Farmington River Reg
1 elementary school in our rankings
Students from Otis and Sandisfield attend Farmington River Reg schools.
Ranks #261 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.
Farmington River Regional School District serves the towns of Otis and Sandisfield, two rural communities in the Berkshire Hills of Berkshire County in western Massachusetts. Both towns are set amid forests, hills, and reservoirs, with the Farmington River and surrounding conservation lands shaping much of the local landscape. Otis is known for its Otis State Forest and Sandisfield for its nationally known antiques fairs held along its roads each year. The district's character is that of small, low-density Berkshire towns with a strong connection to outdoor recreation and rural life.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 36% of districts. 47% of students in grades 3–6 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 42% statewide in the same grades.
- Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 18% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 34.7% in 2022 to 24.4% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is up 6.6 points since 2023 (41.5345% to 48.1607%), while statewide it fell 3 points.
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Schools in Farmington River Reg
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
44.8% female · 55.2% 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 14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
12.2 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 5.5% missed 20% or more of school days
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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