Nahant vs Winthrop Schools
How the two districts, about 4 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Winthrop ranks higher, #226 to Nahant's #275 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Nahant students score higher: ELA 44% vs 40%, Math 44% vs 43% met expectations.
- High school: Nahant has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Winthrop has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1097).
- Spending: Nahant spends $3,604 more per student ($22,912 vs $19,308).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Nahant: single-family homes average $1.07M vs $744K. The average tax bill is $9,654 in Nahant and $8,293 in Winthrop.
- Class size: Smaller in Nahant: 16.1 students on average vs 20.9.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Nahant: grades 3–6; Winthrop: grades 3–10), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Nahant | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44% | 40% |
| 2025 | — | 44% |
| 2024 | — | 46% |
| 2023 | — | 47% |
| 2022 | 50% | 45% |
| 2021 | 60% | 49% |
| Year | Nahant | Winthrop |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44% | 43% |
| 2025 | — | 42% |
| 2024 | — | 44% |
| 2023 | — | 42% |
| 2022 | 57% | 35% |
| 2021 | 40% | 30% |
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
| Nahant | Winthrop | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 169 | 2,018 |
| English learners | 0% | 12.3% |
| Students with disabilities | 23.7% | 17.7% |
| White | 84% | 67.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.1% | 28.1% |
| Black/African American | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Multi-race | 4.6% | 1.9% |
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.