Truro Highlands Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Truro’s public schools score below 53% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 34% of Truro’s students scored proficient, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Truro, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Truro’s schools, in brief
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $63,769 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Truro’s grade
B−: better than 47% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Truro, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Truro
Truro Central
Grades PK–5 · 78 students · 5:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Truro
Truro Central
Grades PK–5 · 78 students · 5:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Truro
Truro Central
Grades PK–5 · 78 students · 5:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Truro
Truro Central
Grades PK–5 · 78 students · 5:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Truro
Truro Central
Grades PK–5 · 78 students · 5:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Truro
Truro Central
Grades PK–5 · 78 students · 5:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Truro
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Truro vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Truro’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Truro | B− | Truro PK–5 · Nauset/Provincetown School Districts in Turo |
| Provincetown | D | Provincetown |
| Wellfleet | B+ | Wellfleet K–5 · Nauset 6–12 |
Every school in Truro
1 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 Truro’s schools
Are Truro’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Truro children attend score below 53% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Truro in?
Truro School District, which runs grades PK–5 and enrolls 78 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Truro spend per student?
$63,769 in Truro School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Truro families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Truro → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.