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Massachusetts public school district

Holbrook

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

B-
overall grade

Ranks #157 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 48%.

Overall rank
#157
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
39%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
33%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$18,892
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.

Holbrook is a suburban town in Norfolk County, located about 18 miles south of Boston. The town's public school district serves residents through Holbrook Middle High School. Holbrook is known for its historic Town Common and its role as the home of the Holbrook Town Hall area, and it sits near the Blue Hills Reservation. The town's single-family assessed values and per capita income place it in the middle range of Massachusetts communities.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 29% of districts. Students attend 94.9% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 29% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 22.2% in 2022 to 12.2% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 48% · #157
SAT
Averagebottom 41% · #173
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 34% · #218
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 30% · #232
AP results
Averagetop 49% · #135
Graduation
Below averagebottom 29% · #207
Attendance
Above averagetop 29% · #92

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 Holbrook

High schools · ranked among 335
Elementary schools · ranked among 895

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 3–1039%in 2026 · state 41%
1 point below the state
0%50%100%This district39%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1033%in 2026 · state 41%
8 points below the state
0%50%100%This district33%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
31%−12 vs state
29%−13 vs state
Grade 4
36%−1 vs state
32%−11 vs state
Grade 5
38%same as state
40%+1 vs state
Grade 6
41%+1 vs state
35%−8 vs state
Grade 7
47%+7 vs state
31%−6 vs state
Grade 8
40%−2 vs state
32%−10 vs state
Grade 10
42%−3 vs state
34%−10 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
61%+18 vs state
Grade 8 science
27%−12 vs state

High school results

Average SATAbout average
This district
1101
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+About average
This district
74.4%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateWorse than average
This district
90.5%
MA avg
92.4%

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

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes1,361
Average class size18.1MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
38.9%
Black/African American
25.5%
Hispanic/Latino
19.6%
Multi-Race
8.2%
Asian
7%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%

49.5% female · 50.4% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersHigher than average
This district
12.2%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
23.6%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$18.9Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$2,872 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$18.9KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$82.6Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$8,780 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$82.6KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
88.5%
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 102 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateBetter than average
This district
94.9%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This district
12.2%
MA avg
16.9%

8.8 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.3% missed 20% or more of school days

About Holbrook

Norfolk County · South Shore
Avg single-family home value$534KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,468MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.10 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$39,033MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school92.2%
Town bond ratingAA-
Free cash reserves9.9% of budget
Where school-age children in Holbrook go to school · 2024-2025
Local public schools
81.2%
Vocational schools
7.3%
Private schools
7.1%
Charter schools
2.3%
Other public schools
1.3%
Home school
0.8%

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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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