School district · Massachusetts

Topsfield

Topsfield in Massachusetts: 2 public schools with 598 students and 10.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,570 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
598
Students per teacher
10.9
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,570
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)
55.1
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

60%proficient

+7.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 85% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

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

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

55%proficient

+4.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

338 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
$16.4K15
$16.2K16
$17.4K17
$18.1K18
$17.8K19
$18.7K20
$21.1K21
$21.3K22
$21.1K23
$24.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $608K
State
53% · $3.1M
Local
36% · $2.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,301
Support services
$8,666
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$298K
Long-term debt
$250K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–334711.266%57%
4–625110.459%56%

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
28 Middleton Road, Boxford, MA 01921
Phone
(978)887-0771
Website