For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,228 students in Bourne School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Public Elementary Schools in Bourne School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public elementary school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,360 Schools
# Students
1,563 Students
605,604 Students
# Teachers
146 Teachers
51,596 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Bourne School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#310 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
41%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
44%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
44%

Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.66
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,446 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
33 Students
44,247 Students
% Asian Students
2%
8%
# Hispanic Students
124 Students
157,705 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
26%
# Black Students
44 Students
61,567 Students
% Black Students
3%
10%
# White Students
1,236 Students
310,647 Students
% White Students
79%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
511 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
113 Students
29,006 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
58
20,531
# Students in K Grade:
128
58,912
# Students in 1st Grade:
122
64,458
# Students in 2nd Grade:
121
66,664
# Students in 3rd Grade:
109
64,731
# Students in 4th Grade:
129
65,978
# Students in 5th Grade:
121
67,142
# Students in 6th Grade:
153
67,086
# Students in 7th Grade:
128
56,371
# Students in 8th Grade:
159
53,443
# Students in 9th Grade:
75
5,579
# Students in 10th Grade:
81
5,198
# Students in 11th Grade:
77
4,867
# Students in 12th Grade:
92
4,504
# Ungraded Students:
10
140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $26,561 is higher than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,858 is higher than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$21,850 MM

Spending
$44 MM
$22,544 MM

Revenue / Student
$26,561
$23,845

Spending / Student
$27,858
$24,602

Best Bourne School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bournedale Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 40-44% )
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
41 Ernest Valerie Road
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
(508) 759-7437
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
(508) 759-7437
Grades: PK-2
| 429 students
Rank: #22.
Bourne Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
77 Waterhouse Road
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
(508) 759-0690
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
(508) 759-0690
Grades: 6-8
| 440 students
Rank: #33.
Bourne Intermediate School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
70 Trowbridge Road
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
(508) 759-0680
Buzzards Bay, MA 02532
(508) 759-0680
Grades: 3-5
| 359 students
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