Rockport
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Rockport
Ranks #104 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 32%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Rockport is a coastal town on Cape Ann in Essex County, roughly 35 miles northeast of Boston, and its public schools serve students through Rockport Middle High School. The town is known for its harbor, rocky shoreline, and long history as an artists' colony, with its Motif No. 1 fishing shack being among the most painted and photographed subjects in New England. Rockport's single-family assessed values and per capita income are high relative to the state, reflecting its desirability as a seaside community. The town's character blends a small working harbor, historic village streets, and a substantial summer and year-round population drawn to the North Shore.
How it compares
- Strongest area: ELA MCAS, in the top 35% of districts. 39% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 48% of districts.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 14.1 points since 2023 (53.4935% to 39.381%); statewide it fell 3.2 points.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 7.2 points since 2023 (42.7959% to 35.6448%).
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 Rockport
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 (Rockport Middle High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
47.1% female · 52.9% 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 82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
11 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.3% missed 20% or more of school days
About Rockport
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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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