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Schools in Worthington · Worthington School District

Worthington’s public schools score below 66% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Worthington’s districts is 34%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Worthington, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
44%
▲ 1 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 6 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.2K
▼ 1% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
76 students on the public path
In brief

Worthington’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 241 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Worthington’s, its schools beat 48%, higher than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 44% and math 34% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,247 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Worthington’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 34% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (241)Better than 48%
Towns in Hampshire County (17)Better than 41%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 34 test results could put Worthington anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Worthington’s students in the tested grades sat them (34 in math, 34 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6R. H. ConwellWorthington School DistrictB−

Worthington’s public schools are run by Worthington School District. 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.

Worthington School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 76 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$26,247MA $26,530 · FY2024
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Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 43.7% · 34 students tested
Math34%
State average 40.7% · 34 students tested

Worthington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WorthingtonCWorthington
Middlefield—Gateway
ChesterfieldB−Chesterfield-Goshen PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
ChesterC−Gateway
HuntingtonC−Gateway
Cummington—Central Berkshire
Peru—Central Berkshire

Every school in Worthington

1 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 Worthingtonby address
R. H. Conwell
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
76 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Worthington’s schools

Are Worthington’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Worthington children attend score below 66% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Worthington in?

Worthington School District, which runs grades PK–6 and enrolls 76 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Worthington spend per student?

$26,247 in Worthington 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 2020) 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.