Best Public Schools in Dalton, MA

Summary:

The city of Dalton, Massachusetts is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Wahconah Regional High, Craneville Elementary, and Nessacus Regional Middle School. These schools demonstrate a range of academic performance, with Wahconah Regional High and Craneville Elementary standing out as high-performing institutions.

Wahconah Regional High boasts an impressive 95.7% four-year graduation rate and a low 3.5% dropout rate, along with strong performance on MCAS Next Generation tests, particularly in mathematics. Craneville Elementary also demonstrates high proficiency rates on MCAS Next Generation tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, exceeding district and state averages, especially in the upper elementary grades.

In contrast, Nessacus Regional Middle School generally performs on par with or slightly below the district and state averages on MCAS Next Generation tests, suggesting an area for improvement. Overall, the schools in Dalton, Massachusetts exhibit a range of academic performance, with Wahconah Regional High and Craneville Elementary standing out as the top-performing institutions in the Central Berkshire district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Craneville	Public	K-5	95 Park Avenue	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-0209	453	31	14.5		371 (81.9%)	7 (1.5%)	41 (9.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	50.2	469^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.2	434^th of 928 public elementary schools	53.2%	35	28.1	35.2	46.3					36.5	34.9	51.1	47.1					45.1	47.1			47.1		$16,698	$1,261	$15,437
Nessacus Regional Middle School	Public	6-8	35 Fox Road	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-0780	358	26	14.0		322 (89.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	52.5	211^th of 493 public middle schools	57.2%		48.3	238^th of 501 public middle schools	52.5%	27				51.6	39.5	36.8		42.9				41.0	33.9	22.6		33.0		34.6		34.6		$16,499	$1,237	$15,261
Wahconah Regional High	Public	9-12	150 Windsor Rd	Dalton	01226	Berkshire County	Central Berkshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 684-1330	482	43	11.1		432 (89.6%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	63.9	135^th of 348 public high schools	61.2%		49	184^th of 347 public high schools	47.0%	49							53.2								64.0				57.7		50.0	$17,889	$792	$17,097

Cities Near Dalton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hinsdale	2.98 mi	1	175^th
Pittsfield	3.06 mi	14	305^th
Lanesborough	4.26 mi	1
Cheshire	8.94 mi	2	339^th
Lenox	9.53 mi	2	49^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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