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Schools in Tisbury · Martha's Vineyard School District, Tisbury School District

Tisbury’s public schools outscore 71% of Massachusetts districts

Reading proficiency in Tisbury’s districts is 59%, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tisbury, 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.

#79of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
59%
▲ 16 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 14 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$44.7K
▲ 68% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Martha's Vineyard
Students per teacher
8.3
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,056 students on the public path
In brief

Tisbury’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 146 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tisbury’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Tisbury runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Tisbury Elementary (PK–8) is Tisbury’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Martha's Vineyard School District with Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury: Martha's Vineyard Regional High in Oak Bluffs. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 55% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Martha's Vineyard spends $44,683 per student and Tisbury $46,635, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Vineyard Montessori 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Tisbury’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 71% of Massachusetts school districts, #79 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; graduation is below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (146)Better than 97%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 325 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put Tisbury anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Tisbury’s students in the tested grades sat them (326 in math, 324 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Tisbury ElementaryTisbury School DistrictB+
9–12Martha's Vineyard Regional Highin Oak BluffsA−

Tisbury runs its own schools through grade 8 (Tisbury School District). From grade 9, students attend the Martha's Vineyard School District, shared with Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury. Its high school is in Oak Bluffs. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Tisbury

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

Martha's Vineyard School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 744 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$44,683MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Tisbury School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 312 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 7.9 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$46,635MA $26,530 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District72%
State average 43.7% · 161 students tested
Math · 9–12, Martha's Vineyard School District52%
State average 40.7% · 161 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Tisbury School District47%
State average 43.7% · 163 students tested
Math · PK–8, Tisbury School District57%
State average 40.7% · 165 students tested

Tisbury vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
TisburyB+Tisbury PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
Oak BluffsBOak Bluffs PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
West TisburyBUp-Island Regional PK–8 · Martha's Vineyard 9–12
Gosnold—Gosnold

2 of the 3 neighbors share Martha's Vineyard with Tisbury for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Tisbury

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 Tisburyby address
Tisbury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Vineyard Haven
B+
312 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Tisburyin other towns
Martha's Vineyard Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Bluffs
A−
744 students9:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Vineyard Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Vineyard Haven
Private · Nonsectarian
81 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Tisbury’s schools

Are Tisbury’s schools good?

By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Tisbury children attend outscore 71% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #79 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tisbury in?

Two districts: Tisbury School District runs grades PK–8, and Martha's Vineyard School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury.

Where do Tisbury kids go to high school?

Martha's Vineyard Regional High in Oak Bluffs, with 744 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Tisbury’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Martha's Vineyard School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Tisbury spend per student?

$44,683 in Martha's Vineyard School District and $46,635 in Tisbury School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Tisbury?

Yes: Vineyard Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 81 students).

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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.