Smith Mills’s public schools beat 59% of Massachusetts districts
The public schools Smith Mills’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 59% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Smith Mills’s schools are like
Better than its incomes would predict
Compared with the 91 Massachusetts towns that have similar household incomes, Smith Mills’s schools beat 86%, higher than their 59% statewide. These results aren’t just a reflection of local wealth. How it compares ↓
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary 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 Dartmouth Middle and Dartmouth High. Dartmouth sends its kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Smith Mills spends 22% 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 Smith Mills 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 Smith Mills.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Smith Mills vs. its neighbors
Smith Mills’s schools rank 1st of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Massachusetts districts.
Every school in Smith Mills
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Smith Mills families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Smith Mills
There’s no college in Smith Mills, but 19 are within 30 miles. The closest is University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth in Dartmouth, 1.3 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Smith Mills. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 9 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.