Students from Great Barrington, Stockbridge and West Stockbridge attend Monument Mt Regional High School.
B
overall grade
Ranks #129 of 335 Massachusetts high schools — top 39%.
Overall rank
#129
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1141
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
87%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
68%
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.
Great Barrington, located in the southern Berkshires, is a historic cultural hub known for its vibrant arts scene, farm-to-table restaurants, and picturesque New England character. The town sits along the Housatonic River and serves as a gateway to the Berkshire Mountains, drawing visitors year-round for its natural beauty and creative community. Monument Mountain Regional High School serves students from Great Barrington and the surrounding hill towns of the Berkshire Hills Regional School District.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: AP results, in the top 4% statewide. 95% of AP exams in 2025 scored 3 or higher, vs 66% at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 23% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 46.4% in 2022 to 33.3% in 2025.
↓Trend: Math MCAS is down 19 points since 2023 (53% to 34%); statewide it fell 6 points.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 39% · #129
SAT
Above averagetop 35% · #116
ELA MCAS
Averagetop 40% · #128
Math MCAS
Averagebottom 37% · #210
AP results
Excellenttop 4% · #12
Graduation
Below averagebottom 23% · #258
College plans
Below averagebottom 29% · #239
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 score1141in 2025 · MA avg 1091
50 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingBetter than average
This school
599
MA avg
556
MathAbout average
This school
542
MA avg
535
74 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 Arts51%in 2026 · state 45%
6 points above the state
Math34%in 2026 · state 44%
10 points below the state
Biologyhigh school science, 2026Better than average
This school
48%
State
38%
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)499 · 492 · 499
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)59th · 43rd
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)61 · 55
73 students took 121 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
54.9%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesBetter than average
This school
92.6%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate87%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
4 points below the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classAbout average
This school
4.6%
MA avg
4.3%
7.3% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college68%in 2025 · state 72%
4 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 129 graduates
4-year private college
31.8%
Work
25.6%
4-year public college
22.5%
2-year public college
13.2%
Other / unknown
2.4%
Other post-secondary
1.6%
Military
1.6%
2-year private college
0.8%
Apprenticeship
0.8%
Students
Who attends
White
76.1%
Hispanic/Latino
16.7%
Multi-Race
3.5%
Asian
2.1%
Black/African American
1.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
42.9% female · 56.1% male · 0.9% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityAbout average
This school
48.4%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeAbout average
This school
39.5%
MA avg
39%
English learnersAbout average
This school
7.8%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
99.1%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersAbout average
This school
75.4%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
90%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
9.3MA avg 11.8
46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateWorse than average
This school
90.1%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This school
33.3%
MA avg
22.3%
16.7 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 3.4% out-of-school, 4.7% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Berkshire Hills
Monument Mt Regional High is part of the Berkshire Hills 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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