Massachusetts regional school district

Hampshire

1 high school and 3 elementary schools in our rankings

overall grade

Students from Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton and Williamsburg attend Hampshire schools, including Hampshire Regional High School.

Ranks #94 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 29%.

Overall rank

#94

of 328 districts

MCAS ELA

41%

State 41% in the same grades

MCAS Math

47%

State 41% in the same grades

Spending per student

$23,152

MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Hampshire Regional School District serves five towns in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts: Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton, and Williamsburg. These largely rural and small-town communities sit in the hill towns of Hampshire County, with Northampton and Amherst lying to the east and south. The district's students attend Hampshire Regional High School, which serves the member towns. The region is known for its farmland, forests, and rolling terrain, and Williamsburg lies along the Mill River near the Mount Holyoke Range. Among the five towns, Westhampton and Southampton stand out for higher per capita income levels.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 16% of districts. Students attend 94.1% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 46% of districts.
Top school: Anne T. Dunphy School, #35 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 23.6% in 2022 to 14.2% in 2025.
Trend: ELA MCAS is down 7.9 points since 2023 (48.598% to 40.6811%); statewide it fell 3.5 points.

Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Above averagetop 29% · #94

SAT

Above averagetop 22% · #61

ELA MCAS

Averagebottom 46% · #179

Math MCAS

Averagetop 38% · #122

AP results

Above averagetop 30% · #81

Graduation

Averagebottom 47% · #155

Attendance

Above averagetop 16% · #52

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 Hampshire

High schools · ranked among 335

Hampshire Regional High

Hampshire

#113 in MASAT 1181Graduation 94%

Elementary schools · ranked among 895

Anne T. Dunphy School

Hampshire

#35 in MAELA 76%Math 73%

William E Norris

Hampshire

B-

#423 in MAELA 43%Math 45%

Westhampton Elementary School

Hampshire

B-

#455 in MAELA 40%Math 43%

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.

English Language Arts, grades 3–1041%in 2026 · state 41%

Same as the state

Math, grades 3–1047%in 2026 · state 41%

6 points above the state

By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state

GradeELAMath

Grade 3

43%same as state

42%same as state

Grade 4

49%+12 vs state

61%+18 vs state

Grade 5

46%+8 vs state

46%+7 vs state

Grade 6

51%+11 vs state

79%+36 vs state

Grade 7

38%−2 vs state

45%+8 vs state

Grade 8

33%−9 vs state

28%−14 vs state

Grade 10

32%−13 vs state

43%−1 vs state

Science, 2026

Grade 5 science

66%+23 vs state

Grade 8 science

37%−2 vs state

High school biology

27%−11 vs state

High school results

Average SATBetter than average

This district

1181

MA avg

1113

AP exams scored 3+Better than average

This district

81.8%

MA avg

69.1%

Four-year graduation rateBetter than average

This district

94.3%

MA avg

92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Hampshire Regional High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms

Students in classes719

Average class size13.2MA avg 17.3

Who attends

White

88.8%

Hispanic/Latino

6.9%

Multi-Race

2.7%

Asian

0.8%

Black/African American

0.7%

50.4% female · 48.7% male · 0.8% nonbinary

Student needs

English learnersLower than average

This district

1.5%

MA avg

8.5%

Students with disabilitiesAbout average

This district

21.1%

MA avg

20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$23.2Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K

$1,387 above the MA median

Teacher salary$79.0Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K

$12,423 below the MA median

Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average

This district

90.3%

MA avg

84.7%

Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average

This district

100%

MA avg

82%

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 69 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average

This district

94.1%

MA avg

93.7%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average

This district

14.2%

MA avg

16.9%

10.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.2% missed 20% or more of school days

About the towns

Chesterfield

Hampshire County · Western Massachusetts

Avg single-family home value$378KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$5,767MA median $6,814

Tax rate$15.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$23,611MA median $47,872

Free cash reserves34.7% of budget

Goshen

Hampshire County · Western Massachusetts

Avg single-family home value$375KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$5,062MA median $6,814

Tax rate$13.50 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$18,543MA median $47,872

Free cash reserves7.7% of budget

Southampton

Hampshire County · Western Massachusetts

Avg single-family home value$489KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$6,413MA median $6,814

Tax rate$13.10 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$49,170MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school85.5%

Town bond ratingAA-

Westhampton

Hampshire County · Western Massachusetts

Avg single-family home value$351KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$7,149MA median $6,814

Tax rate$20.40 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$63,071MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school91.7%

Town bond ratingAA+

Free cash reserves5.9% of budget

Williamsburg

Hampshire County · Western Massachusetts

Avg single-family home value$435KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$6,968MA median $6,814

Tax rate$16.00 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$33,037MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school87.7%

Town bond ratingAA+

Where school-age children in these towns go to school · 2024-2025

Local public schools

40.9%

Regional schools

33.1%

Private schools

10.7%

Other public schools

10.5%

Home school

2.5%

Charter schools

2.3%

What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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.

Compare Hampshire with nearby districts

Hampshire vs Northampton#128B · 6 mi Hampshire vs Easthampton#122B · 8 mi Hampshire vs Hatfield#152B- · 9 mi Hampshire vs Worthington#314C- · 9 mi Hampshire vs Gateway#188C+ · 10 mi Hampshire vs Hadley#117B · 11 mi Hampshire vs Frontier#107B · 12 mi

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