Mount Greylock vs North Adams Schools
How the two districts, about 7 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Mount Greylock ranks higher, #58 to North Adams's #272 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Mount Greylock students score higher: ELA 57% vs 21%, Math 58% vs 22% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Mount Greylock averages 328 points higher (1233 vs 905).
- Spending: North Adams spends $3,778 more per student ($25,508 vs $21,729).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Mount Greylock: single-family homes average $459K vs $244K. The average tax bill is $7,066 in Mount Greylock and $3,894 in North Adams.
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.
| Year | Mount Greylock | North Adams | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57% | 21% | 41% |
| 2025 | 56% | 23% | 43% |
| 2024 | 56% | 23% | 41% |
| 2023 | 62% | 25% | 44% |
| 2022 | 63% | 23% | 44% |
| 2021 | 72% | 29% | 49% |
| Year | Mount Greylock | North Adams | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58% | 22% | 41% |
| 2025 | 51% | 23% | 41% |
| 2024 | 53% | 19% | 41% |
| 2023 | 56% | 17% | 42% |
| 2022 | 57% | 22% | 41% |
| 2021 | 58% | 14% | 36% |
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
| Mount Greylock | North Adams | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 1,177 | 1,142 |
| English learners | 2.3% | 1.6% |
| Students with disabilities | 15.9% | 29.8% |
| White | 81.6% | 77.1% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 0.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.7% | 9.9% |
| Black/African American | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Multi-race | 4.6% | 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.