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Best Public Schools in Marblehead, MA

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At a glance

Schools

2,756

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMarblehead Veterans Middle School46^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools

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Biggest riser

Marblehead Veterans Middle School up 26 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Marblehead High 10.7 students per teacher

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Summary:

Marblehead, Massachusetts has six schools serving prekindergarten through grade 12: two elementary schools (PK–3), three middle schools (Village School grades 4–6, Marblehead Veterans Middle School grades 7–8, and Marblehead Community Charter Public School grades 4–8), and one high school (grades 9–12). Total enrollment is 2,756; the five schools in the Marblehead district enroll 2,564, while the charter enrolls 192 and is its own district. The high school is largest at 861 students, and the charter is smallest at 192. Free/reduced-price lunch data are blank for all six schools.

For academics, Marblehead Veterans Middle School is the standout: in 2025–2026 it ranked 46th of 478 (90th percentile, 5 stars), with ELA 65.58%, math 70.03%, and 8th-grade math 74.71%, the highest single reported score. Lucretia and Joseph Brown School leads elementary with ELA 64.36% and math 66.34%; its math rose 8.18 points year over year. Village School has the top science score at 69.28%, but ELA (53.50%) and math (56.48%) are below district averages. Glover is most volatile, dropping from 70.59% to 56.47% in ELA and 69.12% to 50.59% in math. Marblehead High has 99.2% graduation and 0.0% dropout, and 10th-grade math at 58.64%, but reported 10th-grade science fell 20.41 points.

Overall, every reported 2025–2026 score is above state, though some trail district averages. Marblehead Community Charter Public School improved from 3 stars and 62nd percentile in 2023–2024 to 4 stars and 78th percentile in 2025–2026, and science jumped 14.19 points, but its ELA, math, and science remain below district and above state. Student-teacher ratios range from 10.7 at High and Veterans to 13.2 at Glover, averaging about 11.7. Among five schools with 2020–2021 spending data, the average is about $18,842 per student; Glover is highest at $19,904 and High lowest at $17,787, with Brown not provided. Rank history is incomplete for Village and Brown, and Glover has only a 2002–2003 rank. The three middle schools enroll 1,132 students, about 41.1% of the city total.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	4-8	17 Lime Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(781) 631-0777	192	16	12.0	28.6%	136 (70.8%)	11 (5.7%)	28 (14.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.3%)	74.8	103^rd of 478 public middle schools	78.5%		77.7	98^th of 484 public middle schools	79.8%	5		47.9	43.8	51.1	47.6	62.8		50.4		47.9	56.3	45.7	41.5	62.8		50.9	53.2	51.2		52.2		60.5	$20,386
Glover	Public	PK, KG-3	9 Maple Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3190	318	24	13.2	6.3%	264 (83.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)	56.5							56.5	50.6							50.6							$21,154
Marblehead High	Public	9-12	2 Humphrey Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3100	861	80	10.7	10.7%	718 (83.4%)	29 (3.4%)	68 (7.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.8%)	73.3	92^nd of 353 public high schools	73.9%		75.9	86^th of 349 public high schools	75.4%	6							49.5								58.6				51.9		55.5		$20,383
Village School	Public	4-6	93 Village Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 639-3159	529	48	10.9	14.6%	439 (83.0%)	12 (2.3%)	41 (7.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)								(n/a)		50.7	50.0	59.9				53.5		55.8	52.4	61.4				56.5	69.3			69.3			$21,866
Marblehead Veterans Middle School	Public	7-8	217 Pleasant Street	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 639-3120	411	38	10.7	12.4%	346 (84.2%)	13 (3.2%)	29 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	91.5	46^th of 478 public middle schools	90.4%		85.1	72^nd of 484 public middle schools	85.1%	26					59.5	71.3		65.6					65.0	74.7		70.0		62.6		62.6		66.7	$20,302
Lucretia and Joseph Brown School	Public	PK, KG-3	40 Baldwin Road	Marblehead	01945	Essex County	Marblehead	No	No	No	No	(781) 629-3112	445	35	12.8	13.5%	368 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.4%)								(n/a)	64.4							64.4	66.3							66.3							$20,347

Cities Near Marblehead

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salem	1.73 mi	14	287^th
Swampscott	2.35 mi	3	122^nd
Peabody	3.58 mi	11	293^rd
Lynn	3.63 mi	30	347^th
Beverly	3.98 mi	8	103^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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