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Schools in West Tisbury · Up-Island Regional School District, Martha's Vineyard School District

West Tisbury’s public schools outscore 59% of Massachusetts districts

On the state reading tests, 55% of West Tisbury’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving West 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.

#123of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
55%
▲ 12 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
▲ 7 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
7.8
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,065 students on the public path
In brief

West Tisbury’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 125 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Tisbury’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

West Tisbury runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

West Tisbury Elementary (PK–8) is West Tisbury’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Martha's Vineyard School District with Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and 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 55% and math 48% 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

Up-Island Regional spends $39,915 per student and Martha's Vineyard $44,683, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School 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 West Tisbury’s grade

B+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts, #123 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; graduation is below it.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (125)Better than 18%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 441 test results and a graduating class of 188 could put West Tisbury anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of West Tisbury’s students in the tested grades sat them (442 in math, 441 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8West Tisbury ElementaryUp-Island Regional School DistrictB−
9–12Martha's Vineyard Regional Highin Oak BluffsA−

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

Two districts serve West Tisbury

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

Up-Island Regional School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 390 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 6.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$39,915MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Up-Island Regional School District46%
State average 43.7% · 280 students tested
Math · PK–8, Up-Island Regional School District46%
State average 40.7% · 281 students tested
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

West Tisbury vs. its neighbors

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

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

3 of the 4 neighbors share Martha's Vineyard with West Tisbury for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in West 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 West Tisburyby address
West Tisbury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
321 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving West Tisburyin other towns
Martha's Vineyard Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Oak Bluffs
A−
744 students9:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School
Grades K–12
B−
Charter
176 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about West Tisbury’s schools

Are West Tisbury’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools West Tisbury 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 18%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West Tisbury in?

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

Where do West 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 West 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 West Tisbury spend per student?

$39,915 in Up-Island Regional School District and $44,683 in Martha's Vineyard School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.