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School Districts in
Massachusetts

254 public school districts — browse by rating, county, or enter your zip code for instant results.

254
Districts
512
Zip Codes
6/10
Avg Rating
900k
Students
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9 districts
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All Massachusetts School Districts 254 districts, sorted by rating
DistrictCityRatingZip Codes
Lexington Public SchoolsLexington10/10  Great2
Wellesley Public SchoolsWellesley10/10  Great1
Weston Public SchoolsWeston10/10  Great1
Belmont Public SchoolsBelmont9/10  Great1
Needham Public SchoolsNeedham9/10  Great1
Newton Public SchoolsNewton9/10  Great2
Natick Public SchoolsNatick8/10  Good1
Cambridge Public SchoolsCambridge7/10  Good5
Abington School DistrictAbington6/10  Average1
Acton-Boxborough Regional School DistrictActon-Boxborough6/10  Average3
Agawam School DistrictAgawam6/10  Average2
Amesbury School DistrictAmesbury6/10  Average1
Amherst School DistrictAmherst6/10  Average1
Amherst-Pelham School DistrictAmherst-Pelham6/10  Average3
Andover School DistrictAndover6/10  Average1
Arlington School DistrictArlington6/10  Average2
Ashburnham-Westminster School DistrictAshburnham-Westminster6/10  Average2
Ashland School DistrictAshland6/10  Average1
Athol-Royalston School DistrictAthol-Royalston6/10  Average2
Attleboro School DistrictAttleboro6/10  Average1
Auburn School DistrictAuburn6/10  Average1
Avon School DistrictAvon6/10  Average1
Ayer-Shirley School DistrictAyer-Shirley6/10  Average2
Barnstable School DistrictBarnstable6/10  Average10
Bedford School DistrictBedford6/10  Average2
Belchertown School DistrictBelchertown6/10  Average1
Bellingham School DistrictBellingham6/10  Average1
Berkshire Hills School DistrictBerkshire Hills6/10  Average4
Berlin-Boylston School DistrictBerlin-Boylston6/10  Average2
Beverly School DistrictBeverly6/10  Average2
Billerica School DistrictBillerica6/10  Average2
Blackstone-Millville School DistrictBlackstone-Millville6/10  Average2
Boston School DistrictBoston6/10  Average21
Bourne School DistrictBourne6/10  Average7
Boxford School DistrictBoxford6/10  Average1
Braintree School DistrictBraintree6/10  Average1
Brewster School DistrictBrewster6/10  Average1
Bridgewater-Raynham School DistrictBridgewater-Raynham6/10  Average2
Brimfield School DistrictBrimfield6/10  Average1
Brockton School DistrictBrockton6/10  Average2
Brookfield School DistrictBrookfield6/10  Average1
Brookline School DistrictBrookline6/10  Average3
Burlington School DistrictBurlington6/10  Average1
Canton School DistrictCanton6/10  Average1
Carlisle School DistrictCarlisle6/10  Average1
Carver School DistrictCarver6/10  Average1
Central Berkshire School DistrictCentral Berkshire6/10  Average5
Chelmsford School DistrictChelmsford6/10  Average2
Chelsea School DistrictChelsea6/10  Average1
Chesterfield-Goshen School DistrictChesterfield-Goshen6/10  Average3
Chicopee School DistrictChicopee6/10  Average3
Clinton School DistrictClinton6/10  Average1
Cohasset School DistrictCohasset6/10  Average1
Concord School DistrictConcord6/10  Average1
Conway School DistrictConway6/10  Average1
Danvers School DistrictDanvers6/10  Average2
Dedham School DistrictDedham6/10  Average1
Deerfield School DistrictDeerfield6/10  Average1
Dennis-Yarmouth School DistrictDennis-Yarmouth6/10  Average8
Dighton-Rehoboth School DistrictDighton-Rehoboth6/10  Average1
Douglas School DistrictDouglas6/10  Average1
Dover School DistrictDover6/10  Average1
Dover-Sherborn School DistrictDover-Sherborn6/10  Average1
Dracut School DistrictDracut6/10  Average1
Dudley-Charlton Regional School DistrictDudley-Charlton6/10  Average2
Duxbury School DistrictDuxbury6/10  Average1
East Bridgewater School DistrictEast Bridgewater6/10  Average1
East Longmeadow School DistrictEast Longmeadow6/10  Average1
Eastham School DistrictEastham6/10  Average1
Easton School DistrictEaston6/10  Average3
Erving School DistrictErving6/10  Average1
Everett School DistrictEverett6/10  Average1
Fairhaven School DistrictFairhaven6/10  Average1
Fall River School DistrictFall River6/10  Average1
Falmouth School DistrictFalmouth6/10  Average3
Farmington River Regional School DistrictFarmington River6/10  Average3
Fitchburg School DistrictFitchburg6/10  Average1
Florida School DistrictFlorida6/10  Average2
