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Cyrus Peirce

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Cyrus Peirce ranks 262 nd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Cyrus Peirce is a public middle school located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 353 students. While the school is part of the Nantucket school district, which is ranked 253 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, Cyrus Peirce's academic performance has consistently been below the state averages across all grades and subjects.

Cyrus Peirce's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (35.4%), Mathematics (26.79%), and Science (46.08%) were lower than the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance was slightly better than the Nantucket district average. The school's student-teacher ratio of around 11:1 is lower than the state average, indicating relatively small class sizes, and the school has a relatively high per-student spending of around $23,000 in recent years.

While the school performs relatively well for female students and white students, it struggles with the performance of African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Massachusetts middle schools for these subgroups. The school's performance for English Language Learners and students with disabilities is mixed, with some years ranking in the top half and other years in the bottom half of the state. These equity concerns suggest that the school may need to focus on addressing achievement gaps and providing additional support and resources to the underperforming student groups.

358

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,295

Per pupil spending ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10 Surfside Road
Nantucket, MA 02554

(508) 228-7283

District: Nantucket

Students who attend Cyrus Peirce usually attend:

High:

Nantucket High

Feeder schools for Cyrus Peirce:

Elementary:	Nantucket Elementary
	Nantucket Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

White:

40.5%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

262^nd of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

253^rd of 348Nantucket among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	262 of 484	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	318 of 493	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	321 of 501	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	289 of 497	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	299 of 501	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	330 of 498	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	329 of 484	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.2	345 of 487	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.2	260 of 482	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	226 of 441	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.9	269 of 455	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.9	289 of 455	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	264 of 455	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.0	279 of 449	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	192 of 434	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.9	257 of 409	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.9	246 of 407	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	239 of 399	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.6	229 of 399	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.7	195 of 356	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.4	191 of 344	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	40.4	219 of 339	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	164 of 202	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	117 of 209	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	116 of 212	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	90 of 193	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	146 of 195	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	155 of 172	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	42.7	205 of 445	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	194 of 431	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	186 of 424	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	263 of 417	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	114 of 181	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	152 of 180	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	64 of 155	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	102 of 138	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	80 of 127	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	215 of 473	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	309 of 481	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	329 of 489	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	254 of 494	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	279 of 483	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	334 of 478	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	325 of 463	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	268 of 376	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	294 of 378	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	269 of 364	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	222 of 368	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	217 of 335	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	270 of 309	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	323 of 464	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	357 of 469	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	296 of 481	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	346 of 489	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	324 of 462	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	330 of 452	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	351 of 438	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	319 of 473	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	309 of 483	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	305 of 489	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	320 of 497	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	310 of 485	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	320 of 478	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	323 of 466	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	62.8	36 of 84	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	229 of 435	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	164 of 441	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	182 of 444	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	368 of 503	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	391 of 489	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	370 of 484	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	403 of 467	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	39.1	293 of 491	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	148 of 386	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	207 of 392	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	222 of 403	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	210 of 404	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	218 of 401	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	222 of 396	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	249 of 395	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)57th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)54th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)40th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science46%+5 vs state

English Language Arts35%-6 vs state

Civics32%-7 vs state

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Cyrus Peirce	Public	6-8	10 Surfside Road	Nantucket	02554	Nantucket County	Nantucket	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 228-7283	358	36	10.0		145 (40.5%)	28 (7.8%)	163 (45.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	41	262^nd of 484 public middle schools	45.9%		32.1	318^th of 493 public middle schools	35.5%	56	34.8	33.9	37.9	35.4	31.2	23.4	26.2	26.8	46.1	46.1	32.0	$28,295

Frequently Asked Questions about Cyrus Peirce

What high school do graduates of Cyrus Peirce attend?

Students who attend Cyrus Peirce usually go on to attend Nantucket High

What is the racial makeup of Cyrus Peirce?

Students at Cyrus Peirce are 46% Hispanic, 41% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Cyrus Peirce?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Cyrus Peirce.

What district is Cyrus Peirce in?

Nantucket

Is Cyrus Peirce a good school?

Cyrus Peirce ranks 262^nd of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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