Hatfield vs South Hadley Schools
How the two districts, about 9 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: South Hadley ranks higher, #131 to Hatfield's #152 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Hatfield students score higher: ELA 39% vs 33%, Math 32% vs 29% met expectations.
- SAT: South Hadley averages 81 points higher (1182 vs 1101).
- Spending: Hatfield spends $2,335 more per student ($22,535 vs $20,200).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Hatfield: single-family homes average $459K vs $417K. The average tax bill is $6,735 in Hatfield and $5,639 in South Hadley.
- Class size: Smaller in Hatfield: 11 students on average vs 17.1.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Hatfield: grades 3–8; South Hadley: grades 3–10), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Hatfield | South Hadley |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39% | 33% |
| 2025 | — | 37% |
| 2024 | — | 39% |
| 2023 | — | 40% |
| 2022 | — | 36% |
| 2021 | — | 44% |
| Year | Hatfield | South Hadley |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32% | 29% |
| 2025 | — | 34% |
| 2024 | — | 37% |
| 2023 | — | 37% |
| 2022 | — | 31% |
| 2021 | — | 28% |
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
| Hatfield | South Hadley | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 310 | 1,648 |
| English learners | 1% | 5.6% |
| Students with disabilities | 24.2% | 22.6% |
| White | 90.1% | 73.7% |
| Asian | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 4.3% | 19.4% |
| Black/African American | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| Multi-race | 3.3% | 3.2% |
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.