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Schools in Alford

Alford’s public schools

Southern Berkshire School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alford. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Massachusetts’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Massachusetts’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$34.6K
▲ 30% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
596 students on the public path
In brief

Alford’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Alford’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools. New Marlborough Central places highest (better than 45%); Undermountain lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Alford, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Mt Everett Regional. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–12Mt Everett Regionalin SheffieldC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern Berkshire School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Southern Berkshire School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 607 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$34,583MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 43.7% · 275 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.7% · 274 students tested

Alford vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Alford’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alford—Southern Berkshire
West StockbridgeB−Berkshire Hills
EgremontCSouthern Berkshire
Great BarringtonB−Berkshire Hills

Every school in Alford

3 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).

Also serving Alfordin other towns
Undermountain
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sheffield
C
260 students9:1Rate it →
New Marlborough Central
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Sheffield
B−
58 students8:1Rate it →
Mt Everett Regional
High · Grades 6–12 · Sheffield
C
278 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Alford’s schools

Are Alford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alford. Southern Berkshire School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alford. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alford in?

Southern Berkshire School District.

Where do Alford kids go to high school?

Mt Everett Regional.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.