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Schools in Williamsburg · Hampshire School District, Williamsburg School District

Williamsburg’s public schools outscore 59% of Massachusetts districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Williamsburg, 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
47%
▲ 3 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
9.3
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
829 students on the public path
In brief

Williamsburg’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 284 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Williamsburg’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Williamsburg runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Anne T. Dunphy School (PK–6) is Williamsburg’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Hampshire School District with Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton and Westhampton: Hampshire Regional High in Westhampton. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 47% 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 Williamsburg $29,228, 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 Williamsburg’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 (284)Better than 76%
Towns in Hampshire County (17)Better than 76%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 431 test results and a graduating class of 103 could put Williamsburg anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Williamsburg’s students in the tested grades sat them (430 in math, 432 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Anne T. Dunphy SchoolWilliamsburg School DistrictA−
7–12Hampshire Regional Highin WesthamptonB

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

Two districts serve Williamsburg

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−
Williamsburg School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 111 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 6.5 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$29,228MA $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, Williamsburg School District57%
State average 43.7% · 86 students tested
Math · PK–6, Williamsburg School District57%
State average 40.7% · 84 students tested

Williamsburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WilliamsburgBWilliamsburg PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
ChesterfieldB−Chesterfield-Goshen PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
HatfieldCHatfield
Goshen—Chesterfield-Goshen PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
WhatelyBWhately PK–6 · Frontier 7–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Hampshire with Williamsburg for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Williamsburg

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 Williamsburgby address
Anne T. Dunphy School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
111 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Williamsburgin other towns
Hampshire Regional High
High · Grades 7–12 · Westhampton
B
718 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Williamsburg’s schools

Are Williamsburg’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Williamsburg children attend outscore 59% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Williamsburg in?

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

What is Williamsburg’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 Williamsburg spend per student?

$23,904 in Hampshire School District and $29,228 in Williamsburg 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.