Photo: ToddC4176 · CC BY-SA 3.0Otis’s public schools outscore 61% of Massachusetts districts
54% of students in Otis’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Otis, 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.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Otis’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 287 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Otis’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $48,922 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Otis’s grade
B: better than 61% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are above the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Otis, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Otis
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Otis vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Otis’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Otis | B | Farmington River Regional PK–6 · Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional |
| Becket | B− | Central Berkshire |
| Tolland | — | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional |
| Sandisfield | — | Farmington River Regional PK–6 · Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River Regional |
| Monterey | C | Southern Berkshire |
| Tyringham | — | Lee |
Every school in Otis
1 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 Otis’s schools
Are Otis’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Otis children attend outscore 61% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.
What school district is Otis in?
Farmington River Regional School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 124 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
How much does Otis spend per student?
$48,922 in Farmington River Regional School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Otis families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.