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Agawam High
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 18 points.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Agawam High
Agawam High operates as a moderately sized 9-12 campus in Agawam, Massachusetts, overseen by Agawam. Current enrollment sits at 1,025 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 32% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.
Within Agawam, which oversees 8 schools and 3,461 students, Agawam High is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Agawam High reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Agawam High records 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hampden County put the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Hampden County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), Agawam High is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Agawam Early Childhood Center, around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Agawam High operates from a commuter-belt location.
Over the past 7-year window. Agawam High's enrollment has edged down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,175 (now 1,025). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 89% to 78% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
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