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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Across Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 40 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Northampton High leads the list at 74.0%, against a median of 44.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Hampshire County, Massachusetts

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.0%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

44.0%

BEST IN READING · HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Northampton High	Northampton, MA	Northampton	High	875	74.0%	no change
2	Amherst Regional High	Amherst, MA	Amherst-Pelham	High	816	71.0%	▲ 1
3	Belchertown High	Belchertown, MA	Belchertown	High	573	68.0%	▼ 1
4	Anne T. Dunphy School	Williamsburg, MA	Williamsburg	Elementary	111	65.0%	▲ 1
5	Crocker Farm Elementary	Amherst, MA	Amherst	Elementary	353	58.0%	▲ 5
6	Hopkins Academy	Hadley, MA	Hadley	High	203	56.6%	no change
7	Wildwood Elementary	Amherst, MA	Amherst	Elementary	314	56.0%	▲ 4
8	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Easthampton, MA	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public	Elementary	218	54.0%	▲ 11
9	Amherst Regional Middle School	Amherst, MA	Amherst-Pelham	Middle	366	54.0%	▲ 4
10	Hadley Elementary	Hadley, MA	Hadley	Elementary	315	54.0%	▲ 8
11	Jackson Street	Northampton, MA	Northampton	Elementary	279	54.0%	▼ 2
12	Leeds	Leeds, MA	Northampton	Elementary	253	54.0%	no change
13	Jabish Middle School	Belchertown, MA	Belchertown	Middle	343	53.0%	▲ 3
14	Pelham Elementary	Pelham, MA	Pelham	Elementary	128	49.0%	▼ 7
15	South Hadley High	South Hadley, MA	South Hadley	High	479	49.0%	▼ 11
16	Fort River Elementary	Amherst, MA	Amherst	Elementary	371	48.0%	▲ 1
17	John F Kennedy Middle School	Florence, MA	Northampton	Middle	577	47.0%	▲ 5
18	Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School	South Hadley, MA	Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public	High	397	46.0%	▼ 4
19	Swift River Elementary	Belchertown, MA	Belchertown	Elementary	445	45.0%	▲ 2
20	Hatfield Elementary	Hatfield, MA	Hatfield	Elementary	201	44.0%	▲ 5
21	William E Norris	Southampton, MA	Southampton	Elementary	475	44.0%	▲ 7
22	Chestnut Hill Community School	Belchertown, MA	Belchertown	Middle	494	43.0%	▼ 2
23	Hampshire Regional High	Westhampton, MA	Hampshire	High	718	41.1%	▲ 1
24	Easthampton High	Easthampton, MA	Easthampton	High	377	41.0%	▲ 5
25	R. K. Finn Ryan Road	Florence, MA	Northampton	Elementary	231	41.0%	▼ 10
26	New Hingham Regional Elementary	Chesterfield, MA	Chesterfield-Goshen	Elementary	126	40.0%	▲ 11
27	Stanley M Koziol Elementary School	Ware, MA	Ware	Elementary	396	40.0%	▲ 5
28	Michael E. Smith Middle School	South Hadley, MA	South Hadley	Middle	505	38.0%	▲ 3
29	Smith Academy	Hatfield, MA	Hatfield	High	109	36.4%	▼ 2
30	East Meadow	Granby, MA	Granby	Elementary	375	35.0%	no change
31	Gateway Regional School	Huntington, MA	Gateway	High	333	34.5%	▼ 23
32	Mosier	South Hadley, MA	South Hadley	Elementary	365	32.0%	▼ 6
33	Mountain View School	Easthampton, MA	Easthampton	Elementary	991	31.0%	no change
34	Bridge Street	Northampton, MA	Northampton	Elementary	281	31.0%	▲ 2
35	Ware Junior/Senior High School	Ware, MA	Ware	High	425	30.8%	▲ 5
36	Granby Jr Sr High School	Granby, MA	Granby	High	290	27.8%	▼ 1
37	Littleville Elementary School	Huntington, MA	Gateway	Elementary	260	27.0%	▼ 3
38	Gateway Regional Middle School	Huntington, MA	Gateway	Middle	196	25.0%	▲ 1
39	Ware Middle School	Ware, MA	Ware	Middle	261	25.0%	▼ 1
40	Smith Vocational and Agricultural High	Northampton, MA	Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural	High	587	20.0%	▼ 17

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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