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Topsfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Topsfield.

Topsfield’s School Grade A better than 85% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
598
Schools
2
Spent per student
$24,291
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Topsfield School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 82% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts above the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 82% 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
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Topsfield. Grade by grade →

PK–3Steward ElementaryThis district
7–8Masconomet Regional Middle SchoolMasconomet School District
9–12Masconomet Regional High SchoolMasconomet School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency56%
State average 40.7% · 344 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 43.7% · 344 students tested

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

Graduation rate 95% at Masconomet, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$24,291 per student · 8% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 36%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 36%State 53%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
586’20
622’21
628’22
611’23
598’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.