Chesterfield-Goshen
1 elementary school in our rankings
Students from Chesterfield and Goshen attend Chesterfield-Goshen schools.
Ranks #283 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–6 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Chesterfield-Goshen is a regional school district serving the rural hill towns of Chesterfield and Goshen in Hampshire County, in western Massachusetts. Both communities sit in the Berkshire foothills, roughly 20 miles northwest of Northampton, and are known for their wooded landscapes, farmland, and small-town character. Chesterfield is home to the Chesterfield Gorge, a notable natural feature carved by the North River, while Goshen is a quiet community with a long agricultural heritage. The district's students attend schools in the two towns and continue to high school outside the district, as the district does not operate a high school of its own.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 37% of districts. Students attend 94.7% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 2% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 29.9% in 2022 to 14.7% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 12.1 points since 2023 (44.5135% to 32.3676%); statewide it fell 3.3 points.
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Schools in Chesterfield-Goshen
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
Students & classrooms
42.2% female · 57.8% male
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 15 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11)
About the towns
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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