Foxborough School DistrictFoxborough6/10  Average1
Framingham School DistrictFramingham6/10  Average2
Franklin School DistrictFranklin6/10  Average1
Freetown-Lakeville School DistrictFreetown-Lakeville6/10  Average3
Frontier School DistrictFrontier6/10  Average3
Gardner School DistrictGardner6/10  Average1
Gateway School DistrictGateway6/10  Average6
Georgetown School DistrictGeorgetown6/10  Average1
Gill-Montague School DistrictGill-Montague6/10  Average5
Gloucester School DistrictGloucester6/10  Average1
Gosnold School DistrictGosnold6/10  Average2
Grafton School DistrictGrafton6/10  Average3
Granby School DistrictGranby6/10  Average1
Greenfield School DistrictGreenfield6/10  Average1
Groton-Dunstable School DistrictGroton-Dunstable6/10  Average2
Hadley School DistrictHadley6/10  Average1
Halifax School DistrictHalifax6/10  Average1
Hamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton-Wenham6/10  Average2
Hampden-Wilbraham School DistrictHampden-Wilbraham6/10  Average2
Hampshire School DistrictHampshire6/10  Average4
Hanover School DistrictHanover6/10  Average1
Harvard School DistrictHarvard6/10  Average2
Hatfield School DistrictHatfield6/10  Average3
Haverhill School DistrictHaverhill6/10  Average3
Hawlemont School DistrictHawlemont6/10  Average1
Hingham School DistrictHingham6/10  Average1
Holbrook School DistrictHolbrook6/10  Average1
Holland School DistrictHolland6/10  Average1
Holliston School DistrictHolliston6/10  Average1
Holyoke School DistrictHolyoke6/10  Average1
Hoosac Valley School DistrictHoosac Valley6/10  Average2
Hopedale School DistrictHopedale6/10  Average1
Hopkinton School DistrictHopkinton6/10  Average1
Hudson School DistrictHudson6/10  Average1
Hull School DistrictHull6/10  Average1
Ipswich School DistrictIpswich6/10  Average1
King Philip School DistrictKing Philip6/10  Average2
Kingston School DistrictKingston6/10  Average1
Lawrence School DistrictLawrence6/10  Average3
Lee School DistrictLee6/10  Average3
Leicester School DistrictLeicester6/10  Average3
Lenox School DistrictLenox6/10  Average2
Leominster School DistrictLeominster6/10  Average1
Lincoln School DistrictLincoln6/10  Average1
Lincoln-Sudbury School DistrictLincoln-Sudbury6/10  Average1
Littleton School DistrictLittleton6/10  Average1
Longmeadow School DistrictLongmeadow6/10  Average1
Lowell School DistrictLowell6/10  Average4
Ludlow School DistrictLudlow6/10  Average1
Lunenburg School DistrictLunenburg6/10  Average1
Lynn School DistrictLynn6/10  Average4
Lynnfield School DistrictLynnfield6/10  Average1
Malden School DistrictMalden6/10  Average1
Manchester Essex Regional School DistrictManchester Essex6/10  Average2
Mansfield School DistrictMansfield6/10  Average1
Marblehead School DistrictMarblehead6/10  Average1
Marlborough School DistrictMarlborough6/10  Average1
Marshfield School DistrictMarshfield6/10  Average1
Martha's Vineyard School DistrictMartha's Vineyard6/10  Average2
Masconomet School DistrictMasconomet6/10  Average2
Mashpee School DistrictMashpee6/10  Average1
Maynard School DistrictMaynard6/10  Average1
Medfield School DistrictMedfield6/10  Average1
Medford School DistrictMedford6/10  Average1
Medway School DistrictMedway6/10  Average1
Melrose School DistrictMelrose6/10  Average1
Mendon-Upton School DistrictMendon-Upton6/10  Average2
Methuen School DistrictMethuen6/10  Average1
Middleborough School DistrictMiddleborough6/10  Average1
Milford School DistrictMilford6/10  Average1
Millbury School DistrictMillbury6/10  Average1
Millis School DistrictMillis6/10  Average1
Milton School DistrictMilton6/10  Average1
Mohawk Trail School DistrictMohawk Trail6/10  Average6
Monomoy Regional School DistrictMonomoy6/10  Average6
Monson School DistrictMonson6/10  Average1
Mount Greylock School DistrictMount Greylock6/10  Average3
Nahant School DistrictNahant6/10  Average1
Nantucket School DistrictNantucket6/10  Average3
Narragansett School DistrictNarragansett6/10  Average3
Nashoba School DistrictNashoba6/10  Average4
Nauset School DistrictNauset6/10  Average4
Needham School DistrictNeedham6/10  Average1
New Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem-Wendell6/10  Average3
Newburyport School DistrictNewburyport6/10  Average1
Newton School DistrictNewton6/10  Average7
North Adams School DistrictNorth Adams6/10  Average1
North Andover School DistrictNorth Andover6/10  Average1
North Brookfield School DistrictNorth Brookfield6/10  Average1
