Massachusetts public school district

Weymouth

1 high school and 8 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Weymouth

B-

overall grade

Ranks #150 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 46%.

Overall rank

#150

of 328 districts

MCAS ELA

41%

State 41% in the same grades

MCAS Math

39%

State 41% in the same grades

Spending per student

$20,973

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.

Weymouth is a suburban town located about 15 miles south of Boston along the South Shore, bordering Quincy, Braintree, Abington, Rockland, and Hingham. The Weymouth Public Schools district serves the town and is anchored by Weymouth High School. The town's assessed home values and per capita income are near the Massachusetts median, reflecting a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial areas. Weymouth's history dates to its 1622 settlement, and it is home to the Fore River Shipyard site, which played a significant role in the town's industrial past.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: AP results, in the top 30% of districts. 82% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 28% of districts.
Top school: Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School, #171 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 30% in 2022 to 19.2% in 2025.

Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Averagetop 46% · #150

SAT

Averagebottom 47% · #155

ELA MCAS

Averagebottom 40% · #199

Math MCAS

Averagebottom 48% · #171

AP results

Above averagetop 30% · #82

Graduation

Below averagebottom 28% · #211

Attendance

Averagebottom 45% · #182

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 Weymouth

High schools · ranked among 335

Weymouth High School

Weymouth

B-

#166 in MASAT 1114Graduation 90%

Elementary schools · ranked among 895

Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School

Weymouth

B+

#171 in MAELA 57%Math 66%

Frederick C Murphy

Weymouth

B-

#369 in MAELA 46%Math 54%

Lawrence W Pingree

Weymouth

B-

#370 in MAELA 46%Math 43%

Ralph Talbot

Weymouth

B-

#371 in MAELA 53%Math 50%

Wessagusset

Weymouth

B-

#372 in MAELA 49%Math 51%

Academy Avenue

Weymouth

C+

#523 in MAELA 44%Math 39%

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 3–1041%in 2026 · state 41%

1 point above the state

Math, grades 3–1039%in 2026 · state 41%

2 points below the state

By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state

GradeELAMath

Grade 3

38%−5 vs state

41%−1 vs state

Grade 4

40%+3 vs state

54%+11 vs state

Grade 5

44%+6 vs state

40%+1 vs state

Grade 6

40%same as state

39%−4 vs state

Grade 7

40%same as state

32%−5 vs state

Grade 8

42%same as state

32%−10 vs state

Grade 10

45%same as state

33%−11 vs state

Science, 2026

Grade 5 science

46%+3 vs state

Grade 8 science

25%−14 vs state

High school biology

40%+2 vs state

High school results

Average SATAbout average

This district

1114

MA avg

1113

AP exams scored 3+Better than average

This district

81.8%

MA avg

69.1%

Four-year graduation rateWorse than average

This district

90.2%

MA avg

92.4%

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

Students & classrooms

Classrooms

Students in classes5,817

Average class size18MA avg 17.3

Who attends

White

62.6%

Hispanic/Latino

15.2%

Black/African American

8.9%

Asian

6.9%

Multi-Race

6.2%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.1%

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0.1%

49.9% female · 50% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs

English learnersAbout average

This district

9.6%

MA avg

8.5%

Students with disabilitiesAbout average

This district

21.9%

MA avg

20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$21.0Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K

$792 below the MA median

Teacher salary$95.0Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K

$3,586 above the MA median

Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average

This district

88.1%

MA avg

84.7%

Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average

This district

75%

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 459 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average

This district

93.2%

MA avg

93.7%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average

This district

19.2%

MA avg

16.9%

11.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 4.7% missed 20% or more of school days

About Weymouth

Norfolk County · South Shore

Avg single-family home value$613KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$6,208MA median $6,814

Tax rate$10.10 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$43,887MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school89.8%

Town bond ratingAA

Where school-age children in Weymouth go to school · 2024-2025

Local public schools

83.4%

Private schools

9.6%

Charter schools

4.2%

Other public schools

2.2%

Home school

0.7%

Vocational schools

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 Weymouth with nearby districts

Weymouth vs Braintree#63B+ · 3 mi Weymouth vs Hingham#14A · 3 mi Weymouth vs Quincy#149B- · 5 mi Weymouth vs Holbrook#157B- · 5 mi Weymouth vs Whitman-Hanson#165B- · 10 mi Weymouth vs Stoughton#133B- · 10 mi

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