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Braintree Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

5,237

Students per teacher

12.6

Grades

Pre-K to 12

Area

13.7 sq mi

State

Braintree is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Norfolk County (Braintree). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Braintree on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Braintree

Average SchoolGrade

A-

Meeting or exceeding expectations

100%

Exceeding

67%

Avg actual scores

59%

Avg projected

51.2%

9 of 10 schools in Braintree carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 6B: 3

Best schools in Braintree

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

A Mary E Flaherty School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
A- Hollis (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
A- Braintree High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
A- Highlands (Elementary school, meets expectations)
A- South Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
A- Liberty (Elementary school, meets expectations)
B+ East Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
B Donald Ross (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
B- Archie T Morrison (Elementary school, meets expectations)

Every school in Braintree

All schools, A to Z (10)

B- Archie T Morrison, Braintree
A- Braintree High, Braintree
B Donald Ross, Braintree
B+ East Middle School, Braintree
A- Highlands, Braintree
A- Hollis, Braintree
A- Liberty, Braintree
A Mary E Flaherty School, Braintree
Monatiquot Kindergarten Center, Braintree
A- South Middle School, Braintree

About this district

State: Best schools in Massachusetts
County: Norfolk County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 5,237 students with 416 full-time-equivalent teachers and 742 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 2502940
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Weymouth (10 schools, 3 mi)
Randolph (6 schools, 3 mi)
Quincy (19 schools, 4 mi)
Milton (6 schools, 5 mi)
Hingham (6 schools, 6 mi)
Abington (5 schools, 7 mi)
Canton (6 schools, 7 mi)
Rockland (5 schools, 7 mi)

Questions about Braintree

How many schools are in Braintree?

SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Braintree. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

How good are the schools in Braintree?

Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 59% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 51.2%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Braintree?

5,237 students were enrolled in Braintree in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Braintree?

Braintree is in Massachusetts, based in Norfolk County, with its district office in Braintree. Its boundary covers about 13.7 sq mi.