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Northampton, MA
Public School Ratings




Northampton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Northampton School District details

Northampton School District
212 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060

2,594 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Northampton School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.8% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
43%
52%
45%
43%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bridge Street School
2 Parsons Street
Northampton, MA, 01060
PK-05
Jackson Street School
120 Jackson Street
Northampton, MA, 01060
KG-05
John F Kennedy Middle School
100 Bridge Rd
Florence, MA, 01062
06-08
Leeds School
20 Florence Street
Leeds, MA, 01053
PK-05
Northampton High School
380 Elm Street
Northampton, MA, 01060
09-12
R. K. Finn Ryan Road School
498 Ryan Road
Florence, MA, 01062
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.5% 57.0%
Black 3.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 18.8% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,464 $29,737,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,264 $5,874,000 10.6%
Staff $778 $2,019,000 3.6%
General Administration $234 $608,000 1.1%
School Administration $843 $2,187,000 3.9%
Operation $1,915 $4,967,000 8.9%
Transportation $622 $1,613,000 2.9%
Other $506 $1,312,000 2.4%
Total Support $7,163 $18,580,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,790 $7,236,000 13.0%
Total Expenditures $21,416 $55,553,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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