Richmond
1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Richmond
Ranks #90 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 28%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–8 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Richmond is a small rural town in Berkshire County, in the far western part of Massachusetts near the New York border. The town is known for its wooded hills, farmland, and scenic countryside, and it sits within the Berkshires region. Richmond is one of the more affluent towns in the county, with a high average single-family assessed value and above-average per capita income. The Richmond school district serves students from the town itself, and its children attend school locally, as the district does not operate a high school.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 13% of districts. 48% of students in grades 3–8 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
- Relative weak spot: Attendance ranks in the top 41% of districts, below its other categories.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 16.4% in 2022 to 11.8% in 2025.
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 Richmond
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
51% female · 49% 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 19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
9.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 0.6% missed 20% or more of school days
About Richmond
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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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