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Schools in Chesterfield · Chesterfield-Goshen School District, Hampshire School District

Chesterfield’s public schools outscore 54% of Massachusetts districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chesterfield, 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.

K–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
45%
▲ 2 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 1 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 6–11 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.9K
▼ 10% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Hampshire
Students per teacher
9.8
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
844 students on the public path
In brief

Chesterfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 283 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chesterfield’s, its schools beat 66%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Chesterfield runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

New Hingham Regional Elementary (PK–6) is Chesterfield’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Hampshire School District with Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton and Williamsburg: Hampshire Regional High in Westhampton. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Chesterfield-Goshen spends $23,540 per student and Hampshire $23,904, 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 Chesterfield’s grade

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

B−: better than 54% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (283)Better than 66%
Towns in Hampshire County (17)Better than 65%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 410 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Chesterfield anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Chesterfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (410 in math, 410 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6New Hingham Regional ElementaryChesterfield-Goshen School DistrictB−
7–12Hampshire Regional Highin WesthamptonB

Chesterfield runs its own schools through grade 6 (Chesterfield-Goshen School District). From grade 7, students attend the Hampshire School District, shared with Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton and Williamsburg. Its school is in Westhampton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Chesterfield

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

Chesterfield-Goshen School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 126 students, up 25% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,540MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Hampshire School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 718 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,904MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Chesterfield-Goshen School District52%
State average 43.7% · 64 students tested
Math · PK–6, Chesterfield-Goshen School District42%
State average 40.7% · 64 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Hampshire School District44%
State average 43.7% · 346 students tested
Math · 7–12, Hampshire School District39%
State average 40.7% · 346 students tested

Chesterfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ChesterfieldB−Chesterfield-Goshen PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
HuntingtonC−Gateway
Goshen—Chesterfield-Goshen PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
WorthingtonCWorthington
WilliamsburgBWilliamsburg PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Hampshire with Chesterfield for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Chesterfield

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 Chesterfieldby address
New Hingham Regional Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
126 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Chesterfieldin other towns
Hampshire Regional High
High · Grades 7–12 · Westhampton
B
718 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Chesterfield’s schools

Are Chesterfield’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Chesterfield children attend outscore 54% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chesterfield in?

Two districts: Chesterfield-Goshen School District runs grades PK–6, and Hampshire School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton and Williamsburg.

What is Chesterfield’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Hampshire School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Chesterfield spend per student?

$23,540 in Chesterfield-Goshen School District and $23,904 in Hampshire 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.