Clarksburg vs North Adams Schools
How the two districts, about 3 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Clarksburg ranks higher, #142 to North Adams's #272 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Clarksburg students score higher: ELA 32% vs 21%, Math 27% vs 22% met expectations.
- High school: Clarksburg has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only North Adams has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 905).
- Spending: North Adams spends $9,898 more per student ($25,508 vs $15,610).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Clarksburg: single-family homes average $268K vs $244K. The average tax bill is $3,295 in Clarksburg and $3,894 in North Adams.
- Class size: Smaller in North Adams: 15.8 students on average vs 18.2.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Clarksburg: grades 3–8; North Adams: grades 3–10), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Clarksburg | North Adams |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32% | 21% |
| 2025 | 29% | 23% |
| 2024 | 29% | 23% |
| 2023 | 39% | 25% |
| 2022 | 39% | 23% |
| 2021 | 48% | 29% |
| Year | Clarksburg | North Adams |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27% | 22% |
| 2025 | 24% | 23% |
| 2024 | 30% | 19% |
| 2023 | 37% | 17% |
| 2022 | 31% | 22% |
| 2021 | 23% | 14% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Clarksburg | North Adams | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 206 | 1,142 |
| English learners | 0% | 1.6% |
| Students with disabilities | 13.6% | 29.8% |
| White | 94.3% | 77.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 1.4% | 9.9% |
| Black/African American | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| Multi-race | 2.8% | 10.2% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.