Duxbury
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Duxbury
Ranks #31 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 10%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Duxbury is a coastal town on Massachusetts' South Shore, roughly 35 miles southeast of Boston, and its public school district serves the town through Duxbury High School. The town's single-family assessed values and per capita income both rank among the top 15 percent of Massachusetts communities, reflecting its status as one of the more affluent towns in the state. Duxbury is known for its harbor, marshland, and beaches along Cape Cod Bay, and its historic village center dates to the 17th century, when it was settled as part of the Plymouth Colony. The town is also the setting of Myles Standish State Forest's neighboring conservation lands, which contribute to its largely suburban and semi-rural character.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 11% of districts. 98.7% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Top school: Duxbury High, #50 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 11.5% in 2022 to 6.6% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 8.2 points since 2023 (70.8439% to 62.6176%); statewide it fell 4 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 Duxbury
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 (Duxbury High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.7% female · 51.3% 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 231 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
8.2 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1% missed 20% or more of school days
About Duxbury
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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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