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Schools in Clarksburg · Clarksburg School District, North Adams School District in Clarksburg

Clarksburg’s public schools score below 76% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Clarksburg’s districts is 32%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Clarksburg, 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 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.

Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 7 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 41% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Clarksburg
Students per teacher
12.4
MA 11.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
204 students on the public path
In brief

Clarksburg’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 160 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clarksburg’s, its schools beat 39%, higher than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 32% 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 $15,615 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Clarksburg’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 24% 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 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (160)Better than 39%
Towns in Berkshire County (29)Better than 14%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 136 test results could put Clarksburg anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Clarksburg’s students in the tested grades sat them (136 in math, 136 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Clarksburg ElementaryClarksburg School DistrictC+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Clarksburg

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

Clarksburg School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 204 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$15,615MA $26,530 · FY2024
C−
North Adams School District in ClarksburgGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Clarksburg School District37%
State average 43.7% · 136 students tested
Math · PK–8, Clarksburg School District32%
State average 40.7% · 136 students tested

Clarksburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ClarksburgC−Clarksburg PK–8 · North Adams School District in Clarksburg
North AdamsDNorth Adams
WilliamstownA−Mount Greylock
Florida—Florida PK–8 · North Adams School District in Florida

Stamford, VT borders Clarksburg but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Clarksburg

1 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 Clarksburgby address
Clarksburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
204 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Clarksburg’s schools

Are Clarksburg’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clarksburg children attend score below 76% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Clarksburg in?

Clarksburg School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 204 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Clarksburg spend per student?

$15,615 in Clarksburg 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 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.