Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to New Marlborough

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Thomas Shepard House 2Photo: Zinetv1 · CC BY-SA 3.0
C
Schools in New Marlborough · Southern Berkshire School District

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

31% of students in New Marlborough’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Marlborough, 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
1
336 students on the public path
In brief

New Marlborough’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 293 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Marlborough’s, its schools beat 13%, 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 ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

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 New Marlborough’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 (293)Better than 13%
Towns in Berkshire County (29)Better than 17%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 274 test results could put New Marlborough anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of New Marlborough’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 New Marlborough, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3New Marlborough CentralSouthern Berkshire School DistrictB−
6–12Mt Everett Regionalin SheffieldC

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

New Marlborough vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New MarlboroughCSouthern Berkshire
MontereyCSouthern Berkshire
SheffieldCSouthern Berkshire
Sandisfield—Farmington River Regional PK–6 · Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional

2 of the 3 neighbors share Southern Berkshire with New Marlborough, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in New Marlborough

2 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).

District schools in New Marlboroughby address
New Marlborough Central
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Sheffield
B−
58 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving New Marlboroughin other towns
Mt Everett Regional
High · Grades 6–12 · Sheffield
C
278 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about New Marlborough’s schools

Are New Marlborough’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools New Marlborough 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 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Marlborough in?

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

How much does New Marlborough spend per student?

$34,583 in Southern Berkshire School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What New Marlborough families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near New Marlborough → 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.