Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Lenox’s public schools outscore 86% of Massachusetts districts
In Lenox, 65% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lenox, 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.
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.
Lenox’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 285 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lenox’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 65% and math 59% 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
The district spends $25,047 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 6 the district’s path is Lenox Memorial High. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Hillcrest Educational Foundation (private) and The Montessori School of the Berkshires (private) are 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 Lenox’s grade
A: better than 86% of Massachusetts school districts, #39 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lenox, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lenox
Morris
Grades PK–5 · 332 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Lenox
Morris
Grades PK–5 · 332 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Lenox
Morris
Grades PK–5 · 332 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Lenox
Morris
Grades PK–5 · 332 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Lenox
Morris
Grades PK–5 · 332 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Lenox
Morris
Grades PK–5 · 332 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lenox
Lenox Memorial High
Grades 6–12 · 439 students · 8:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lenox
Lenox Memorial High
Grades 6–12 · 439 students · 8:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lenox
Lenox Memorial High
Grades 6–12 · 439 students · 8:1 students per teacher
Lenox’s public schools are run by Lenox 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.
Well above the state in reading
Lenox vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Lenox’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lenox | A | Lenox |
| Lee | C | Lee |
| Stockbridge | B− | Berkshire Hills |
| Richmond | B | Richmond PK–8 · Pittsfield School District in Richmond |
| Washington | — | Central Berkshire |
Every school in Lenox
4 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 Lenox’s schools
Are Lenox’s schools good?
By Massachusetts’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lenox children attend outscore 86% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #39 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lenox in?
Lenox School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 771 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
What is Lenox’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Lenox School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Lenox spend per student?
$25,047 in Lenox School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Lenox?
Yes: Hillcrest Educational Foundation (special education, grades 2–12, 160 students) and The Montessori School of the Berkshires (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 115 students).
Parents talk
What Lenox families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lenox → 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.