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Massachusetts regional school district

King Philip

1 high school and 3 elementary schools in our rankings

B+
overall grade

Students from Norfolk, Plainville and Wrentham attend King Philip schools, including King Philip Regional High School.

Ranks #75 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 23%.

Overall rank
#75
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
50%
State 40% in the same grades
MCAS Math
58%+17 vs MA
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$23,521
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.

King Philip Regional School District serves the towns of Norfolk, Plainville, and Wrentham, three communities in the southwestern part of Norfolk County roughly 25 to 30 miles southwest of Boston. Norfolk and Wrentham are notably affluent, with single-family assessed values and per capita incomes that place them well above state averages, while Plainville offers a more moderately priced housing market. The district's high school, King Philip Regional High, serves students from all three towns. Wrentham is home to the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets and the Wrentham Developmental Center's historic campus, and Norfolk is known for the Norfolk Prison Colony, one of the Commonwealth's long-standing correctional facilities.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 18% of districts. 58% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
  • Relative weak spot: Attendance ranks in the top 43% of districts, below its other categories.
  • Top school: Freeman-Kennedy School, #78 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 22.3% in 2022 to 16.4% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 23% · #75
SAT
Above averagetop 29% · #83
ELA MCAS
Above averagetop 29% · #93
Math MCAS
Above averagetop 18% · #57
AP results
Averagetop 43% · #119
Graduation
Averagetop 41% · #118
Attendance
Averagetop 43% · #139

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 King Philip

High schools · ranked among 335
King Philip Regional High
King Philip
B
#100 in MASAT 1159Graduation 96%
Elementary schools · ranked among 895
Freeman-Kennedy School
King Philip
A-
#78 in MAELA 67%Math 72%
Delaney
King Philip
B+
#146 in MAELA 57%Math 69%
Beatrice H Wood Elementary
King Philip
B-
#446 in MAELA 42%Math 46%

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 3–1050%in 2026 · state 40%
9 points above the state
0%50%100%This district50%State40%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1058%in 2026 · state 41%
17 points above the state
0%50%100%This district58%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
59%+16 vs state
66%+24 vs state
Grade 4
48%+11 vs state
56%+13 vs state
Grade 5
47%+9 vs state
55%+16 vs state
Grade 6
54%+14 vs state
70%+27 vs state
Grade 7
47%+7 vs state
50%+13 vs state
Grade 8
45%+3 vs state
56%+14 vs state
Grade 10
50%+5 vs state
57%+13 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
56%+13 vs state
Grade 8 science
44%+5 vs state
High school biology
47%+9 vs state

High school results

Average SATBetter than average
This district
1159
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Better than average
This district
76.6%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateBetter than average
This district
96%
MA avg
92.4%

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

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes1,842
Average class size16.8MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
81.6%
Hispanic/Latino
6.2%
Black/African American
4.2%
Asian
3.9%
Multi-Race
3.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%

49.6% female · 50.3% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
1.9%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This district
17.7%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$23.5Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$1,756 above the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$23.5KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$91.9Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$476 above the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$91.9KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
88.8%
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 141 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
93.5%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout average
This district
16.4%
MA avg
16.9%

11.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 5.8% missed 20% or more of school days

About the towns

Norfolk
Norfolk County · Greater Boston — I-95 to I-495
Avg single-family home value$788KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$11,718MA median $6,814
Tax rate$14.90 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$74,794MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school89.5%
Town bond ratingAA+
Free cash reserves5.3% of budget
Plainville
Norfolk County · Greater Boston — I-95 to I-495
Avg single-family home value$616KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,958MA median $6,814
Tax rate$11.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$49,922MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school90.5%
Free cash reserves4% of budget
Wrentham
Norfolk County · Greater Boston — I-95 to I-495
Avg single-family home value$712KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$8,307MA median $6,814
Tax rate$11.70 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$74,164MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school89.4%
Town bond ratingAA+
Free cash reserves8.9% of budget
Where school-age children in these towns go to school · 2024-2025
Local public schools
51.8%
Regional schools
29.9%
Private schools
8%
Vocational schools
4.7%
Home school
2.3%
Charter schools
2.1%
Other public schools
1.2%

What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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 King Philip with nearby districts

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