Students from Becket, Cummington, Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Washington and Windsor attend Wahconah Regional High School.
C+
overall grade
Ranks #187 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
Overall rank
#187
of 335 schools
Average SAT
1110
MA average 1091
Graduation rate
93%
MA average 92%
Plan on college
73%
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.
Central Berkshire Regional School District serves several small towns in the heart of the Berkshires, including Dalton, Cummington, Windsor, and Washington. This rural region of western Massachusetts is known for its scenic mountain landscapes, outdoor recreation, and historic mill towns that once thrived on paper and textile manufacturing. Dalton, the district's largest community, was home to the Crane & Co. paper mill, which has produced U.S. currency paper since 1879.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 50% statewide. The average SAT score is 1110, vs 1091 at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: College plans rank in the bottom 36% statewide.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 32% in 2022 to 18.5% in 2025.
↑Trend: The average SAT score is up 44 points since 2022 (1066 to 1110).
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 45% · #187
SAT
Averagetop 50% · #165
ELA MCAS
Averagebottom 48% · #172
Math MCAS
Averagebottom 47% · #176
AP results
Averagebottom 37% · #203
Graduation
Averagebottom 42% · #194
College plans
Averagebottom 36% · #213
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 score1110in 2025 · MA avg 1091
19 points above the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingAbout average
This school
555
MA avg
556
MathBetter than average
This school
555
MA avg
535
71 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 Arts44%in 2026 · state 45%
1 point below the state
Math39%in 2026 · state 44%
5 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)497 · 495 · 503
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)52nd · 55th
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)50 · 51
90 students took 170 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12About average
This school
73.9%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
81.7%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate93%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
2 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classWorse than average
This school
6.1%
MA avg
4.3%
Plan to attend college73%in 2025 · state 72%
Same as the state
Graduates' plans · 114 graduates
4-year public college
25.4%
4-year private college
23.7%
2-year public college
23.7%
Work
18.4%
Other post-secondary
3.5%
Military
2.6%
Other / unknown
2.6%
Students
Who attends
White
91.1%
Hispanic/Latino
4.2%
Multi-Race
3.3%
Black/African American
0.9%
Asian
0.4%
46.7% female · 53.1% male · 0.2% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityLower than average
This school
41%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeLower than average
This school
33.6%
MA avg
39%
English learnersLower than average
This school
1.3%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
100%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
95.6%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldBetter than average
This school
97.8%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
10.9MA avg 11.8
41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateBetter than average
This school
93.7%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This school
18.5%
MA avg
22.3%
11.1 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 3.9% out-of-school, 3.1% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About the towns in Central Berkshire
Wahconah Regional High is part of the Central Berkshire 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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