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Brookline Schools
Brookline is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Norfolk County (Brookline). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Brookline on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Brookline
9 of 13 schools in Brookline carry a SchoolGrade (4 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 9
Best schools in Brookline
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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+ Brookline High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Lawrence (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A William H Lincoln (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Edith C Baker Chestnut Hill (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Michael Driscoll (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Pierce (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Heath Chestnut Hill (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A John D Runkle (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Florida Ruffin Ridley School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Brookline
All schools, A to Z (13)
- Brookline Early Education Program At Beacon, Brookline
- Brookline Early Education Program At Clark Road, Brookline
- Brookline Early Education Program At Putterham, Chestnut Hill
- A+ Brookline High, Brookline
- A Edith C Baker Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill
- A Florida Ruffin Ridley School, Brookline
- A Heath Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill
- A John D Runkle, Brookline
- A+ Lawrence, Brookline
- A Michael Driscoll, Brookline
- A Pierce, Brookline
- The Lynch Center, Brookline
- A William H Lincoln, Brookline
Where Brookline schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Brookline (10)
- Chestnut Hill (3)
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: 7,039 students with 581 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,265 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2503150
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Brookline
How many schools are in Brookline?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Brookline, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Brookline serve?
The largest by graded schools: Brookline, Chestnut Hill.
How good are the schools in Brookline?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 71.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 66.7%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Brookline?
7,039 students were enrolled in Brookline in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Brookline?
Brookline is in Massachusetts, based in Norfolk County, with its district office in Brookline. Its boundary covers about 6.8 sq mi.