Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainAdams’s public schools score below 84% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 19% of Adams’s students scored proficient, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Adams, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Adams’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 59 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Adams’s, its schools beat 39%, higher than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Adams’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,222 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school
From grade 4 the district’s path is Hoosac Valley Middle School, then Hoosac Valley High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School and St. Stanislaus Kostka School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Adams’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Massachusetts school districts, #254 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Adams, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Adams
Hoosac Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 398 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Adams
Hoosac Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 398 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 398 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 398 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 398 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley Middle School
Grades 4–7 · 304 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Cheshire
5th grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley Middle School
Grades 4–7 · 304 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Cheshire
6th grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley Middle School
Grades 4–7 · 304 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Cheshire
7th grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley Middle School
Grades 4–7 · 304 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Cheshire
8th grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley High School
Grades 8–12 · 296 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cheshire
9th grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley High School
Grades 8–12 · 296 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cheshire
10th grade in Adams
Hoosac Valley High School
Grades 8–12 · 296 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Cheshire
Adams’s public schools are run by Hoosac Valley School District, which also serves Cheshire. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Adams vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Adams’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Adams | C− | Hoosac Valley |
| Williamstown | A− | Mount Greylock |
| New Ashford | — | Mount Greylock |
| North Adams | D | North Adams |
Every school in Adams
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Adams’s schools
Are Adams’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Adams children attend score below 84% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #254 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Adams in?
Hoosac Valley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 998 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Adams’s graduation rate?
80–89% of the class of 2023 in Hoosac Valley School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Adams spend per student?
$23,222 in Hoosac Valley School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Adams?
Yes: St. Stanislaus Kostka School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 113 students). Adams also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Adams families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Adams → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.