Summary:
Sutton, Massachusetts is a small town district serving about 1,291 students across four public schools that together cover prekindergarten through 12th grade: two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. The Sutton district ranks 143rd of 351 in Massachusetts, at the 59th percentile with 3 stars, and there is no alternative school. One important gap for families: free and reduced lunch data is missing for every school, so economic context is unknown, and per-student spending figures are from 2020–2021.
Sutton High School is the district's flagship, ranked 86th of 353 (76th percentile, 4 stars) with a 95.0% graduation rate and test scores well above the state in 10th grade ELA (58.43 vs. 45.48), math (59.55 vs. 43.73), science (47.06 vs. 40.50), and physics (63.49 vs. 46.58). Its percentile has drifted down from 84th to 76th over three years, with science dropping from 66.67 the prior year. Sutton Middle School ranks 154th of 478 (68th percentile, 3 stars) and beats the state in math (47.52 vs. 41.11), science (48.45 vs. 40.98), and 8th grade civics (56.70 vs. 39.77). Its weak spot is 7th grade, where math was 31.25 against the state's 37.48.
Sutton Elementary is the clearest concern: despite the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.8) and highest per-student spending ($17,779), its 2025–2026 scores fall below the district in all three core subjects, landing at 45th percentile with 2 stars and below the state in ELA and math, with 3rd grade ELA at 34.04 vs. the state's 42.79. Sutton Early Learning (PK–2, 324 students) has no test or rank data. Overall, the district is stronger at the secondary level, and resources do not line up neatly with outcomes.
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