The Medford, MA educational system consists of 17 public schools, 9 private schools and 3 post-secondary schools. Medford public schools have average test scores of 53% which is 18% lower than than the Massachusetts average and 7% higher than than the national average. The student to teach ratio of Medford public schools is 12:1, compared to 14:1 in Massachusetts and 16:1 across all of the United States. A total of 91.0% of students have completed 8th grade, 90.2% have completed high school, 47.5% have completed a bachelor’s degree and 6.7% have completed a doctorate degree.