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Schools in Hatfield · Hatfield School District

Hatfield’s public schools score below 70% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Hatfield’s districts is 30%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hatfield, 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.

#214of 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
46%
▲ 2 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 11 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$27.7K
▲ 4% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
310 students on the public path
In brief

Hatfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 232 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hatfield’s, its schools beat 45%, higher than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 30% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $27,720 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Smith Academy. Enrollment is down 22% since 2020–21. 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 Hatfield’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 30% of Massachusetts school districts, #214 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (232)Better than 45%
Towns in Hampshire County (17)Better than 29%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 202 test results could put Hatfield anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Hatfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (202 in math, 203 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hatfield ElementaryHatfield School DistrictB−
7–12Smith AcademyHatfield School DistrictC+

Hatfield’s public schools are run by Hatfield School District. 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.

Hatfield School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 310 students, down 22% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$27,720MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 43.7% · 203 students tested
Math30%
State average 40.7% · 202 students tested

Hatfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HatfieldCHatfield
HadleyBHadley
WhatelyBWhately PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
NorthamptonB−Northampton
WilliamsburgBWilliamsburg PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12

Every school in Hatfield

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 Hatfieldby address
Hatfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
201 students11:1Rate it →
Smith Academy
High · Grades 7–12
C+
109 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Hatfield’s schools

Are Hatfield’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hatfield children attend score below 70% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #214 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hatfield in?

Hatfield School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 310 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Hatfield spend per student?

$27,720 in Hatfield 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.