Massachusetts public school district

Abington

1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Abington

C+

overall grade

Ranks #184 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank

#184

of 328 districts

MCAS ELA

37%

State 40% in the same grades

MCAS Math

36%

State 41% in the same grades

Spending per student

$18,473

MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Abington is a suburban town in Plymouth County, located about 20 miles south of Boston. The Abington Public Schools district serves the town and operates Abington High School. The town's residential character reflects its position in the South Shore region, with a mix of neighborhoods and town centers. Abington was incorporated in 1712 and is known for its history as a shoe manufacturing center during the nineteenth century.

How it compares

What stands out

Best of its categories: Graduation rate, in the bottom 45% of districts. 94.1% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 19% of districts.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 29.7% in 2022 to 17.8% in 2025.
Trend: ELA MCAS is down 11.3 points since 2023 (48.3641% to 37.0764%); statewide it fell 3.8 points.

Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Averagebottom 45% · #184

SAT

Below averagebottom 19% · #237

ELA MCAS

Averagebottom 45% · #183

Math MCAS

Averagebottom 43% · #188

AP results

Below averagebottom 34% · #186

Graduation

Averagebottom 45% · #161

Attendance

Below averagebottom 24% · #252

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in Abington

High schools · ranked among 335

Abington High

Abington

B-

#170 in MASAT 1051Graduation 94%

Elementary schools · ranked among 895

Woodsdale Elementary School

Abington

C+

#533 in MAELA 38%Math 43%

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grades 3–1037%in 2026 · state 40%

3 points below the state

Math, grades 3–1036%in 2026 · state 41%

6 points below the state

By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state

GradeELAMath

Grade 3

35%−8 vs state

37%−5 vs state

Grade 4

33%−4 vs state

34%−9 vs state

Grade 5

30%−8 vs state

26%−13 vs state

Grade 6

34%−6 vs state

44%+1 vs state

Grade 7

42%+2 vs state

32%−5 vs state

Grade 8

42%same as state

40%−2 vs state

Grade 10

50%+5 vs state

41%−3 vs state

Science, 2026

Grade 5 science

34%−9 vs state

Grade 8 science

35%−4 vs state

High school biology

41%+3 vs state

High school results

Average SATWorse than average

This district

1051

MA avg

1113

AP exams scored 3+About average

This district

64.8%

MA avg

69.1%

Four-year graduation rateBetter than average

This district

94.1%

MA avg

92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Abington High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms

Students in classes2,183

Average class size19.2MA avg 17.3

Who attends

White

69.7%

Hispanic/Latino

16.8%

Black/African American

6.9%

Multi-Race

3.5%

Asian

2.6%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.4%

48.5% female · 51.4% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs

English learnersHigher than average

This district

12.8%

MA avg

8.5%

Students with disabilitiesAbout average

This district

20%

MA avg

20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$18.5Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K

$3,292 below the MA median

Teacher salary$88.4Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K

$2,984 below the MA median

Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average

This district

89.8%

MA avg

84.7%

Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average

This district

100%

MA avg

82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 159 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average

This district

93.5%

MA avg

93.7%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout average

This district

17.8%

MA avg

16.9%

11.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.7% missed 20% or more of school days

About Abington

Plymouth County · South Shore

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

Avg property tax bill$7,536MA median $6,814

Tax rate$12.80 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$44,933MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school94.5%

Town bond ratingAA

Free cash reserves4.8% of budget

Where school-age children in Abington go to school · 2024-2025

Local public schools

85%

Vocational schools

4.5%

Private schools

4.4%

Other public schools

2.8%

Charter schools

2.2%

Home school

1.1%

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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

Compare Abington with nearby districts

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