Best Public Schools in Holbrook, MA

Holbrook, Massachusetts has two schools serving about 1,350 students in grades PK–12: John F Kennedy, an elementary school for grades PK–5 with 685 students, and Holbrook Middle High School, a combined middle and high school for grades 6–12 with 665 students, both located at 245 So. Franklin Street. The Holbrook district ranks 224 of 351 statewide, at the 36th percentile with 2 stars.

The two schools are heading in opposite directions. John F Kennedy slipped from 3 stars and the 55th percentile in 2023–2024 to 2 stars and the 44th percentile in 2025–2026, while Holbrook Middle High School climbed from 1 star and the 25th percentile to 2 stars and the 39th percentile. Their subject strengths differ sharply: John F Kennedy shines in Science at 64.04% proficient, far above the district's 43.35% and the state's 40.98%, while Holbrook Middle High's Science is just 27.88%. By contrast, Holbrook Middle High leads in ELA (43.73% vs. the state's 40.03%) and Grade 8 Civics (49.49% vs. the state's 39.77%), while John F Kennedy's ELA is 35.12%, below the state.

Math is a shared weakness: John F Kennedy is at 34.01% and Holbrook Middle High at 33.64%, both below the state's 41.11%, and every tested grade level in Math at Holbrook Middle High falls below the state average. Holbrook Middle High's graduation rate is 94.6%, and Physics is a weak spot at 20.83% versus the state's 46.58%. Spending per student was $15,428 at John F Kennedy and $14,557 at Holbrook Middle High, though that data is from 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch figures are not reported for either school, leaving a gap for equity analysis.