Top Rankings
Brookline School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there are 8 public middle schools serving 4,632 students in Brookline School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle Schools in Brookline School District have an average math proficiency score of 65% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 73% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Asian), which is equal to the Massachusetts public middle school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
13 Schools
535 Schools
# Students
6,928 Students
307,136 Students
# Teachers
629 Teachers
26,286 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Brookline School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#26 out of 395 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
37%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
49%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.68
0.67
# American Indian Students
2 Students
770 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1,346 Students
21,401 Students
% Asian Students
20%
7%
# Hispanic Students
791 Students
80,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
26%
# Black Students
445 Students
37,484 Students
% Black Students
7%
12%
# White Students
3,532 Students
153,850 Students
% White Students
51%
50%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
315 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
787 Students
12,982 Students
% of Two or more races Students
11%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
255
2,761
# Students in K Grade:
501
7,202
# Students in 1st Grade:
516
7,520
# Students in 2nd Grade:
507
7,881
# Students in 3rd Grade:
479
8,280
# Students in 4th Grade:
534
9,357
# Students in 5th Grade:
480
21,640
# Students in 6th Grade:
503
56,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
553
69,038
# Students in 8th Grade:
513
71,463
# Students in 9th Grade:
544
12,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
509
11,312
# Students in 11th Grade:
492
10,898
# Students in 12th Grade:
518
10,621
# Ungraded Students:
24
392
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $36,467 is higher than the state median of $23,971. The school district revenue/student has grown by 37% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $40,815 is higher than the state median of $24,732. The school district spending/student has grown by 27% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$253 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$283 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$36,467
$23,971
Spending / Student
$40,815
$24,732
Best Brookline School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Heath
(Math: 71% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
100 Eliot Street
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4570
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4570
Grades: K-8
| 457 students
Rank: #22.
Pierce
(Math: 67% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
50 School Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 730-2583
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 730-2583
Grades: K-8
| 721 students
Rank: #33.
Lawrence
(Math: 69% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
27 Francis Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4303
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4303
Grades: K-8
| 592 students
Rank: #44.
Edith C Baker
(Math: 69% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
205 Beverly Rd
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4500
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
(617) 879-4500
Grades: K-8
| 617 students
Rank: #55.
John D Runkle
(Math: 65% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
50 Druce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4650
Grades: PK-8
| 490 students
Rank: #66.
Michael Driscoll
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
64 Westbourne Ter
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4250
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4250
Grades: K-8
| 454 students
Rank: #77.
William H Lincoln
(Math: 61% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
19 Kennard Rd
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4600
Brookline, MA 02445
(617) 879-4600
Grades: K-8
| 471 students
Rank: #88.
Florida Ruffin Ridley School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
345 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4400
Brookline, MA 02446
(617) 879-4400
Grades: PK-8
| 830 students
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