Nahant
1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Nahant
Ranks #275 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–6 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Nahant is a small coastal town on a peninsula about 10 miles northeast of Boston, connected to the mainland of Lynn by a narrow causeway. The town's single-family assessed home values rank among the highest in Massachusetts, and its per capita income is above the state median, reflecting its established residential character. Nahant is known for its rocky shoreline, its sweeping ocean views, and Nahant Beach, which faces the Atlantic. Because the town is small, its public school district does not operate a high school, and secondary students attend schools through arrangements with neighboring communities.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 39% of districts. Students attend 93.7% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 12% of districts.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 17.1 points since 2023 (61.3056% to 44.1918%); statewide it fell 3.5 points.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 21.5% in 2022 to 16.4% 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 Nahant
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.
Students & classrooms
44.6% female · 55.4% 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 11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.8% missed 20% or more of school days
About Nahant
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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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