Best Public Schools in Adams, MA

The city of Adams, Massachusetts is home to two schools - Hoosac Valley Elementary School, serving grades PK-3, and Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School, serving grades 6-12. While both schools have similar enrollment numbers, their academic performance and statewide rankings vary significantly.

Hoosac Valley Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts elementary schools and has proficiency rates in the single digits for both English Language Arts and Mathematics, well below the state averages. In contrast, Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School performs better, ranking in the middle 50% of Massachusetts high schools, with 10th-grade proficiency rates closer to state averages in ELA and Math, though still lower in the lower grades.

The data also reveals that Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 79.4%, but also a concerning dropout rate of 17.6%. Meanwhile, Hoosac Valley Elementary School spends slightly more per student ($19,180) compared to Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School ($18,350), suggesting that funding levels may not be the primary driver of the performance differences between the two schools.