Students from Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton and Williamsburg attend Hampshire Regional High School.
B
overall grade
Ranks #113 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 34%.
Overall rank
#113
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1181+90 vs MA
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
94%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
88%+15 vs MA
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.
Hampshire Regional High School serves students from the towns of Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, and Worthington in the scenic Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. This rural regional district spans the hillier terrain west of the Connecticut River valley, with towns featuring a mix of working farmland, forests, and classic New England village centers. The area is known for its agricultural heritage and proximity to the college towns of Northampton and Amherst.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 20% statewide. The average SAT score is 1181, vs 1091 at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 23% statewide.
↓Trend: ELA MCAS is down 39 points since 2023 (71% to 32%); statewide it fell 13 points.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 23.8% in 2022 to 14.5% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Above averagetop 34% · #113
SAT
Above averagetop 20% · #65
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 23% · #254
Math MCAS
Averagetop 47% · #151
AP results
Above averagetop 28% · #86
Graduation
Averagebottom 50% · #169
College plans
Above averagetop 25% · #82
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 score1181in 2025 · MA avg 1091
90 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
607
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
574
MA avg
535
51 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 Arts32%in 2026 · state 45%
13 points below the state
Math43%in 2026 · state 44%
1 point below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Worse than average
This school
27%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)490 · 498 · 490
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)29th · 64th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)35 · 54
97 students took 154 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average
This school
73.2%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average
This school
93.6%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate94%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
3 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classAbout average
This school
3.8%
MA avg
4.3%
1.9% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college88%in 2025 · state 72%
15 points above the state
Graduates' plans · 96 graduates
4-year private college
31.3%
4-year public college
31.3%
2-year public college
25%
Work
7.3%
Other post-secondary
2.1%
Other / unknown
2.1%
Apprenticeship
1%
Students
Who attends
White
87.5%
Hispanic/Latino
7.5%
Multi-Race
2.8%
Asian
1.3%
Black/African American
0.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.1%
52.6% female · 46.4% male · 1% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
32.6%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
17.8%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
0.7%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
99.7%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
84.6%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldBetter than average
This school
97.3%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
10MA avg 11.8
71.9 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
94%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
14.5%
MA avg
22.3%
10.7 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 1.7% out-of-school, 0.3% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Hampshire
Hampshire Regional High is part of the Hampshire 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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