Pinehurst’s public schools beat 53% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools Pinehurst’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
The short version on Pinehurst’s schools
Below what its incomes would suggest
Statewide, Pinehurst’s schools beat 53% of districts. Among the 215 towns with similar household incomes, they beat just 31%. Most towns with comparable incomes get noticeably better results. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With five elementary and two middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Billerica Memorial High School. Billerica sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Reading is above the state; math is just below
Reading proficiency is 51%, 3 points above the state. Math is 36%, level with the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
Average results for less money
Pinehurst spends 15% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Pinehurst compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Massachusetts’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Massachusetts only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pinehurst.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Pinehurst vs. its neighbors
Pinehurst’s schools rank 3rd of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Massachusetts districts.
Every school in Pinehurst
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Pinehurst families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Pinehurst
There’s no college in Pinehurst, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Middlesex Community College in Bedford, 2.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Pinehurst. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.