← Back to District Rankings
Massachusetts regional school district

Hoosac Valley Regional

1 elementary school in our rankings

C
overall grade

Students from Adams and Cheshire attend Hoosac Valley Regional schools.

Ranks #268 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#268
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
25%
State 40% in the same grades
MCAS Math
19%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$20,302
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.

Hoosac Valley Regional is a school district serving the Berkshire County towns of Adams and Cheshire in northwestern Massachusetts. Adams sits in the northern Berkshires near the Hoosac Range, while Cheshire lies nearby along the Hoosic River valley, giving the district a rural, hilly character. Adams is the birthplace of suffragist Susan B. Anthony, and the area is known for its mountain scenery and outdoor recreation. Single-family assessed values and per capita income in both towns are below the statewide averages.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 31% of districts. Students attend 92.2% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 8% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 48.3% in 2022 to 25.4% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 19% · #268
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 12% · #288
Math MCAS
Well below averagebottom 8% · #304
Attendance
Below averagebottom 31% · #228

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 Hoosac Valley Regional

Elementary schools · ranked among 895
Hoosac Valley Elementary School
Hoosac Valley Regional
C
#691 in MAELA 23%Math 20%

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 3–1025%in 2026 · state 40%
15 points below the state
0%50%100%This district25%State40%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1019%in 2026 · state 41%
23 points below the state
0%50%100%This district19%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
26%−17 vs state
18%−24 vs state
Grade 4
14%−23 vs state
10%−33 vs state
Grade 5
24%−14 vs state
15%−24 vs state
Grade 6
36%−4 vs state
23%−20 vs state
Grade 7
19%−21 vs state
23%−14 vs state
Grade 8
28%−14 vs state
23%−19 vs state
Grade 10
33%−12 vs state
19%−25 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
51%+8 vs state
Grade 8 science
20%−19 vs state
High school biology
17%−21 vs state

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes1,026
Average class size16MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
85.3%
Hispanic/Latino
6.4%
Multi-Race
4.7%
Black/African American
2.3%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%

49.1% female · 50.9% male

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
1.7%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
25.4%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$20.3Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$1,463 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$20.3KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$71.3Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$20,044 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$71.3KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
74.7%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
66.7%
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 93 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateWorse than average
This district
92.2%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
25.4%
MA avg
16.9%

13.4 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 8% missed 20% or more of school days

About the towns

Adams
Berkshire County · Western Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$265KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$4,138MA median $6,814
Tax rate$15.60 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$27,221MA median $47,872
Town bond ratingAA-
Cheshire
Berkshire County · Western Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$339KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$3,586MA median $6,814
Tax rate$10.60 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$38,048MA median $47,872
Town bond ratingAA-
Free cash reserves9.3% of budget

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 Hoosac Valley Regional with nearby districts

Hoosac Valley Regional vs Mount Greylock#58B+ · 5 miHoosac Valley Regional vs North Adams#272C · 6 miHoosac Valley Regional vs Clarksburg#142B- · 9 miHoosac Valley Regional vs Pittsfield#191C+ · 12 mi

Side by side: test scores, spending, class size, home values and taxes. Distance is between district centers. Compare with any district