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{{short description|Public school district in Massachusetts}}
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|name                = Braintree Public Schools
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|motto               = Achieving. Creative. Inclusive.<ref>{{cite web |title=BHS Handbook 2019-2020 |url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fvFS-CbmDc64Mzp9xZ6ni_CCq7usUovitKloBUCuSQw/edit#heading=h.f88i4m2qja74 |website=Google Docs |language=en}}</ref>
|type                = Public
|grades              = Pre-K through 12
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|region              = US-MA
|country             = USA
|location            = [[Braintree, Massachusetts]]
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|superintendent      = Frank Hackett
|asst_superintendent = Jennifer Fay
|schools             = [[elementary schools|Elementary]] 6<br>[[middle schools|Middle]] 2<br>[[high schools|High]] 1
|budget              = $69,909,007 total<br>$12,215 per pupil<ref>{{cite web|title=2014-15 Per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report|url=http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/state_report/ppx.aspx|website=profiles.doe.mass.edu|accessdate=25 April 2017}}</ref>
|us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|2502940|district_name=Braintree Public Schools|access_date=20 November 2014}}
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|mascot              = [[Wampatuck (Native American)|Wamp]]
|colors              = [[Blue]] & [[White]] {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|white|border=darkgray}}
|schedule            = [https://web.archive.org/web/20141210051341/http://www.braintreeschools.org/calendar/Yearly%20Calendar%202014-2015%20FINAL%20APPROVED%20BY%20SC%20-%20Revised%205-13-2014.pdf Braintree Public Schools Calendar - School Year 2014-2015]
|website             = [https://www.braintreeschools.org/ Braintree Public Schools]
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The '''Braintree Public School District''', located in [[Braintree, Massachusetts]], 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]]. Monatiquot Elementary School is now the Monatiquot School Kindergarten Center for full-day kindergarten students in Braintree.

==District Information==
There are nine [[State school|public schools]] in the district: one [[kindergarten]] center, six [[elementary schools]], two [[middle schools]] and one [[high school]], with a total enrollment of just over 5,748 students for the 2007–08 school year. 89.8% of the system's students graduate.<ref>[http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/home.asp?mode=o&so=-&ot=5&o=309&view=all Braintree - Entire Profile - Massachusetts Directory Profiles]</ref> 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} Students at all grade levels typically score above state and national averages on all measures of standardized testing, including the [[Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System|MCAS]] and the [[SAT]]. [[Braintree High School]] offers eighteen [[advanced placement]] (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 [[Bay State Conference]]. 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 [[Braintree Continuing Education Program]].<ref>[http://www.braintreeschools.org/district/index.htm District Information] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516124624/http://www.braintreeschools.org/district/index.htm |date=May 16, 2007 }}</ref>

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[[Category:Education in Braintree, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Educational institutions in the United States with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:School districts in Norfolk County, Massachusetts]]