Summary:
Kingston, Massachusetts is served by four schools covering every grade level: Kingston Elementary (K–2) and Kingston Intermediate (3–6), both part of the Kingston district, and Silver Lake Regional Middle School (7–8) and Silver Lake Regional High (9–12), both part of the Silver Lake district. Total enrollment is 2,746 students, with 57.5% in the regional schools. Families transition from Kingston to Silver Lake between 6th and 7th grade.
Kingston Intermediate is the steadiest performer: 3 stars and around the 60th percentile for three straight years, and above state averages in all tested subjects in 2025–2026 — ELA 44.77% vs 40.03%, math 47.65% vs 41.11%, and science 46.00% vs 40.98%, though science fell sharply from 61.18% the prior year. Silver Lake Regional Middle School is also 3 stars and improved to the 64th percentile, with math at 48.52% vs 41.11% and ELA at 44.84% vs 40.03%, but science (35.41% vs 40.98%) and civics (35.80% vs 39.77%) lag the state.
Silver Lake Regional High is the main pressure point, dropping to 2 stars and the 44th percentile. Math 10th grade edges the state (44.03% vs 43.73%), but ELA is 35.27% vs 45.48%, science 34.57% vs 40.50%, and physics 32.80% vs 46.58%, with large year-over-year declines. Completion remains strong at a 98.0% graduation rate and 0.4% dropout rate. Kingston Elementary has no MCAS data and the highest student-teacher ratio (16.8:1). Notably, spending and staffing do not track simply with test performance.
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