Best Public Schools in Southampton, MA

Summary:

The city of Southampton, Massachusetts has a single public elementary school, the William E Norris Elementary School, serving grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 477 students.

William E Norris Elementary stands out for its strong performance in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the statewide averages. In 2023-2024, the school's mathematics proficiency rate was 55.70%, compared to the 40.91% statewide average, and its science proficiency rate was 65.52%, much higher than the 41.95% statewide average. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates have declined over the past two years, dropping from 43.78% in 2022-2023 to 36.28% in 2023-2024, which is lower than the 39.17% statewide average.

The school's student population is predominantly White, at 89.52%, which may be an area for the school to consider addressing. The school's spending per student of $14,742 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1 is within the recommended range for elementary schools, which could be contributing factors to its strong performance in mathematics and science.

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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)		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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William E Norris	Public	PK, KG-6	34 Pomeroy Meadow Rd	Southampton	01073	Hampshire County	Southampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 527-0811	477	38	12.5		427 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	61.9	348^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.0%		64.1	335^th of 928 public elementary schools	63.9%	13	44.6	26.7	43.1	30.8	36.3	46.4	60.0	58.6	57.4	55.7	65.5	65.5	$14,742	$112	$14,629

Cities Near Southampton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Easthampton	3.25 mi	3	174^th
Holyoke	4.14 mi	13	357^th
Westfield	5.01 mi	12	290^th
Westhampton	5.91 mi	2	137^th
South Hadley	6.36 mi	5	251^st

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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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