Summary:
The 02554 zip code area of Nantucket, Massachusetts is home to 4 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. While the Nantucket school district as a whole has a low 1-star rating, Nantucket High School stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, ranking 132 out of 348 Massachusetts high schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Nantucket High School boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% and a low dropout rate of 5.3%. The school also performs well on MCAS tests, with 64.29% of 10th graders proficient or better in ELA, surpassing the state average of 50.66%. However, the school lags behind the state average in Math, with only 36.57% of 10th graders proficient or better, compared to the state average of 44.6%. In contrast, the elementary and middle schools in the area, such as Nantucket Elementary and Cyrus Peirce Middle School, have lower MCAS proficiency rates compared to the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science.
The variation in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios across the schools is noteworthy. Nantucket Elementary has the highest per-student spending at $26,438 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 9.4, yet it still has a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and class size may be contributing to the overall academic performance of the schools in the 02554 zip code area.
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