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Massachusetts public elementary school

Clarksburg Elementary

Clarksburg school district

B
overall grade

Ranks #337 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools — top 38%.

Overall rank
#337
of 895 schools
ELA · 2024–2026
49%
MA average 42%
Math · 2024–2026
52%
MA average 43%
Avg class size
18
206 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 30% statewide. Students attend 95% of school days on average.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 21.8% in 2022 to 10.5% in 2025.
  • Trend: Math is down 7 points since 2023 (59% to 52%).
Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 38% · #337
ELA
Averagetop 42% · #370
Math
Averagetop 36% · #317
Attendance
Above averagetop 30% · #260
Teacher quality
Above averagetop 35% · #310

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average in 5 of 8 years since 2018. Math has been above the state average every year since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts38%in 2026 · state 43%
5 points below the state
0%50%100%This school38%State43%20172019202120232026
Math52%in 2026 · state 42%
10 points above the state
0%50%100%This school52%State42%20172019202120232026
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)499
Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)500
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)62nd · 61st

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students206
Average class size18MA avg 18
Students per teacher12.4MA avg 12.1
Who attends
White
95.6%
Hispanic/Latino
1.9%
Multi-Race
1.5%
Asian
0.5%
Black/African American
0.5%

47.1% girls · 52.9% boys

Student needs
Low incomeLower than average
This school
35%
MA avg
42.8%
English learnersLower than average
This school
0%
MA avg
17.2%
Students with disabilitiesLower than average
This school
13.6%
MA avg
22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
98.4%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
81.8%
MA avg
73.2%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
93.8%
MA avg
92.4%
Stayed from last yearAbout average
This school
81.3%
MA avg
82.7%
More staffing details
Teachers (full-time equivalent)16.5
Principal retention100%
General education teachers93.9%
Special education teachers6.1%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateAbout average
This school
95%
MA avg
94.1%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
10.5%
MA avg
15.6%

8.9 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: Not reported

About Clarksburg

Berkshire County · Western Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$268KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$3,295MA median $6,814
Tax rate$12.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$30,618MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school97.7%

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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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