Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Becket’s public schools score below 53% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Becket, 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.
Becket’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 175 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Becket’s, its schools beat 70%, higher than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,946 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Nessacus Regional Middle School, then Wahconah Regional 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 Becket’s grade
B−: better than 47% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Becket, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Becket
Becket Washington School
Grades PK–5 · 91 students · 10:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Becket
Nessacus Regional Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 353 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dalton
7th grade in Becket
Nessacus Regional Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 353 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dalton
8th grade in Becket
Nessacus Regional Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 353 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dalton
9th grade in Becket
Wahconah Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Dalton
10th grade in Becket
Wahconah Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 450 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Dalton
Becket’s public schools are run by Central Berkshire School District, which also serves Cummington, Dalton, Hinsdale and Peru and others. 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.
Above the state in reading
Becket vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Becket’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Becket | B− | Central Berkshire |
| Middlefield | — | Gateway |
| Otis | B | Farmington River Regional PK–6 · Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional |
| Washington | — | Central Berkshire |
| Chester | C− | Gateway |
| Lee | C | Lee |
| Tyringham | — | Lee |
Every school in Becket
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).
Questions about Becket’s schools
Are Becket’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Becket children attend score below 53% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 70%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Becket in?
Central Berkshire School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,537 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Becket kids go to high school?
Wahconah Regional High in Dalton, with 450 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Becket’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Berkshire School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Becket spend per student?
$21,946 in Central Berkshire School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Becket families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.