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Dedham, MA
Public School Ratings




Dedham 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


Dedham School District details

Dedham School District
100 Whiting Avenue
Dedham, MA 02026

2,567 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Dedham School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

7

(10 is best)

Better than 61.2% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.1% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
42%
46%
43%
46%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Avery School
336 High Street
Dedham, MA, 02026
01-05
Dedham High School
140 Whiting Avenue
Dedham, MA, 02026
09-12
Dedham Middle School
70 Whiting Avenue
Dedham, MA, 02026
06-08
Early Childhood Center School
322 Sprague Street
Dedham, MA, 02026
PK-KG
Greenlodge School
191 Greenlodge Street
Dedham, MA, 02026
01-05
Oakdale School
147 Cedar Street
Dedham, MA, 02026
01-05
Riverdale School
143 Needham Street
Dedham, MA, 02026
01-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 71.6% 58.3%
Black 7.8% 9.8%
Hispanic 18.2% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 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 $13,336 $36,487,296 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,409 $6,591,024 9.5%
Staff $1,755 $4,801,680 6.9%
General Administration $504 $1,378,944 2.0%
School Administration $779 $2,131,344 3.1%
Operation $2,239 $6,125,904 8.8%
Transportation $633 $1,731,888 2.5%
Other $330 $902,880 1.3%
Total Support $8,651 $23,669,136 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,461 $9,469,296 13.6%
Total Expenditures $25,447 $69,622,992 100.0%
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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