Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Charlemont’s public schools score below 98% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Charlemont’s districts is 8%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Charlemont, 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.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Charlemont’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $52,500 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
The Academy at Charlemont (private) and The Academy at Charlemont (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Charlemont’s grade
D−: better than 2% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Charlemont, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Charlemont
Hawlemont Regional
Grades PK–6 · 71 students · 8:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Charlemont
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
Charlemont vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Charlemont’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Charlemont | D− | Hawlemont PK–6 · Mohawk Trail Regional School District in Hawley and Charlemont towns |
| Buckland | C− | Mohawk Trail |
| Rowe | — | Rowe PK–6 · Mohawk Trail School District in Rowe |
| Heath | — | Mohawk Trail |
| Shelburne | C− | Mohawk Trail |
| Florida | — | Florida PK–8 · North Adams School District in Florida |
| Colrain | C− | Mohawk Trail |
| Hawley | — | Hawlemont PK–6 · Mohawk Trail Regional School District in Hawley and Charlemont towns |
Every school in Charlemont
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 Charlemont’s schools
Are Charlemont’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Charlemont children attend score below 98% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Charlemont in?
Hawlemont School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 71 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Charlemont spend per student?
$52,500 in Hawlemont School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Charlemont?
Yes: The Academy at Charlemont (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 92 students) and The Academy at Charlemont (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 92 students).
Parents talk
What Charlemont families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Charlemont → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.