Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0North Adams’s public schools score below 93% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
In North Adams, 23% of tested students read at a proficient level, below the Massachusetts average (44%). The grade covers the public school district serving North Adams, 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 96% 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.
North Adams’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 19 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Adams’s, its schools beat 16%, higher than their 7% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports North Adams’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $26,763 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Colegrove Park Elementary, then Drury High. Enrollment is up 14% 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.
What’s behind North Adams’s grade
D: better than 7% of Massachusetts school districts, #275 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Adams, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in North Adams
Brayton
Grades PK–2 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in North Adams
Brayton
Grades PK–2 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher
1st grade in North Adams
Brayton
Grades PK–2 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in North Adams
Brayton
Grades PK–2 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in North Adams
Colegrove Park Elementary
Grades 3–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in North Adams
Colegrove Park Elementary
Grades 3–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in North Adams
Colegrove Park Elementary
Grades 3–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in North Adams
Colegrove Park Elementary
Grades 3–6 · 369 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in North Adams
Drury High
Grades 7–12 · 438 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in North Adams
Drury High
Grades 7–12 · 438 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in North Adams
Drury High
Grades 7–12 · 438 students · 10:1 students per teacher
10th grade in North Adams
Drury High
Grades 7–12 · 438 students · 10:1 students per teacher
11th grade in North Adams
Drury High
Grades 7–12 · 438 students · 10:1 students per teacher
12th grade in North Adams
Drury High
Grades 7–12 · 438 students · 10:1 students per teacher
North Adams’s public schools are run by North Adams 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 below the state in reading
North Adams vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share North Adams’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| North Adams | D | North Adams |
| Williamstown | A− | Mount Greylock |
| Clarksburg | C− | Clarksburg PK–8 · North Adams School District in Clarksburg |
| Adams | C− | Hoosac Valley |
Every school in North Adams
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 North Adams’s schools
Are North Adams’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools North Adams children attend score below 93% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #275 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 16%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is North Adams in?
North Adams School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,149 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is North Adams’s graduation rate?
70–74% of the class of 2023 in North Adams School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does North Adams spend per student?
$26,763 in North Adams School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What North Adams families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near North Adams → 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.