Holbrook

Holbrook has just two public schools — John F Kennedy, an elementary school serving grades PK–5 with about 685 students, and Holbrook Middle High School, which serves grades 6–12 with about 665 students — together educating roughly 1,350 children in a district with no separate middle school or alternative school.

Each school has a clear strength. At John F Kennedy, 5th grade Science stands out dramatically at 64.04% proficient, compared with 43.07% statewide, and the school's all-grade Science result of 64.04% is far above the state's 40.98%. At Holbrook Middle High School, the bright spots are secondary English language arts and civics: all-grade ELA is 43.73% (above the state's 40.03%), 7th grade ELA is 47.93%, and 8th grade Civics is 49.49% — both well above state. The high school's graduation rate is 94.6%, above the district's 93.3%.

The shared weakness is Math: both schools trail the state's 41.11%, with John F Kennedy at 34.01% and Holbrook Middle High School at 33.64%; at JFK, 3rd grade Math is 12.56 points below state. Secondary Science is also a concern — 27.88% at the middle/high school versus 40.98% statewide — and Physics End of Course is 20.83% against 46.58% statewide. The two schools are moving in opposite directions: JFK slipped from 3 stars/55th percentile to 2 stars/44th percentile, while Holbrook Middle High rose from 1 star/25th percentile to 2 stars/39th percentile. The Holbrook district overall ranks 224th of 351 Massachusetts districts, at 36th percentile with 2 stars.