South Hadley
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves South Hadley
Ranks #131 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 40%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
South Hadley is a suburban town in Hampshire County, located in the Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River, roughly 8 miles south of Springfield. The town is home to Mount Holyoke College, one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States, which has shaped the town's character as a college community. South Hadley's scenic setting includes the Connecticut River, the Holyoke Range, and the Mount Holyoke Range State Park, reflecting a blend of residential neighborhoods and rural landscape. The town's public schools serve students through South Hadley High School, which is part of the local public school system.
How it compares
- Strongest area: AP results, in the top 10% of districts. 92% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Attendance ranks in the bottom 16% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 34.5% in 2022 to 24.1% in 2025.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 7.5 points since 2023 (36.5333% to 29.0073%).
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 South 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 (South Hadley High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.1% female · 50.8% male · 0.1% 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 152 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
15 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 9.2% missed 20% or more of school days
About South 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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