Masconomet School District

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades 7–12 ASchool Grade

Middle and high school for Middleton, Boxford and Topsfield. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

1,477Students enrolled

2Schools · + 5 feeders

3Towns served

$26,803Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

MiddletonBoxfordTopsfield

Grades K–2

Fuller Meadow269 students · MiddletonMiddleton School District

Grades 3–6

Howe-Manning461 students · MiddletonMiddleton School District

Grades 7–8

Masconomet Regional Middle School553 students · Boxford MAThis district

Grades 9–12

Masconomet Regional High School924 students · BoxfordThis district

Grades PK–2

Harry Lee Cole367 students · BoxfordBoxford School District

Grades 3–6

Spofford Pond411 students · BoxfordBoxford School District

Grades 7–8

Masconomet Regional Middle School553 students · Boxford MAThis district

Grades 9–12

Masconomet Regional High School924 students · BoxfordThis district

Grades PK–3

Steward Elementary347 students · TopsfieldTopsfield School District

Grades 7–8

Masconomet Regional Middle School553 students · Boxford MAThis district

Grades 9–12

Masconomet Regional High School924 students · BoxfordThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency59%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts66%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)96%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$26,803

per student each year · 1% above the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration38%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)72%

State24%

Federal4%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

1,684’20

1,642’21

1,549’22

1,535’23

1,477’24

Students

White · 88%1,305

Hispanic · 5%73

Two or more races · 3%43

Asian · 3%42

Black · 1%11

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Middleton9,816 people · Grades K–2 at Fuller Meadow

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Boxford8,208 people · Grades PK–2 at Harry Lee Cole

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Topsfield6,564 people · Grades PK–3 at Steward Elementary

Schools2 in district · 5 feeders

This district · grades 7–12

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Masconomet Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 553 students · Boxford Ma

B+Public 🏫

Masconomet Regional High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 924 students · Boxford

A+Public

Feeder schools · grades PK–6 · each town's own district

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Harry Lee ColeElementary · Grades PK–2 · 367 students · Boxford

Public 📚

Spofford PondElementary · Grades 3–6 · 411 students · Boxford

A-Public 📚

Fuller MeadowElementary · Grades K–2 · 269 students · Middleton

Public 📚

Howe-ManningElementary · Grades 3–6 · 461 students · Middleton

A-Public 📚

Steward ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–3 · 347 students · Topsfield

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Danvers School DistrictDanvers · $22,191 per student

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Hamilton-Wenham School DistrictHamilton · Wenham · $24,472 per student

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Ipswich School DistrictIpswich · $27,216 per student

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North Andover School DistrictNorth Andover · $20,235 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.