The Braintree Public School District, located in

Braintree, Massachusetts Braintree (), officially the Town of Braintree, is a municipality in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Although officially known as a towBraintree is a city, with a mayor-council government, mayor-council form of government, and i ...

, includes Hollis Elementary School, Donald Ross Elementary School, Archie T. Morrison Elementary School, Liberty Elementary School, Mary E. Flaherty Elementary School (formerly Lakeside Elementary School), Highlands Elementary School, East Middle School, South Middle School, and

Braintree High School Braintree High School (BHS) is a four-year public secondary school located in Braintree, Massachusetts. The school is part of the Braintree Public School district and is situated on the northwest side of Sunset Lake at 128 Town Street. General ...

. Monatiquot Elementary School is now the Monatiquot School Kindergarten Center for full-day kindergarten students in Braintree.

District Information

There are nine public schools in the district: one

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center, six

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, two

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and one

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, with a total enrollment of just over 5,748 students for the 2007–08 school year. 89.8% of the system's students graduate. The School Department’s budget was $52,102,532 in FY2006. The superintendent is Mr. Jim Lee. 89% of Braintree High School graduates pursue post-secondary studies. Students at all grade levels typically score above state and national averages on all measures of standardized testing, including the MCAS and the

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offers eighteen

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(AP) courses; more than a third of the senior class is enrolled in at least one AP course. The high school also receives wide recognition for its athletic program; BHS teams compete in the

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. The schools enjoy strong support and involvement from parents, with active parent organizations at each school as well as numerous other opportunities for parents to participate in enhancing the educational program. The district has traditionally demonstrated a commitment to lifelong learning through the many and varied programs offered by the

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.District Information
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References

Education in Braintree, Massachusetts Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing School districts in Massachusetts