Summary:
Milton School District serves about 508 students across three small schools in the Milton area, covering preschool through grade 12: Milton Elementary School for PK–5, Nute Junior High School for grades 6–8, and Nute High School for grades 9–12. The district has relatively small class environments, with student-teacher ratios between about 10.6 and 11.8 students per teacher, although its overall statewide ranking is low at 136th of 166 districts.
Nute High School is the clear academic standout. It ranks in the 56th statewide percentile, compared with the ninth percentile for Milton Elementary School and the 14th percentile for Nute Junior High School. High school reading proficiency is 54%, close to the 55% state rate, while science proficiency is 42%, above the 38% state rate. The school also improved substantially from the prior year, reports an 86.2% graduation rate, and has a 0% dropout rate. By comparison, the elementary school remains lower-ranked despite encouraging gains in math, reading, and science, while the junior high experienced declines in all three subjects during 2025–26.
Mathematics is the most important districtwide academic concern: proficiency is 27% at Milton Elementary School and only 18% at Nute Junior High School, compared with 44% statewide. Reading is the strongest subject in the lower grades, but results still trail the state, at 39% in elementary school and 37% in junior high. Parents may also want to consider the year-to-year volatility created by small student cohorts, especially at the junior high. Overall, the district’s main priorities are improving math, stabilizing middle-school performance, and extending the recent elementary gains while identifying the practices supporting the high school’s stronger results.
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