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Lexington, MA
Public School Ratings




Lexington Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Lexington School District details

Lexington School District
146 Maple Street
Lexington, MA 02420

6,790 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Lexington School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

10

(10 is best)

Better than 100.0% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.6% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
42%
76%
43%
79%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bowman School
9 Philip Rd
Lexington, MA, 02421
KG-05
Bridge School
55 Middleby Rd
Lexington, MA, 02421
KG-05
Fiske School
55 Adams Street
Lexington, MA, 02420
KG-05
Harrington School
328 Lowell Street
Lexington, MA, 02420
KG-05
Jonas Clarke Middle School
17 Stedman Rd
Lexington, MA, 02421
06-08
Joseph Estabrook School
117 Grove Street
Lexington, MA, 02420
KG-05
Lexington Children's Place School
328 Lowell Street
Lexington, MA, 02420
PK-PK
Lexington High School
251 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA, 02421
09-12
Maria Hastings School
7 Crosby Road
Lexington, MA, 02421
KG-05
Wm Diamond Middle School
99 Hancock Street
Lexington, MA, 02420
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 43.9% 58.3%
Black 4.3% 9.8%
Hispanic 5.2% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 46.6% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $13,350 $95,986,500 44.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,393 $17,205,670 8.0%
Staff $1,415 $10,173,850 4.7%
General Administration $232 $1,668,080 0.8%
School Administration $1,261 $9,066,590 4.2%
Operation $139 $999,410 0.5%
Transportation $777 $5,586,630 2.6%
Other $352 $2,530,880 1.2%
Total Support $6,569 $47,231,110 21.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $10,055 $72,295,450 33.5%
Total Expenditures $29,974 $215,513,060 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,021 $10,957,524,359 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,684 $1,534,703,819 7.2%
Staff $914 $833,015,705 3.9%
General Administration $276 $251,849,785 1.2%
School Administration $979 $892,630,457 4.2%
Operation $1,659 $1,511,998,563 7.1%
Transportation $848 $773,223,628 3.6%
Other $478 $436,154,533 2.1%
Total Support $6,839 $6,233,540,894 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,416 $4,024,919,077 19.0%
Total Expenditures $23,275 $21,215,885,470 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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