Milton
1 high school and 4 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Milton
Ranks #36 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 11%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Milton is a suburban town located about 8 miles south of downtown Boston, forming part of the Greater Boston region. Its single-family assessed home values and per capita income both rank among the highest in Massachusetts, reflecting the town's established residential character. Milton is home to the Blue Hills Reservation, a large state park offering hiking, skiing, and other outdoor recreation. The town's history includes its role as one of the early settlements in the area, and it is also the site of Milton Academy, one of the oldest and most respected independent schools in the country.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 2% of districts. Students attend 96.9% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Relative weak spot: Graduation rate ranks in the top 38% of districts, below its other categories.
- Top school: Milton High, #48 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 13.9% in 2022 to 4.9% 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 Milton
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 (Milton High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.9% female · 49.9% male · 0.2% nonbinary
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 341 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
5.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.1% missed 20% or more of school days
About Milton
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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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