Rockland
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Rockland
Ranks #199 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Rockland is a small town in Plymouth County, located about 20 miles south of Boston along the South Shore. The Rockland Public Schools district serves the town and operates Rockland Senior High School. Rockland is a primarily residential community with a mix of single-family neighborhoods, commercial areas along Route 18 and Route 3, and nearby access to Hingham Bay and the Weymouth Back River. Historically, the town was part of Abington before incorporating as its own town in 1874, and it was originally known for its shoe manufacturing industry.
How it compares
- Strongest area: AP results, in the top 39% of districts. 78% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Attendance ranks in the bottom 16% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 27.6% in 2022 to 19.2% in 2025.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 8.2 points since 2023 (42.458% to 34.2908%).
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 Rockland
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 (Rockland Senior High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.6% female · 51.3% 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 175 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
12.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 5.5% missed 20% or more of school days
About Rockland
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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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