Summary:
Berkshire Hills is a three-school district in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, serving 1,122 students from prekindergarten through 12th grade: Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School (PK–4, 365 students), W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School (grades 5–8, 326 students), and Monument Mt Regional High (grades 9–12, 431 students). The district ranks 142 of 351 in Massachusetts — the 60th percentile with 3 stars — while each school's own 2025–2026 percentile is slightly higher: elementary 64th, middle 61st, and high school 63rd, all with 3 stars.
Each school has its own standout. Muddy Brook posts the strongest reading results, with all-grade ELA at 52.34% proficient against a state figure of 40.03%, and third-grade ELA at 60.66% versus 42.79% — nearly 18 points above state. Monument Mt leads in science: 10th-grade science is 56.10% versus 40.50%, and biology 47.50% versus 37.68%. Its 10th-grade ELA also rebounded to 50.55% from 40.51%, moving above the state's 45.48%. W.E.B. Du Bois improved from 2 stars to 3 stars and from the 48th to the 61st percentile, with ELA at 48.40% (state 40.03%), science at 45.52% (state 40.98%), and 8th-grade civics at 46.27% (state 39.77%).
Math is the shared weak spot in the upper grades. Monument Mt's 10th-grade math is 33.71% versus the state's 43.73%, about 10 points behind, and W.E.B.'s all-grade math is 30.32% versus 41.11%, with 6th grade at 24.00% against 42.59%. Eighth-grade math is the exception, at 45.83% versus 41.67%. Elementary math is above state overall (45.45% versus 41.11%), though 4th grade slips slightly below. Per-student spending is $25,551 at Muddy Brook, $23,852 at W.E.B., and $23,375 at Monument Mt; student-teacher ratios are 9.2, 10.2, and 9.2. The high school graduates 87.1% of students with a 9.3% dropout rate.
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