Hadley
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Hadley
Ranks #117 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 36%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Hadley is a rural town in Hampshire County, located in the Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River, roughly 8 miles north of Northampton. The town is known for its agricultural heritage, including its well-known asparagus farms, and it retains much of its historic New England character. Hadley's public schools serve the town through Hopkins Academy, which has operated since the 1660s and is one of the oldest secondary schools in the United States. The community's single-family homes are assessed at a value that reflects solid, established residential neighborhoods, and per capita income is in line with the surrounding Pioneer Valley region.
How it compares
- Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 23% of districts. Its high schools average 1178 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 34% of districts.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 8.3 points since 2023 (54.4631% to 46.1339%); statewide it fell 4.6 points.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Hadley
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.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Hopkins Academy). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.7% female · 49.7% male · 0.6% nonbinary
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 55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.2% missed 20% or more of school days
About Hadley
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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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