Marshfield
1 high school and 5 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Marshfield
Ranks #50 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 16%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Marshfield is a coastal town on Massachusetts' South Shore, roughly 30 miles south of Boston along the Atlantic shoreline. The town is known for its beaches, marshlands, and quiet residential character, and it has long been a summer destination for visitors from across the region. Its historic village centers reflect its origins as one of the early Plymouth Colony settlements, and it is the birthplace of Daniel Webster, the 19th-century statesman. The town's average single-family assessed value and per capita income place it among the more affluent communities on the South Shore.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 14% of districts. 98.4% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Relative weak spot: SAT scores rank in the top 42% of districts, below its other categories.
- Top school: Eames Way School, #24 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 13.3 points since 2023 (60.9868% to 47.6777%); statewide it fell 4.3 points.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 15.8% in 2022 to 10.4% in 2025.
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 Marshfield
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 (Marshfield High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.4% female · 51.6% 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 326 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.2 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.3% missed 20% or more of school days
About Marshfield
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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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