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Schools in Bernardston · Pioneer Valley School District

Bernardston’s public schools score below 79% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Bernardston’s districts is 26%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bernardston, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 6 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 15 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$28.2K
▲ 6% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
440 students on the public path
In brief

Bernardston’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,154 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Pioneer Valley Regional. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bernardston’s grade

C− Test scores

C−: better than 21% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (183)Better than 23%
Towns in Franklin County (23)Better than 39%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 354 test results could put Bernardston anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Bernardston’s students in the tested grades sat them (354 in math, 354 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bernardston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bernardston ElementaryPioneer Valley School DistrictC
7–12Pioneer Valley Regionalin NorthfieldB−

Bernardston’s public schools are run by Pioneer Valley School District, which also serves Leyden and Northfield. 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.

Pioneer Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 581 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$28,154MA $26,530 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 43.7% · 354 students tested
Math26%
State average 40.7% · 354 students tested

Bernardston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BernardstonC−Pioneer Valley
Leyden—Pioneer Valley
GreenfieldD−Greenfield
GillDGill-Montague

Every school in Bernardston

2 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).

District schools in Bernardstonby address
Bernardston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
201 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Bernardstonin other towns
Pioneer Valley Regional
High · Grades 7–12 · Northfield
B−
239 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Bernardston’s schools

Are Bernardston’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bernardston children attend score below 79% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bernardston in?

Pioneer Valley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 581 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Bernardston spend per student?

$28,154 in Pioneer Valley School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.