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Schools in Westhampton · Hampshire School District, Westhampton School District

Westhampton’s public schools outscore 59% of Massachusetts districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Westhampton, 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 99% 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
43%
▲ 2 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 6–11 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.9K
▼ 10% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Hampshire
Students per teacher
9.2
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
813 students on the public path
In brief

Westhampton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 279 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Westhampton’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Westhampton runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Westhampton Elementary School (PK–6) is Westhampton’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Hampshire School District with Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton and Williamsburg: Hampshire Regional High. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 46% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Hampshire spends $23,904 per student and Westhampton $31,808, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Westhampton’s grade

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

B: better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (279)Better than 79%
Towns in Hampshire County (17)Better than 82%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 407 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Westhampton anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Westhampton’s students in the tested grades sat them (407 in math, 407 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Westhampton Elementary SchoolWesthampton School DistrictA−
7–12Hampshire Regional HighHampshire School DistrictB

Westhampton runs its own schools through grade 6 (Westhampton School District). From grade 7, students attend the Hampshire School District, shared with Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton and Williamsburg. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Westhampton

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hampshire School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 718 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,904MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Westhampton School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 95 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 5.8 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$31,808MA $26,530 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Hampshire School District44%
State average 43.7% · 346 students tested
Math · 7–12, Hampshire School District39%
State average 40.7% · 346 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Westhampton School District57%
State average 43.7% · 61 students tested
Math · PK–6, Westhampton School District67%
State average 40.7% · 61 students tested

Westhampton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WesthamptonBWesthampton PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
SouthamptonB−Southampton PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12

Every school in Westhampton

2 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).

District schools in Westhamptonby address
Westhampton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
95 students6:1Rate it →
Hampshire Regional High
High · Grades 7–12
B
718 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Westhampton’s schools

Are Westhampton’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Westhampton children attend outscore 59% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Westhampton in?

Two districts: Westhampton School District runs grades PK–6, and Hampshire School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton and Williamsburg.

What is Westhampton’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Hampshire School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Westhampton spend per student?

$23,904 in Hampshire School District and $31,808 in Westhampton 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.