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Massachusetts public school district

Seekonk

1 high school and 2 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Seekonk

B
overall grade

Ranks #113 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 35%.

Overall rank
#113
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
46%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
51%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$20,245
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Seekonk is a suburban town in Bristol County, located in southeastern Massachusetts just west of the Rhode Island border and roughly 10 miles south of Providence. The town's Seekonk Public Schools district serves Seekonk as its sole municipality and includes Seekonk High School. Seekonk is known for its residential character, with a mix of single-family neighborhoods and commercial areas along its main corridors. Its Seekonk Cypress Street area and the Seekonk River waterfront are local landmarks, and the town's proximity to Providence and Fall River gives it a convenient regional connection.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 19% of districts. Students attend 95% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 45% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 20.4% in 2022 to 10.6% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 9.8 points since 2023 (55.6546% to 45.8079%); statewide it fell 3.9 points.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 35% · #113
SAT
Averagebottom 50% · #148
ELA MCAS
Averagetop 50% · #160
Math MCAS
Averagetop 36% · #116
AP results
Averagebottom 45% · #156
Graduation
Above averagetop 31% · #87
Attendance
Above averagetop 19% · #62

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 Seekonk

High schools · ranked among 335
Elementary schools · ranked among 895

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.

English Language Arts, grades 3–1046%in 2026 · state 41%
5 points above the state
0%50%100%This district46%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1051%in 2026 · state 41%
9 points above the state
0%50%100%This district51%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
41%−2 vs state
49%+7 vs state
Grade 4
37%same as state
51%+8 vs state
Grade 5
44%+6 vs state
49%+10 vs state
Grade 6
48%+8 vs state
49%+6 vs state
Grade 7
34%−6 vs state
48%+11 vs state
Grade 8
64%+22 vs state
59%+17 vs state
Grade 10
54%+9 vs state
48%+4 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
52%+9 vs state
Grade 8 science
58%+19 vs state
High school biology
42%+4 vs state

High school results

Average SATAbout average
This district
1118
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+About average
This district
70.9%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateBetter than average
This district
96.9%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Seekonk High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes2,043
Average class size15.5MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
81%
Hispanic/Latino
7.6%
Asian
4.7%
Multi-Race
3.7%
Black/African American
2.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%

49% female · 50.9% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
4.1%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This district
21.7%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$20.2Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$1,520 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$20.2KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$91.2Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$174 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$91.2KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
90.2%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
100%
MA avg
82%

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 177 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateBetter than average
This district
95%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This district
10.6%
MA avg
16.9%

8.8 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.6% missed 20% or more of school days

About Seekonk

Bristol County · South Coast & Cape Cod
Avg single-family home value$558KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,852MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$47,093MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school88.6%
Town bond ratingAA+
Free cash reserves4.6% of budget
Where school-age children in Seekonk go to school · 2024-2025
Local public schools
82.9%
Private schools
9.9%
Vocational schools
3.6%
Other public schools
2%
Home school
1.5%
Charter schools
0.1%

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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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