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Southern Berkshire School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 294 students in Southern Berkshire School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Southern Berkshire School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% 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
4 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
614 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
76 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Southern Berkshire 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 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#279 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.67
# American Indian Students
3 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
72 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
27%
# Black Students
5 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
495 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
81%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
34 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
46
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
51
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
63
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
50
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
43
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
27
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
46
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
40
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
40
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
48
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
27
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
48
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $35,640 is higher 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 $32,028 is higher than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$35,640
$23,913
Spending / Student
$32,028
$24,672
Best Southern Berkshire School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mt Everett Regional
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
491 Berkshire School Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-8734
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-8734
Grades: 6-12
| 294 students
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