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Massachusetts charter school district

Alma del Mar Charter School

1 elementary school in our rankings

C-
overall grade

Ranks #299 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#299
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
29%
State 40% in the same grades
MCAS Math
32%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$17,917
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–8 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Alma del Mar Charter School is a charter school district, meaning it operates with public funding under a state-approved charter rather than through a traditional town school committee. Because no town-based geographic information is available for this district in the data provided, its precise location cannot be stated here. Charter schools in Massachusetts draw students through an enrollment lottery across a broader region, so families from multiple communities may attend. Additional details about the school's host city and location are best confirmed through the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 42% of districts. Students attend 94.5% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 21% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 22.8% in 2022 to 13.6% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Well below averagebottom 10% · #299
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 21% · #260
Math MCAS
Averagetop 50% · #163
Attendance
Averagetop 42% · #135

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 Alma del Mar Charter School

Elementary schools · ranked among 895
Alma del Mar Charter School
Alma del Mar Charter School
C-
#761 in MAELA 28%Math 47%

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 3–829%in 2026 · state 40%
11 points below the state
0%50%100%This district29%State40%20182019202120232026
Math, grades 3–832%in 2026 · state 41%
9 points below the state
0%50%100%This district32%State41%20182019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
32%−11 vs state
43%+1 vs state
Grade 4
29%−8 vs state
31%−12 vs state
Grade 5
40%+2 vs state
36%−3 vs state
Grade 6
27%−13 vs state
38%−5 vs state
Grade 7
22%−18 vs state
17%−20 vs state
Grade 8
30%−12 vs state
30%−12 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
33%−10 vs state
Grade 8 science
17%−22 vs state

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes1,028
Average class size22.1MA avg 17.3
Who attends
Hispanic/Latino
61.4%
White
17%
Black/African American
15.7%
Multi-Race
4.8%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.5%

53.6% female · 46.4% male

Student needs
English learnersHigher than average
This district
28.6%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This district
21.6%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$17.9Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$3,848 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$17.9KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$58.3Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$33,064 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$58.3KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
67.4%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
50%
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 85 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
94.5%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This district
13.6%
MA avg
16.9%

9.8 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.4% missed 20% or more of school days