Ware
1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Ware
Ranks #245 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Ware is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, located in the Quabbin region of the Pioneer Valley roughly 20 miles east of Springfield. The town sits along the Ware River and the Quabbin Reservoir watershed, giving it a largely rural and small-town character surrounded by forested hills and farmland. Ware is home to the Ware Junior/Senior High School, which serves students across the community. The town's history includes its 19th-century development as a mill and manufacturing center, reflected in its historic village centers.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: AP results, in the bottom 45% of districts. 71% of AP exams at its high schools scored 3 or higher, vs 69% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 10% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 38% in 2022 to 22% in 2025.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 6 points since 2023 (26.9254% to 20.8841%).
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 Ware
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 (Ware Junior/Senior High School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.3% female · 51.6% 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 89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
11.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 4.5% missed 20% or more of school days
About Ware
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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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