Best Public Schools in Agawam, MA

Summary:

The city of Agawam, Massachusetts, is home to 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities for the local community.

Among the standout schools in Agawam, Benjamin J Phelps Elementary stands out with its exceptional academic performance. This school boasts the highest MCAS proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grades, significantly outpacing the Agawam district and Massachusetts state averages. In particular, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were particularly strong, with 62.5% proficient or better in ELA and 50% in Math. Meanwhile, Agawam High School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 181st out of 348 Massachusetts high schools in 2023-2024 to 165th out of 349 in 2024-2025, and its 4-year graduation rate of 87.2% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average.

In contrast, Roberta G. Doering Middle School has MCAS proficiency rates below the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science, indicating potential areas for improvement. Additionally, the significant difference in spending per student between the Agawam Early Childhood Center and the other schools warrants further investigation to understand the reasons behind this disparity and how it may impact educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	Total
Agawam High	Public	9-12	760 Cooper Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0521	1,025	93	10.9		796 (77.7%)	31 (3.0%)	124 (12.1%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	53.4	165^th of 349 public high schools	52.7%		53.4	181^st of 348 public high schools	48.0%	16					47.7						41.7			49.3		32.9	$20,503
Roberta G. Doering School	Public	5-6	68 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 789-1400	522	42	12.3		410 (78.5%)	10 (1.9%)	63 (12.1%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)								(n/a)			27.8	34.4		31.0			25.9	38.8		32.2	40.5		40.5		$20,445
Benjamin J Phelps	Public	K-4	689 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0587	304	23	13.4		230 (75.7%)	8 (2.6%)	38 (12.5%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	59.2	367^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.3	491^st of 916 public elementary schools	46.4%	124	62.5	43.3				51.9	50.0	38.3				43.5					$21,460
James Clark School	Public	K-4	65 Oxford Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0576	297	18	16.1		223 (75.1%)	10 (3.4%)	46 (15.5%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	45.6	499^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.1	480^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.6%	19	31.3	46.6				38.4	35.8	50.0				42.4					$21,521
William P. Sapelli Elementary	Public	K-4	65 Begley Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0582	290	21	14.1		219 (75.5%)	10 (3.4%)	44 (15.2%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	37.1	579^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.1%		54.9	415^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.7%	164	46.0	27.9				36.0	40.0	31.7				35.5					$21,954

Cities Near Agawam

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Springfield	1.75 mi	8	251^st
Feeding Hills	2.6 mi	2	274^th
Springfield	2.66 mi	72	336^th
Longmeadow	2.71 mi	6	57^th
Chicopee	4.86 mi	16	312^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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Best Public Schools in Agawam, MA

Benjamin J Phelps

Agawam High

James Clark School

William P. Sapelli Elementary

Roberta G. Doering School

Cities Near Agawam