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Schools in Whately · Frontier School District, Whately School District

Whately’s public schools outscore 59% of Massachusetts districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Whately, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 46% of Whately’s students scored proficient, above the Massachusetts average (41%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−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
49%
▲ 5 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.6K
▼ 11% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Frontier
Students per teacher
10.4
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
721 students on the public path
In brief

Whately’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 288 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Whately’s, its schools beat 66%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Whately runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Whately Elementary (PK–6) is Whately’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Frontier School District with Conway, Deerfield and Sunderland: Frontier Regional in South Deerfield. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 46% across both districts 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

Frontier spends $23,593 per student and Whately $24,680, 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 Whately’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 59% 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 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (288)Better than 66%
Towns in Franklin County (23)Better than 91%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 366 test results and a graduating class of 92 could put Whately anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Whately’s students in the tested grades sat them (365 in math, 366 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Whately ElementaryWhately School DistrictB+
7–12Frontier Regionalin South DeerfieldB+

Whately runs its own schools through grade 6 (Whately School District). From grade 7, students attend the Frontier School District, shared with Conway, Deerfield and Sunderland. Its school is in South Deerfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Whately

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

Frontier School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 588 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,593MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Whately School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 133 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$24,680MA $26,530 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Frontier School District48%
State average 43.7% · 308 students tested
Math · 7–12, Frontier School District41%
State average 40.7% · 307 students tested
Reading · PK–6, Whately School District54%
State average 43.7% · 58 students tested
Math · PK–6, Whately School District74%
State average 40.7% · 58 students tested

Whately vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WhatelyBWhately PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
SunderlandB−Sunderland PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
DeerfieldB−Deerfield PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
HatfieldCHatfield
ConwayB−Conway PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
WilliamsburgBWilliamsburg PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Frontier with Whately for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Whately

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 Whatelyby address
Whately Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
133 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Whatelyin other towns
Frontier Regional
High · Grades 7–12 · South Deerfield
B+
588 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Whately’s schools

Are Whately’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Whately children attend outscore 59% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Whately in?

Two districts: Whately School District runs grades PK–6, and Frontier School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Conway, Deerfield and Sunderland.

What is Whately’s graduation rate?

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

How much does Whately spend per student?

$23,593 in Frontier School District and $24,680 in Whately 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.