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Schools in West Stockbridge · Berkshire Hills School District

West Stockbridge’s public schools score below 54% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving West Stockbridge, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 2 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▼ 2 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$33.5K
▲ 26% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,122 students on the public path
In brief

West Stockbridge’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 39% 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 $33,510 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School, then Monument Mt Regional High. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind West Stockbridge’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (285)Better than 50%
Towns in Berkshire County (29)Better than 45%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 563 test results and a graduating class of 121 could put West Stockbridge anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of West Stockbridge’s students in the tested grades sat them (562 in math, 564 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Stockbridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Muddy Brook Regional Elementary Schoolin Great BarringtonB
5–8W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle Schoolin Great BarringtonC
9–12Monument Mt Regional Highin Great BarringtonA

West Stockbridge’s public schools are run by Berkshire Hills School District, which also serves Great Barrington and Stockbridge. 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.

Berkshire Hills School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,131 students · 9.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$33,510MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 43.7% · 564 students tested
Math39%
State average 40.7% · 562 students tested

West Stockbridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share West Stockbridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West StockbridgeB−Berkshire Hills
Alford—Southern Berkshire
StockbridgeB−Berkshire Hills
Great BarringtonB−Berkshire Hills

2 of the 3 neighbors share Berkshire Hills with West Stockbridge, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in West Stockbridge

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).

Also serving West Stockbridgein other towns
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Great Barrington
B
365 students9:1Rate it →
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Great Barrington
C
326 students10:1Rate it →
Monument Mt Regional High
High · Grades 9–12 · Great Barrington
A
431 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about West Stockbridge’s schools

Are West Stockbridge’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools West Stockbridge children attend score below 54% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West Stockbridge in?

Berkshire Hills School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,131 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do West Stockbridge kids go to high school?

Monument Mt Regional High in Great Barrington, with 431 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is West Stockbridge’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Berkshire Hills School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does West Stockbridge spend per student?

$33,510 in Berkshire Hills School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.