Students from Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery and Russell attend Gateway Regional School.
C+
overall grade
Ranks #216 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
Overall rank
#216
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1145
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
88%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
63%
MA average 72%
SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.
Gateway Regional School District serves seven small hilltowns in the rural Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts: Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, Russell, and Worthington. This sparsely populated region in the foothills of the Berkshires is characterized by forested hills, winding country roads, and a strong sense of rural New England character. The district was formed to provide centralized secondary education for communities too small to maintain their own high schools.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 34% statewide. The average SAT score is 1145, vs 1091 at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 13% statewide.
↓Trend: Math MCAS is down 23 points since 2023 (52% to 29%); statewide it fell 6 points.
↓Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has fallen from 77.3% in 2022 to 63.3% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 36% · #216
SAT
Above averagetop 34% · #111
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 13% · #288
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 27% · #243
AP results
Averagetop 39% · #122
Graduation
Below averagebottom 24% · #255
College plans
Below averagebottom 21% · #265
The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank
SAT
Average total score1145in 2025 · MA avg 1091
54 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
591
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
554
MA avg
535
14 students took the SAT.
"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.
MCAS (10th grade)
Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
English Language Arts24%in 2026 · state 45%
21 points below the state
Math29%in 2026 · state 44%
15 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
55%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)491 · 489 · 509
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)32nd · 31st
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)48 · 35
21 students took 60 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
50%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
75.7%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate88%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
4 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
10.2%
MA avg
4.3%
2% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college63%in 2025 · state 72%
9 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 30 graduates
2-year public college
33.3%
Work
20%
4-year public college
16.7%
Other post-secondary
16.7%
4-year private college
13.3%
Students
Who attends
White
90.4%
Hispanic/Latino
7.2%
Multi-Race
1.5%
Asian
0.3%
Black/African American
0.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.3%
48.3% female · 51.4% male · 0.3% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityAbout average
This school
52.2%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeAbout average
This school
39.5%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
2.4%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
90.7%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
77.4%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
81.6%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
7.7MA avg 11.8
43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateWorse than average
This school
91%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout average
This school
23.2%
MA avg
22.3%
15.7 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 8.8% out-of-school, 7% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Gateway
Gateway Regional School is part of the Gateway regional district. Our data doesn't list the school's own town, so here are all of the district's member towns.
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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