Photo: Ascended Dreamer · CC BY-SA 4.0Lee’s public schools score below 74% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Lee’s districts is 28%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lee, 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 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.
Lee’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 196 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lee’s, its schools beat 36%, higher than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 28% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,132 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 Lee Middle/High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Mary's School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Lee’s grade
C: better than 26% of Massachusetts school districts, #230 of 283 Massachusetts towns. 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 Lee, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lee
Lee Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 331 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Lee’s public schools are run by Lee School District, which also serves Tyringham. 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.
Close to the state in reading
Lee vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Lee’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lee | C | Lee |
| Lenox | A | Lenox |
| Washington | — | Central Berkshire |
| Becket | B− | Central Berkshire |
| Tyringham | — | Lee |
| Stockbridge | B− | Berkshire Hills |
Every school in Lee
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 Lee’s schools
Are Lee’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lee children attend score below 74% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #230 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lee in?
Lee School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 659 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
How much does Lee spend per student?
$26,132 in Lee School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lee?
Yes: St. Mary's School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 113 students).
Parents talk
What Lee families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lee → They have their own page.
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.