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Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

80 Locust Street, Northampton, MA 01060 · (413) 587-1414 · Part of Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural

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

Directions
Students
587
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

80 Locust Street, Northampton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9150
Grade 10150
Grade 11144
Grade 12143
Enrollment over time
528’20
547’21
566’22
569’23
587’24

Up 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 2%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Smith Vocational and Agricultural High from Northampton families.

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.