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B−

Truro School District

Public school districtGrades PK–5

Serves Truro.

Truro’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
78
Schools
1
Spent per student
$63,769
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
5:1
The gist

What stands out about Truro School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 47% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 140% more per student than the MA average
  • 5 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 31% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 47% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Truro 2,483

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Truro. Grade by grade →

PK–5Truro CentralThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency30–39%
State average 40.7% · 44 students tested
Reading / language arts50–59%
State average 43.7% · 44 students tested

95% 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
$63,769 per student · 140% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 48%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
113’20
111’21
99’22
91’23
78’24

Down 31% since 2020–21.

Students
White 64%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 10%Black 9%

Schools in the district

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

Truro Central
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Truro
B+
78 students5:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Nauset School DistrictWellfleet
$33,784per student
Provincetown School DistrictProvincetown
$59,679per student
Wellfleet School DistrictWellfleet
$43,901per 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.