School district comparison · MCAS 2026 · other data 2024-25

Boston vs Quincy Schools

How the two districts, about 5 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.

Boston

#246 of 328 districts

Serves Boston
23 high schools · 67 elementary schools

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Quincy

#149 of 328 districts

B-

Serves Quincy
2 high schools · 11 elementary schools

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The short answer

Overall: Quincy ranks higher, #149 to Boston's #246 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
MCAS 2026: Quincy students score higher: ELA 44% vs 30%, Math 44% vs 30% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
SAT: Quincy averages 247 points higher (1148 vs 901).
Spending: Boston spends $12,020 more per student ($33,854 vs $21,835).
Homes: Homes cost more in Quincy: single-family homes average $700K vs $615K. The average tax bill is $7,627 in Boston and $8,250 in Quincy.

MCAS results, 2026

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.

English Language ArtsQuincy ahead

Boston

30%

Quincy

44%

State

41%

MathQuincy ahead

Boston

30%

Quincy

44%

State

41%

ELA by year

Year	Boston	Quincy	State
2026	30%	44%	41%
2025	31%	47%	43%
2024	29%	46%	42%
2023	32%	47%	45%
2022	31%	48%	44%
2021	33%	50%	49%

Math by year

Year	Boston	Quincy	State
2026	30%	44%	41%
2025	29%	43%	42%
2024	28%	44%	42%
2023	28%	45%	42%
2022	27%	44%	41%
2021	22%	38%	35%

No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.

High school results

Average SATQuincy ahead

Boston

901

Quincy

1148

MA avg

1113

AP exams scored 3+Quincy ahead

Boston

38%

Quincy

80%

MA avg

69.1%

Four-year graduation rateQuincy ahead

Boston

83.1%

Quincy

91.2%

MA avg

92.4%

Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.

Classrooms, teachers & spending

Average class sizeHigher in Quincy

Boston

Quincy

16.9

MA avg

17.3

Attendance rateQuincy ahead

Boston

90%

Quincy

94.4%

MA avg

93.7%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Quincy

Boston

33%

Quincy

15.6%

MA avg

16.9%

Teachers who stayedfrom last yearQuincy ahead

Boston

83.8%

Quincy

92.9%

MA avg

84.7%

Spending per studentHigher in Boston

Boston

$33,854

Quincy

$21,835

MA median

$21,765

Average teacher salaryHigher in Boston

Boston

$133,127

Quincy

$94,955

MA median

$91,393

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.

Students

	Boston	Quincy
Students in classes	47,674	10,009
English learners	32.1%	18.3%
Students with disabilities	23.8%	21.1%
White	14.5%	34.2%
Asian	8%	39.3%
Hispanic/Latino	44.4%	10.3%
Black/African American	28.9%	10.1%
Multi-race	3.9%	5.7%

Homes & taxes

Average single-family home valueHigher in Quincy

Boston

$615K

Quincy

$700K

MA median

$588K

Average property tax billHigher in Quincy

Boston

$7,627

Quincy

$8,250

MA median

$6,814

Boston

Suffolk County · Greater Boston — Inside I-95

Avg single-family home value$615KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$7,627MA median $6,814

Tax rate$12.40 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$67,404MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school86.4%

Town bond ratingAAA

Quincy

Norfolk County · Greater Boston — Inside I-95

Avg single-family home value$700KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$8,250MA median $6,814

Tax rate$11.80 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$44,983MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school91.9%

Town bond ratingAA

Free cash reserves0.5% of budget

What could you afford in either town?

FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.

The schools

Boston

High schools · rank of 335

Boston Latin SchoolSAT 1313#11 A Boston Latin AcademySAT 1135#86 B O'Bryant School of Math & ScienceSAT 1128#98 B Fenway High SchoolSAT 892#228 C+Boston Arts AcademySAT 972#229 C+New Mission High SchoolSAT 932#239 C Quincy Upper SchoolSAT 918#245 C Excel High SchoolSAT 947#272 C Snowden International High SchoolSAT 839#304 C-Margarita Muniz AcademySAT 758#311 C-TechBoston AcademySAT 814#312 C-East Boston High SchoolSAT 916#315 C-Ruth Batson AcademySAT 779#316 C-Boston International High School & Newcomers AcademySAT 848#319 C-Charlestown High SchoolSAT 854#323 C-Another Course To CollegeSAT 806#324 C-Community Academy of Science and HealthSAT 829#325 C-Henderson K-12 Inclusion School UpperSAT 837#328 C-Lyon High SchoolSAT 934#329 C-Albert D Holland School of TechnologySAT 833#330 C-English High SchoolSAT 795#332 C-Brighton High SchoolSAT 815#333 C-Madison Park Technical Vocational High SchoolSAT 825#334 C-

Elementary schools · rank of 895

Quincy

High schools · rank of 335

North Quincy HighSAT 1187#81 B+Quincy HighSAT 1109#164 B-

Elementary schools · rank of 895

Wollaston School#98 A-Beechwood Knoll Elementary#210 B+Montclair#319 B Merrymount#356 B Charles A Bernazzani Elementary#395 B-Clifford H Marshall Elementary#396 B-Squantum#397 B-Francis W Parker#448 B-Lincoln-Hancock Community School#559 C+Atherton Hough#723 C Snug Harbor Community School#817 C-