Lee

Lee, MA is a small two-school district serving roughly 659 students: Lee Elementary for prekindergarten through grade 6 (331 students) and Lee Middle/High School for grades 7 through 12 (328 students). Both schools have low student-teacher ratios — 9.4 and 9.1 students per teacher — and similar per-student spending in 2020–2021: $22,126 at the elementary school and $20,613 at the middle/high school. The Lee district overall ranks 180th of 351 districts, at the 49th percentile, with 2 stars.

Lee Elementary's standout subject is science: 54.55% of students scored proficient in all-grade science in 2025–2026, about 13.6 points above the state's 40.98%, and 5th-grade science was also 54.55% versus 43.07% statewide. The school improved in every subject year over year — ELA from 32.39% to 38.76%, math from 37.50% to 42.61%, and science from 36.36% to 54.55%. Its latest rank is 436th of 899 schools, at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars, up from the 38th percentile and 2 stars. Fourth- and 5th-grade ELA and math also beat state averages, but 6th-grade ELA (27.27% vs. 40.26%) and 6th-grade math (36.36% vs. 42.59%) lag behind.

Lee Middle/High School posts strong high-school results: a 98.2% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate, with 10th-grade math (53.57% vs. 43.73% state), 10th-grade ELA (48.21% vs. 45.48%), 8th-grade math (49.23% vs. 41.67%), biology (42.11% vs. 37.68%), and 8th-grade civics (42.42% vs. 39.77%) all above state. Middle-grade scores are the weak spot: 7th-grade math is 15.79% against 37.48% statewide, and 8th-grade ELA is 32.31% versus 41.70%. The school ranks 140th of 353 (60th percentile, 3 stars), down from the 83rd percentile and 4 stars in 2023–2024. In all-grade subjects, the elementary school outperforms the middle/high school, though Middle/High holds the higher latest rank percentile.