Best Public Schools in Leeds, MA

Summary:

The city of Leeds, Massachusetts is home to a single standout elementary school, Leeds Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 278 students. As part of the Northampton School District, which is ranked 178 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, Leeds Elementary consistently outperforms the district and the state in academic achievement.

Leeds Elementary School is a standout institution, with its students excelling on MCAS Next Generation tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, 54.33% of Leeds students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.75% in Northampton and 41.53% statewide. The school also performed well in Mathematics, with 38.89% of students proficient or better, versus 36.26% in Northampton and 40.74% statewide. Additionally, Leeds has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from the 490th out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2022-2023 to the 347th out of 906 in 2024-2025.

One key factor contributing to Leeds Elementary's success may be its low student-teacher ratio of 8.8, which suggests a strong focus on individualized attention and support for students. With a per-student spending of $18,287 in the 2020-2021 school year, the school appears to be investing resources to provide a high-quality education for its students. Overall, Leeds Elementary School stands out as a shining example of academic excellence within the Northampton School District and the state of Massachusetts.

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Leeds	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Florence Street	Leeds	01053	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1532	253	28	9.1		178 (70.4%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (20.2%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	62.1	347^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.7%		59.8	370^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.6%	23	37.5	64.9	56.9	54.3	41.9	46.0	32.8	38.9	60.3	60.3	$23,435

Cities Near Leeds

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Florence	1.39 mi	2	223^rd
Northampton	2.81 mi	4	242^nd
Williamsburg	2.96 mi	1	34^th
Westhampton	4.13 mi	2	185^th
Easthampton	5.14 mi	3	217^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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