North Middlesex School DistrictNorth Middlesex6/10  Average4
North Reading School DistrictNorth Reading6/10  Average1
Northampton School DistrictNorthampton6/10  Average4
Northborough School DistrictNorthborough6/10  Average1
Northborough-Southborough School DistrictNorthborough-Southborough6/10  Average2
Northbridge School DistrictNorthbridge6/10  Average3
Norwell School DistrictNorwell6/10  Average1
Norwood School DistrictNorwood6/10  Average1
Oak Bluffs School DistrictOak Bluffs6/10  Average1
Oxford School DistrictOxford6/10  Average2
Palmer School DistrictPalmer6/10  Average4
Peabody School DistrictPeabody6/10  Average1
Pembroke School DistrictPembroke6/10  Average1
Pentucket School DistrictPentucket6/10  Average3
Petersham School DistrictPetersham6/10  Average1
Pioneer Valley School DistrictPioneer Valley6/10  Average2
Pittsfield School DistrictPittsfield6/10  Average1
Plymouth School DistrictPlymouth6/10  Average2
Plympton School DistrictPlympton6/10  Average1
Provincetown School DistrictProvincetown6/10  Average1
Quabbin School DistrictQuabbin6/10  Average8
Quaboag Regional School DistrictQuaboag6/10  Average3
Quincy School DistrictQuincy6/10  Average3
Ralph C. Mahar School DistrictRalph C. Mahar6/10  Average1
Randolph School DistrictRandolph6/10  Average1
Reading School DistrictReading6/10  Average1
Revere School DistrictRevere6/10  Average1
Richmond School DistrictRichmond6/10  Average1
Rockland School DistrictRockland6/10  Average1
Rockport School DistrictRockport6/10  Average1
Rowe School DistrictRowe6/10  Average1
Salem School DistrictSalem6/10  Average1
Sandwich School DistrictSandwich6/10  Average3
Saugus School DistrictSaugus6/10  Average1
Savoy School DistrictSavoy6/10  Average1
Scituate School DistrictScituate6/10  Average2
Sharon School DistrictSharon6/10  Average1
Shrewsbury School DistrictShrewsbury6/10  Average1
Somerville Public SchoolsSomerville6/10  Average2
Somerville School DistrictSomerville6/10  Average1
South Hadley School DistrictSouth Hadley6/10  Average1
Southbridge School DistrictSouthbridge6/10  Average1
Southern Berkshire School DistrictSouthern Berkshire6/10  Average7
Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School DistrictSouthwick-Tolland-Granville6/10  Average2
Spencer-East Brookfield School DistrictSpencer-East Brookfield6/10  Average2
Springfield School DistrictSpringfield6/10  Average12
Stoneham School DistrictStoneham6/10  Average1
Stoughton School DistrictStoughton6/10  Average1
Sturbridge School DistrictSturbridge6/10  Average2
Sutton School DistrictSutton6/10  Average1
Swampscott School DistrictSwampscott6/10  Average1
Tantasqua School DistrictTantasqua6/10  Average1
Taunton School DistrictTaunton6/10  Average1
Tewksbury School DistrictTewksbury6/10  Average1
Triton School DistrictTriton6/10  Average4
Truro School DistrictTruro6/10  Average2
Tyngsborough School DistrictTyngsborough6/10  Average1
Up-Island Regional School DistrictUp-Island6/10  Average2
Uxbridge School DistrictUxbridge6/10  Average1
Wachusett School DistrictWachusett6/10  Average6
Wakefield School DistrictWakefield6/10  Average1
Walpole School DistrictWalpole6/10  Average3
Waltham School DistrictWaltham6/10  Average3
Ware School DistrictWare6/10  Average1
Wareham School DistrictWareham6/10  Average4
Warwick School DistrictWarwick6/10  Average1
Watertown School DistrictWatertown6/10  Average1
Wayland School DistrictWayland6/10  Average1
Webster School DistrictWebster6/10  Average1
Wellesley School DistrictWellesley6/10  Average2
West Boylston School DistrictWest Boylston6/10  Average1
West Bridgewater School DistrictWest Bridgewater6/10  Average1
West Springfield School DistrictWest Springfield6/10  Average1
Westborough School DistrictWestborough6/10  Average1
Westfield School DistrictWestfield6/10  Average1
Westford School DistrictWestford6/10  Average1
Westwood School DistrictWestwood6/10  Average1
Weymouth School DistrictWeymouth6/10  Average4
Whitman-Hanson School DistrictWhitman-Hanson6/10  Average3
Wilmington School DistrictWilmington6/10  Average1
Winchendon School DistrictWinchendon6/10  Average1
Winchester School DistrictWinchester6/10  Average1
Winthrop School DistrictWinthrop6/10  Average1
Woburn School DistrictWoburn6/10  Average1
Worcester School DistrictWorcester6/10  Average9
Worthington School DistrictWorthington6/10  Average1
Boston Public SchoolsBoston5/10  Average12

