School district · Massachusetts

Medfield

Medfield in Massachusetts: 5 public schools with 2,478 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,651 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,478
Students per teacher
13.7
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,651
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
181
Counselors (FTE)
8.9
Students per counselor
280
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

70%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 94% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,151 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

73%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,157 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.8K15
$15.2K16
$16.1K17
$17.0K18
$18.0K19
$18.7K20
$20.5K21
$20.6K22
$21.4K23
$22.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.3% · $2.5M
State
24% · $13.6M
Local
72% · $41.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,601
Support services
$7,442
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$634K
Long-term debt
$152K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
4–538413.369%81%
Pre-K–141218.6——
2–340418.172%79%
6–857410.971%67%
9–1270412.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
459 Main St, Medfield, MA 02052
Phone
(508)359-2302
Website