Braintree vs Quincy Schools
How the two districts, about 4 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Braintree ranks higher, #63 to Quincy's #149 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Braintree students score higher: ELA 49% vs 44%, Math 57% vs 44% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Braintree averages 35 points higher (1183 vs 1148).
- Spending: Similar: $20,829 per student in Braintree and $21,835 in Quincy.
- Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $726K in Braintree and $700K in Quincy. The average tax bill is $7,306 in Braintree 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.
| Year | Braintree | Quincy | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49% | 44% | 41% |
| 2025 | 53% | 47% | 43% |
| 2024 | 51% | 46% | 42% |
| 2023 | 55% | 47% | 45% |
| 2022 | 53% | 48% | 43% |
| 2021 | 60% | 50% | 48% |
| Year | Braintree | Quincy | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57% | 44% | 41% |
| 2025 | 58% | 43% | 41% |
| 2024 | 57% | 44% | 42% |
| 2023 | 58% | 45% | 42% |
| 2022 | 53% | 44% | 40% |
| 2021 | 47% | 38% | 36% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Braintree | Quincy | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 5,275 | 10,009 |
| English learners | 8.2% | 18.3% |
| Students with disabilities | 23.3% | 21.1% |
| White | 52.5% | 34.2% |
| Asian | 29.7% | 39.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.8% | 10.3% |
| Black/African American | 6% | 10.1% |
| Multi-race | 3.8% | 5.7% |
Homes & taxes
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.