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Agawam School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 518 students in Agawam School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Agawam School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
8 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
3,457 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
275 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Agawam School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#272 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
44%
Graduation Rate
91%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.67
# American Indian Students
4 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
131 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
4%
7%
# Hispanic Students
406 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
27%
# Black Students
80 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
2,727 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
79%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
99 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
148
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
234
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
242
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
240
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
257
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
254
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
235
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
277
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
253
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
265
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
312
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
252
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
240
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
243
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
5
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,501 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,857 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$78 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$79 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,501
$23,913
Spending / Student
$22,857
$24,672
Best Agawam School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Agawam Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1305 Springfield Street, Suite
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
(413) 821-0561
Feeding Hills, MA 01030
(413) 821-0561
Grades: 7-8
| 518 students
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