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Schools in Monterey · Southern Berkshire School District

Monterey’s public schools score below 75% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

31% of students in Monterey’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Monterey, 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.

K–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
39%
▼ 5 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 10 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$34.6K
▲ 30% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
596 students on the public path
In brief

Monterey’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 203 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Monterey’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $34,583 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Mt Everett Regional. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Monterey’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (203)Better than 4%
Towns in Berkshire County (29)Better than 17%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 274 test results could put Monterey anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Monterey’s students in the tested grades sat them (274 in math, 275 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–12Mt Everett Regionalin SheffieldC

Monterey’s public schools are run by Southern Berkshire School District, which also serves Alford, Egremont, Mount Washington and New Marlborough and others. 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.

Southern Berkshire School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 607 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 8.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$34,583MA $26,530 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 43.7% · 275 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.7% · 274 students tested

Monterey vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MontereyCSouthern Berkshire
New MarlboroughCSouthern Berkshire
Sandisfield—Farmington River Regional PK–6 · Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional
Tyringham—Lee
OtisBFarmington River Regional PK–6 · Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional
Great BarringtonB−Berkshire Hills

Every school in Monterey

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 Montereyin other towns
Undermountain
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sheffield
C
260 students9:1Rate it →
New Marlborough Central
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Sheffield
B−
58 students8:1Rate it →
Mt Everett Regional
High · Grades 6–12 · Sheffield
C
278 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Monterey’s schools

Are Monterey’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Monterey children attend score below 75% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Monterey in?

Southern Berkshire School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 607 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

How much does Monterey spend per student?

$34,583 in Southern Berkshire 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.