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Schools in Brimfield · Brimfield School District, Tantasqua School District

Brimfield’s public schools outscore 64% of Massachusetts districts

In Brimfield, 53% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brimfield, 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.

#107of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
50%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
▲ 12 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 3 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▼ 29% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Tantasqua
Students per teacher
9.2
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,466 students on the public path
In brief

Brimfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 290 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brimfield’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Brimfield runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Brimfield Elementary (PK–6) is Brimfield’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Tantasqua School District with Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales: Tantasqua Regional Jr High in Fiskdale, then Tantasqua Regional Sr High in Fiskdale. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path; the middle school earns a B. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 53% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Brimfield spends $21,901 per student and Tantasqua $18,951, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Brimfield’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 64% of Massachusetts school districts, #107 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (290)Better than 79%
Towns in Hampden County (16)Better than 81%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,020 test results and a graduating class of 294 could put Brimfield anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Brimfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,021 in math, 1,019 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Brimfield ElementaryBrimfield School DistrictB+
7–8Tantasqua Regional Jr Highin FiskdaleB
9–12Tantasqua Regional Sr Highin FiskdaleA+

Brimfield runs its own schools through grade 6 (Brimfield School District). From grade 7, students attend the Tantasqua School District, shared with Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales. Its middle school is in Fiskdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Brimfield

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

Brimfield School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 258 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$21,901MA $26,530 · FY2024
A
Tantasqua School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 3 schools · 1,750 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$18,951MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Brimfield School District62%
State average 43.7% · 138 students tested
Math · PK–6, Brimfield School District57%
State average 40.7% · 141 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Tantasqua School District48%
State average 43.7% · 881 students tested
Math · 7–12, Tantasqua School District52%
State average 40.7% · 880 students tested

Brimfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BrimfieldBBrimfield PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
Palmer TownC−Palmer
WarrenC+Quaboag Regional
MonsonC−Monson
SturbridgeBSturbridge PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
HollandBHolland PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12
WalesBWales PK–6 · Tantasqua 7–12

3 of the 6 neighbors share Tantasqua with Brimfield for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brimfield

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).

District schools in Brimfieldby address
Brimfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
258 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Brimfieldin other towns
Tantasqua Regional Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fiskdale
B
576 students12:1Rate it →
Tantasqua Regional Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fiskdale
A+
632 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Brimfield’s schools

Are Brimfield’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Brimfield children attend outscore 64% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #107 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brimfield in?

Two districts: Brimfield School District runs grades PK–6, and Tantasqua School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge and Wales.

Where do Brimfield kids go to high school?

Tantasqua Regional Sr High in Fiskdale, with 632 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Brimfield’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Tantasqua School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Brimfield spend per student?

$21,901 in Brimfield School District and $18,951 in Tantasqua 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.