West Bridgewater
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves West Bridgewater
Ranks #201 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.
West Bridgewater is a suburban town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, located roughly 25 miles south of Boston in the Old Colony region. The town is served by a single public school district that operates West Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School alongside its elementary and middle school programs. Its landscape combines residential neighborhoods with wooded areas and open space, reflecting its character as a predominantly residential community. West Bridgewater was incorporated in 1822 after separating from the town of Bridgewater, and it retains a small-town New England identity within the greater Boston metropolitan area.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 8% of districts. 99% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 20% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 23.2% in 2022 to 10.2% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 7 points since 2023 (41.6207% to 34.5822%); statewide it fell 3.7 points.
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 West Bridgewater
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 (West Bridgewater Junior/Senior). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.8% 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 103 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
8.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.8% missed 20% or more of school days
About West Bridgewater
What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z
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.
Compare West Bridgewater with nearby districts
Side by side: test scores, spending, class size, home values and taxes. Distance is between district centers. Compare with any district