Top Rankings
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 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 849 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
526 Schools
# Students
3,672 Students
299,731 Students
# Teachers
327 Teachers
26,316 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 393 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%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
44%
Graduation Rate
96%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.17
0.68
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
4%
28%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
91%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,648 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,847. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,311 is less than the state median of $24,604. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$80 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$75 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,648
$23,847
Spending / Student
$20,311
$24,604
Best Marshfield School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
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 | 849 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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