•Overall: Frontier ranks higher, #107 to Hadley's #117 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Hadley students score higher: ELA 46% vs 43%, Math 45% vs 45% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Frontier averages 48 points higher (1226 vs 1178).
•Spending: Similar: $22,836 per student in Frontier and $23,929 in Hadley.
•Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $459K in Frontier and $476K in Hadley. The average tax bill is $6,104 in Frontier and $5,454 in Hadley.
•Class size: Smaller in Frontier: 11.1 students on average vs 16.7.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
English Language ArtsHadley ahead
Frontier
43%
Hadley
46%
State
41%
MathSame
Frontier
45%
Hadley
45%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Frontier
Hadley
State
2026
43%
46%
41%
2025
45%
53%
42%
2024
39%
51%
42%
2023
45%
54%
44%
2022
48%
51%
43%
2021
55%
61%
48%
Math by year
Year
Frontier
Hadley
State
2026
45%
45%
41%
2025
48%
46%
41%
2024
47%
48%
42%
2023
46%
41%
42%
2022
44%
49%
40%
2021
40%
39%
36%
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Average SATFrontier ahead
Frontier
1226
Hadley
1178
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Frontier ahead
Frontier
87.7%
Hadley
64.8%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateHadley ahead
Frontier
89%
Hadley
95.3%
MA avg
92.4%
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Average class sizeHigher in Hadley
Frontier
11.1
Hadley
16.7
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateAbout the same
Frontier
93.2%
Hadley
94%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Frontier
Frontier
15.1%
Hadley
16.3%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearHadley ahead
Frontier
94.4%
Hadley
95.9%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Hadley
Frontier
$22,836
Hadley
$23,929
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Frontier
Frontier
$78,317
Hadley
$74,766
MA median
$91,393
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
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.