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Schools in Leyden

Leyden’s public schools

Pioneer Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leyden. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Massachusetts’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Massachusetts’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.2K
▲ 6% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
581 students on the public path
In brief

Leyden’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Leyden’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools. Pioneer Valley Regional places highest (better than 47%); Northfield Elementary lowest (27%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Leyden, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Pioneer Valley Regional. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Leyden, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC
7–12Pioneer Valley Regionalin NorthfieldB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pioneer Valley School District.

The district

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

Pioneer Valley School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 581 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$28,154MA $26,530 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 43.7% · 354 students tested
Math26%
State average 40.7% · 354 students tested

Leyden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leyden—Pioneer Valley
ColrainC−Mohawk Trail
BernardstonC−Pioneer Valley
GreenfieldD−Greenfield

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

Every school in Leyden

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).

Also serving Leydenin other towns
Bernardston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bernardston
C
201 students11:1Rate it →
Northfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Northfield
C
141 students10:1Rate it →
Pioneer Valley Regional
High · Grades 7–12 · Northfield
B−
239 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Leyden’s schools

Are Leyden’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leyden. Pioneer Valley School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leyden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Massachusetts’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leyden in?

Pioneer Valley School District.

Where do Leyden kids go to high school?

Pioneer Valley Regional.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.