Best Public Schools in Whately, MA

Summary:

The city of Whately, Massachusetts is home to a single school, Whately Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 125 students.

Whately Elementary is a standout school, consistently outperforming the state average on MCAS tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 399th out of 928 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 303rd out of 906 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school maintains a 3-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 127 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts.

Key metrics for Whately Elementary include a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.9 to 1, significantly lower than the state average, and a high spending of $22,207 per student, which is above the state average. These factors likely contribute to the school's strong academic performance and consistent outperformance of the state on MCAS tests.

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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 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	Total
Whately Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	273 Long Plain Rd.	Whately	01093	Franklin County	Whately	No	No	No	No	(413) 665-7826	133	16	8.2		125 (94.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	67.8	303^rd of 906 public elementary schools	66.6%		54.5	423^rd of 916 public elementary schools	53.8%	120	69.2	46.7	31.3	64.7	52.5	38.5	86.7	25.0	82.4	59.0	56.3	56.3	$23,711

Cities Near Whately

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
South Deerfield	3.75 mi	2	205^th
Sunderland	4.18 mi	1	193^rd
Hatfield	4.81 mi	2	178^th
Williamsburg	5.21 mi	1	34^th
Conway	5.24 mi	1	63^rd

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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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