Hadley vs Hatfield Schools
How the two districts, about 3 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Hadley ranks higher, #117 to Hatfield's #152 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Hadley students score higher: ELA 46% vs 39%, Math 45% vs 32% met expectations.
- SAT: Hadley averages 77 points higher (1178 vs 1101).
- Spending: Similar: $23,929 per student in Hadley and $22,535 in Hatfield.
- Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $476K in Hadley and $459K in Hatfield. The average tax bill is $5,454 in Hadley and $6,735 in Hatfield.
- Class size: Smaller in Hatfield: 11 students on average vs 16.7.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Hadley: grades 3–10; Hatfield: grades 3–8), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Hadley | Hatfield |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46% | 39% |
| 2025 | 53% | — |
| 2024 | 51% | — |
| 2023 | 54% | — |
| 2022 | 51% | — |
| 2021 | 61% | — |
| Year | Hadley | Hatfield |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45% | 32% |
| 2025 | 46% | — |
| 2024 | 48% | — |
| 2023 | 41% | — |
| 2022 | 49% | — |
| 2021 | 39% | — |
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
| Hadley | Hatfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 526 | 310 |
| English learners | 5.7% | 1% |
| Students with disabilities | 21.9% | 24.2% |
| White | 73.4% | 90.1% |
| Asian | 5.1% | 1.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 14.3% | 4.3% |
| Black/African American | 3.1% | 0.7% |
| Multi-race | 3.3% | 3.3% |
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.