•Overall: Frontier ranks higher, #107 to Hatfield's #152 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Frontier students score higher: ELA 43% vs 39%, Math 45% vs 32% met expectations.
•SAT: Frontier averages 125 points higher (1226 vs 1101).
•Spending: Similar: $22,836 per student in Frontier and $22,535 in Hatfield.
•Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $459K in Frontier and $459K in Hatfield. The average tax bill is $6,104 in Frontier and $6,735 in Hatfield.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Frontier: grades 3–10; Hatfield: grades 3–8), so the state figure isn't shown.
English Language ArtsFrontier ahead
Frontier
43%
Hatfield
39%
MathFrontier ahead
Frontier
45%
Hatfield
32%
ELA by year
Year
Frontier
Hatfield
2026
43%
39%
2025
45%
—
2024
39%
—
2023
45%
—
2022
48%
—
2021
55%
—
Math by year
Year
Frontier
Hatfield
2026
45%
32%
2025
48%
—
2024
47%
—
2023
46%
—
2022
44%
—
2021
40%
—
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
Hatfield
1101
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Frontier ahead
Frontier
87.7%
Hatfield
57.5%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateHatfield ahead
Frontier
89%
Hatfield
100%
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 sizeAbout the same
Frontier
11.1
Hatfield
11
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateAbout the same
Frontier
93.2%
Hatfield
93.7%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout the same
Frontier
15.1%
Hatfield
14.9%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearFrontier ahead
Frontier
94.4%
Hatfield
86.4%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Frontier
Frontier
$22,836
Hatfield
$22,535
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Hatfield
Frontier
$78,317
Hatfield
$87,392
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.