 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Sutton
Sutton High School
Grades 9–12 · 367 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Sutton’s public schools are run by Sutton School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Sutton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Sutton’s borders.
Every school in Sutton
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).
Questions about Sutton’s schools
Are Sutton’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Sutton children attend outscore 59% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #123 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sutton in?
Sutton School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,291 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do Sutton kids go to high school?
Sutton High School, with 367 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Sutton’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Sutton School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Sutton spend per student?
$20,066 in Sutton School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Sutton?
Yes: Country Montessori Private School (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 39 students).
Parents talk
What Sutton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sutton → They have their own page.
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.