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Williamsburg School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Williamsburg.

Williamsburg’s School Grade B better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
111
Schools
1
Spent per student
$29,228
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
7:1
The gist

What stands out about Williamsburg School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 81% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the MA average
  • 7 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.7% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 81% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
BWilliamsburg 2,445

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Williamsburg. Grade by grade →

PK–6Anne T. Dunphy SchoolThis district
7–12Hampshire Regional HighHampshire School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 40.7% · 84 students tested
Reading / language arts55–59%
State average 43.7% · 86 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,228 per student · 10% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 34%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 82%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
119’20
138’21
127’22
123’23
111’24

Down 6.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 92%Hispanic 8%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Anne T. Dunphy School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Williamsburg
A−
111 students7:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chesterfield-Goshen School DistrictChesterfield, Goshen
$23,540per student
Hampshire School DistrictChesterfield, Goshen
$23,904per student
Frontier School DistrictWhately
$23,593per student
Hatfield School DistrictHatfield
$27,720per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.