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Northampton High
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Northampton High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

380 Elm Street, Northampton, MA 01060 · (413) 587-1346 · Part of Northampton School District

Northampton’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Photo: Aarondoucett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
875
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Northampton High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state

On the path

Where Northampton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8John F Kennedy Middle Schoolin Florence
9–12Northampton HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts78%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

380 Elm Street, Northampton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9170
Grade 10244
Grade 11224
Grade 12231
Ungraded6
Enrollment over time
861’20
908’21
903’22
907’23
875’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 8%Black 4%Asian 4%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northampton High from Northampton families.

Other schools in Northampton School District

The district →
Bridge Street
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northampton
C+
281 students10:1
Leeds
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Leeds
B
253 students9:1
Jackson Street
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Northampton
B
279 students11:1
R. K. Finn Ryan Road
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Florence
C+
231 students9:1
John F Kennedy Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Florence
C
577 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Northampton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.