The brief
An elementary school in Nantucket, MA where students score 36 points above what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 761 of 1,793 schools in Massachusetts and 2 of 4 in Nantucket.
Nantucket Elementary is listed in Nantucket, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.
- 201636%
- 201553%
- 201443%
- 201340%
- 201248%
- 201152%
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2016–2024
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 3/3 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 45% (multi-year average, 2009-2016) · reading/ELA 47% (multi-year average, 2009-2016).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2016 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2016 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2016 EdFacts · Low confidence
- Older source: 2016 EdFacts. Use as historical context.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- NCES EdFacts · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 02554; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2016; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.The area
- Median income
- $125,524
- Median home value
- $1,386,100
- Median rent
- $2,081/mo
- College educated
- 58.6%
- Homeownership
- 76.1%
- Poverty rate
- 2.3%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 02554; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 52
- Somewhat Walkable
- Bike Score
- 69
- Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 1,309/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Nantucket. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Nantucket), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Nantucket Elementary serve?
Nantucket Elementary serves students in grades Pre-K through 2nd.
How many students attend Nantucket Elementary?
Nantucket Elementary has an enrollment of approximately 397 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nantucket Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Nantucket Elementary is 9.5:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Nantucket Elementary rank in MA?
Nantucket Elementary ranks #761 of 1,793 schools in MA.
What is Nantucket Elementary's MySchoolScout rating?
Nantucket Elementary has a current MySchoolScout rating of 6.7 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Nantucket Elementary?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Nantucket Elementary has 45% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2016) and 47% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2016).
Is Nantucket Elementary a charter school?
No, Nantucket Elementary is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.
Is Nantucket Elementary a Title I school?
No, Nantucket Elementary is not currently a Title I school.
School facts
- Grades
- Pre-K – 2nd
- Enrollment
- 397
- Student-teacher ratio
- 9.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Distant Town
- County
- Nantucket County
- Phone
- (508) 228-7290
- Rank in district
- #2 of 4
- Schools in district
- 4
- District spending per student
- $28,322
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- 6.1%
- Census SAIPE · 2024
- Area population (ZIP 02554)
- 14,033
- Area median age
- 40.7
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
Related reading
Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Mass. Dept. of Elementary & Secondary Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.