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Marshfield School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 799 students in Marshfield School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Marshfield School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
8 Schools
522 Schools
# Students
3,637 Students
300,339 Students
# Teachers
319 Teachers
26,170 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Marshfield School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#77 out of 395 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Showing 2013–2023. View full 14-year historical data
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
42%
Showing 2013–2023. View full 14-year historical data
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
44%
Showing 2012–2022. View full 13-year historical data
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
44%
Graduation Rate
96%
89.2%
Showing 2014–2023. View full 13-year historical data
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)11.3%
22.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.69
Showing 2014–2023. View full 36-year historical data
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
Showing 2011–2023. View full 36-year historical data
% Hispanic
4%
28%
Showing 2014–2023. View full 35-year historical data
% Black
2%
13%
Showing 1998–2023. View full 36-year historical data
% White
90%
47%
Showing 2014–2023. View full 36-year historical data
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
Showing 2014–2023. View full 12-year historical data
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,615 in this school district is less than the state median of $25,203. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,024 is less than the state median of $27,530. The school district spending/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$82 MM
$23,079 MM
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Spending
$80 MM
$25,209 MM
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Revenue / Student
$22,615
$25,203
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Spending / Student
$22,024
$27,530
Showing 2014–2023. View full 34-year historical data
Best Marshfield School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Furnace Brook Middle School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
500 Furnace Street
Marshfield, MA 02050
(781) 834-5020
Marshfield, MA 02050
(781) 834-5020
Gr: 6-8 | 799 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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