Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Southwick’s public schools score below 57% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Southwick, 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 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.
Southwick’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 291 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Southwick’s, its schools beat 37%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,046 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 Powder Mill School, then Southwick Regional School. Enrollment is down 7% 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 Southwick’s grade
C+: better than 43% of Massachusetts school districts, #174 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Southwick, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Southwick
Woodland School
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 11:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Southwick
Woodland School
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 11:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Southwick
Woodland School
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 11:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Southwick
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Southwick
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Southwick
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Southwick
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Southwick
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Southwick
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Southwick
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Southwick
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Southwick
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Southwick
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Southwick’s public schools are run by Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, which also serves Granville and Tolland. 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.
Below the state in reading
Southwick vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Southwick’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Southwick | C+ | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional |
| Agawam Town | C | Agawam |
| Granville | C+ | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional |
| Westfield | C | Westfield |
Granby, CT and Suffield, CT border Southwick but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in Southwick
3 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 Southwick’s schools
Are Southwick’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Southwick children attend score below 57% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #174 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Southwick in?
Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,295 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Southwick’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Southwick spend per student?
$21,046 in Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Southwick families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Southwick → 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.