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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 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 527 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 32% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
8 Schools
522 Schools
# Students
3,461 Students
300,339 Students
# Teachers
288 Teachers
26,170 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Agawam School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has decreased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#261 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
44%
Graduation Rate
88%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
3%
7%
% Hispanic
13%
28%
% Black
3%
13%
% White
78%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,475 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,855. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,831 is less than the state median of $24,613. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$78 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$79 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,475
$23,855
Spending / Student
$22,831
$24,613
Best Agawam School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Agawam Junior High School
(Math: 32% | 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
Gr: 7-8 | 527 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 19%
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