NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools MA

Best-Resourced Schools in Saugus, MA

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5 public K-12 schools in Saugus from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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5
Schools
3,296
Students
34.2/100
Avg Resource Index
15.6:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Saugus has more public-school enrollment than 33% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Saugus's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

2 of Saugus's 5 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 28-point gap between Pioneer Charter School of Science Ii (Pcss-Ii) and Belmonte Steam Academy shows the range hidden by Saugus's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 67%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
23rd percentile
Teacher staffing
47th percentile

Belmonte Steam Academy accounts for 24.7% of all Saugus public-school enrollment

That concentration means Saugus-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Saugus student-teacher ratio is 15.6:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Saugus is typically wider than the Saugus-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

1 of Saugus's 5 listed schools are charters

20% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Pioneer Charter School of Science Ii (Pcss-Ii) 50
2. Saugus Middle School 40
3. Saugus High 34
4. Veterans Early Learning Center 25
5. Belmonte Steam Academy 22

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Saugus

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Pioneer Charter School of Science Ii (Pcss-Ii) 76.0/100
  2. 2 Veterans Early Learning Center 64.9/100
  3. 3 Saugus High 64.4/100
  4. 4 Saugus Middle School 64.1/100
  5. 5 Belmonte Steam Academy 63.1/100

What do families ask about schools in Saugus?

Which Saugus school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Pioneer Charter School of Science Ii (Pcss-Ii) has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Saugus schools in this federal-data comparison at 50/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Saugus, MA? ▼

Saugus has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 3,296 students. 1 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 15.6:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.