Bellingham
1 high school and 2 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Bellingham
Ranks #176 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Bellingham is a suburban town in Norfolk County, located about 30 miles southwest of Boston along the Rhode Island border. The Bellingham Public Schools district serves the town and operates Bellingham High School. The town's landscape combines residential neighborhoods with commercial areas near the Route 126 and Interstate 495 corridors, reflecting its position in the Blackstone Valley region. Bellingham was incorporated in 1719 and is known for its historic village centers and the Charles River, which runs through part of town.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 37% of districts. 31% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 35% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 23.4% in 2022 to 19.2% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 7.8 points since 2023 (35.7294% to 27.95%); statewide it fell 3.7 points.
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 Bellingham
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.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Bellingham High School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.9% female · 51.1% male
Spending & teachers
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 155 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
11.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 4.5% missed 20% or more of school days
About Bellingham
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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.
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