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Schools in Cheshire · Hoosac Valley School District

Cheshire’s public schools score below 84% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

In Cheshire, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cheshire, 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.

#254of 283 Massachusetts townsK–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
27%
▼ 17 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 22 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 0–9 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.2K
▼ 12% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
998 students on the public path
In brief

Cheshire’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 120 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cheshire’s, its schools beat 26%, higher than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Cheshire’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,222 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Hoosac Valley Middle School, then Hoosac Valley High School. 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 Cheshire’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 16% of Massachusetts school districts, #254 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (120)Better than 26%
Towns in Berkshire County (29)Better than 3%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 536 test results and a graduating class of 53 could put Cheshire anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Cheshire’s students in the tested grades sat them (534 in math, 538 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Hoosac Valley Elementary Schoolin AdamsC+
4–7Hoosac Valley Middle SchoolHoosac Valley School DistrictD
8–12Hoosac Valley High SchoolHoosac Valley School DistrictC

Cheshire’s public schools are run by Hoosac Valley School District, which also serves Adams. 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.

Hoosac Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 998 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,222MA $26,530 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 43.7% · 538 students tested
Math19%
State average 40.7% · 534 students tested

Cheshire vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CheshireC−Hoosac Valley
LanesboroughA−Mount Greylock
New Ashford—Mount Greylock
Savoy—Savoy PK–6 · Hoosac Valley School District in Savoy
Windsor—Central Berkshire
DaltonB−Central Berkshire

Every school in Cheshire

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 Cheshireby address
Hoosac Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–7
D
304 students10:1Rate it →
Hoosac Valley High School
High · Grades 8–12
C
296 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Cheshirein other towns
Hoosac Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Adams
C+
398 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cheshire’s schools

Are Cheshire’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cheshire children attend score below 84% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #254 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cheshire in?

Hoosac Valley School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 998 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Cheshire’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Hoosac Valley School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Cheshire spend per student?

$23,222 in Hoosac 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.