Photo: Brian Zbriger · CC BY-SA 2.5Leverett’s public schools outscore 56% of Massachusetts districts
Reading proficiency in Leverett’s districts is 55%, above the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Leverett, 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 90% 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.
Leverett’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 284 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leverett’s, its schools beat 68%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Leverett runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares
Leverett Elementary (PK–6) is Leverett’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Amherst-Pelham School District with Amherst Town, Pelham and Shutesbury: Amherst Regional Middle School in Amherst, then Amherst Regional High in Amherst. The high school’s own results earn an A+, the highest on the path; the middle school earns an A−. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Amherst-Pelham spends $31,061 per student and Leverett $23,901, 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.
What’s behind Leverett’s grade
B: better than 56% of Massachusetts school districts. 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 Leverett, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Leverett
Leverett Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Leverett
Leverett Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Leverett
Leverett Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Leverett
Leverett Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Leverett
Leverett Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Leverett
Leverett Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Leverett
Leverett Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Leverett
Amherst Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 366 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
8th grade in Leverett
Amherst Regional Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 366 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
9th grade in Leverett
Amherst Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 816 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
10th grade in Leverett
Amherst Regional High
Grades 9–12 · 816 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Amherst
Leverett runs its own schools through grade 6 (Leverett School District). From grade 7, students attend the Amherst-Pelham School District, shared with Amherst Town, Pelham and Shutesbury. Its middle school is in Amherst. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Leverett
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
Leverett vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Leverett’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Leverett | B | Leverett PK–6 · Amherst-Pelham 7–12 |
| Sunderland | B− | Sunderland PK–6 · Frontier 7–12 |
| Amherst Town | B | Amherst PK–6 · Amherst-Pelham 7–12 |
Every school in Leverett
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 Leverett’s schools
Are Leverett’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Leverett children attend outscore 56% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Leverett in?
Two districts: Leverett School District runs grades PK–6, and Amherst-Pelham School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Amherst Town, Pelham and Shutesbury.
Where do Leverett kids go to high school?
Amherst Regional High in Amherst, with 816 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Leverett’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Amherst-Pelham School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Leverett spend per student?
$31,061 in Amherst-Pelham School District and $23,901 in Leverett School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Leverett families are saying about school.
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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.