Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Agawam Town’s public schools score below 69% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Agawam Town, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Agawam Town, 38% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Massachusetts average (44%). 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 97% 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.
Agawam Town’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 212 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Agawam Town’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $22,433 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Agawam Junior High, then Agawam High. See the path ↓
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 Agawam Town’s grade
C: better than 31% of Massachusetts school districts, #212 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 Agawam Town, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Agawam Town
Agawam Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 135 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Agawam
5th grade in Agawam Town
Roberta G. Doering School
Grades 5–6 · 522 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Agawam
6th grade in Agawam Town
Roberta G. Doering School
Grades 5–6 · 522 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Agawam
7th grade in Agawam Town
Agawam Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 527 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Feeding Hills
8th grade in Agawam Town
Agawam Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 527 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Feeding Hills
9th grade in Agawam Town
Agawam High
Grades 9–12 · 1,025 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Agawam
10th grade in Agawam Town
Agawam High
Grades 9–12 · 1,025 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Agawam
11th grade in Agawam Town
Agawam High
Grades 9–12 · 1,025 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Agawam
12th grade in Agawam Town
Agawam High
Grades 9–12 · 1,025 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Agawam
Agawam Town’s public schools are run by Agawam School District. 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
Agawam Town vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Agawam Town’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Agawam Town | C | Agawam |
| West Springfield Town | C | West Springfield |
| Springfield | D | Springfield |
| Southwick | C+ | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional |
| Westfield | C | Westfield |
| Longmeadow | A− | Longmeadow |
Suffield, CT borders Agawam Town but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Agawam Town
8 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 Agawam Town’s schools
Are Agawam Town’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Agawam Town children attend score below 69% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #212 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Agawam Town in?
Agawam School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,461 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Agawam Town kids go to high school?
Agawam High in Agawam, with 1,025 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Agawam Town’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Agawam School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Agawam Town spend per student?
$22,433 in Agawam School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Agawam Town families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Agawam Town → 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.