School Districts in Massachusetts

Massachusetts is home to 254 public school districts serving approximately 900,000 students across 512+ zip codes. The average district rating statewide is 6/10, based on NCES 2024–2025 data covering enrollment, per-pupil spending, school counts, and grade spans.

Top-rated districts in Massachusetts include Lexington Public Schools, Wellesley Public Schools, Weston Public Schools, and 2 more top-rated districts. Use the table above to sort and compare all districts, or click any district name to view its full profile including assigned schools, enrollment trends, and spending data.

Finding Your District in Massachusetts

School district boundaries in Massachusetts are determined by your residential address, not just your city or zip code. In some areas, a single zip code spans multiple districts, or a district may serve students across several zip codes. The most reliable way to confirm your district is to enter your exact zip code in the search tool above.

Why School Districts Matter for Homebuyers

In Massachusetts, as across the country, school district quality is one of the top three factors homebuyers cite when choosing a neighborhood. Homes in higher-rated districts often command a premium of 5–25% compared to similar homes in adjacent districts. Whether you're buying, renting, or planning a move, understanding which school district serves your address is an essential first step.

Frequently Asked Questions
How many school districts are in Massachusetts? ▼
Massachusetts has 254 public school districts covering 512+ zip codes and serving an estimated 900,000 students. The statewide average district rating is 6/10 based on NCES 2024–2025 data.
How do I find my school district in Massachusetts? ▼
Enter your 5-digit zip code in the search box above to instantly find your Massachusetts school district, including ratings, per-pupil spending, enrollment, and assigned elementary, middle, and high schools.
What is the best school district in Massachusetts? ▼
The table above is sorted by rating (highest first). Districts rated 9–10/10 are in the top tier based on NCES enrollment, spending, and school-count data. Click any district name to view its full profile.
Can I search by address instead of zip code? ▼
Currently we support zip code lookup. Enter your zip code to find your district. For exact address-level lookups, contact your local school district office directly, as boundaries can vary within a single zip code.
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