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Williamstown Elementary
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
School pathway
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsWhat this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 14 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 74.0% | 64.0% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
Where Williamstown Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Berkshire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #344 of 920 ▼ 63 | #5 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #240 of 920 ▼ 21 | #4 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.0pp | #29 of 901 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #425 of 1,086 | #2 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #164 of 938 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #643 of 938 | #10 of 19 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 39 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 40.5 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 43.6 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 41 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
About Williamstown Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williamstown Elementary is part of Mount Greylock. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 407 students.
Williamstown Elementary falls under Mount Greylock, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,177 students.
The largest group at Williamstown Elementary is White students, at 75%. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among people living in Berkshire County, the White share is about 86%. The diversity index for Williamstown Elementary is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The school has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average ratio is 12.2:1.
Williamstown Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Berkshire County show that the median household earns about $76,013 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Berkshire County has 50 public schools with about 14,704 students, including Williamstown Elementary.
Williamstown Elementary is about 2.5 miles from Greylock, its nearest public school. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles.
The federal government classifies Williamstown Elementary's location as Town: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 31 students, from 376 to 407. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 9.2:1 to 10.4:1.
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- Mt Greylock Regional HighHigh · 539 students
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