Becket Washington School

Located at 12 Maple Street, in Becket, Massachusetts, Becket Washington School is a very small elementary-level community that hosts 91 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Central Berkshire. Enrollment runs roughly 76% below the state mean of about 381.

Becket Washington School is one of 5 schools operated by Central Berkshire, a district that instructs 1,537 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Becket Washington School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, Berkshire County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,013 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Berkshire County's 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,704 students), Becket Washington School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Chester Elementary, around 5.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Becket Washington School's enrollment has decreased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 125 (now 91). White enrollment moved from 95% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.