Elementary Schools in Northampton

Summary:

The Northampton school district in Massachusetts is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. While the schools show some variation in performance, a few stand out as strong options for parents in the area.

Jackson Street Elementary is the top-performing school in the district, consistently ranking in the top 300 schools statewide and boasting the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the other Northampton elementary schools. Leeds Elementary also performs well, with particularly strong 4th grade English Language Arts scores that exceed the Northampton and Massachusetts averages.

In contrast, Bridge Street Elementary lags significantly behind the other schools in the district and the state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, suggesting potential achievement gaps that need to be addressed. Additionally, both R.K. Finn Ryan Road Elementary and Bridge Street have seen their statewide rankings decline in recent years, indicating they may be struggling to keep up with their peers across Northampton.

District Detail

212 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060

(413) 587-1315

SchoolDigger Rank:
178^th of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,496

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Bridge Street	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Parsons Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1460	281	28	10.1		142 (50.5%)	16 (5.7%)	91 (32.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	28.4	648^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.5%		27.9	657^th of 916 public elementary schools	28.3%	9	30.6	37.1	24.3	30.6	43.2	14.3	20.5	26.1	35.1	35.1	$22,858
Jackson Street	Public	K-5	120 Jackson Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1510	279	26	10.8		186 (66.7%)	10 (3.6%)	57 (20.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	67.8	304^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.4%		73.6	257^th of 916 public elementary schools	71.9%	47	60.0	61.4	41.5	54.0	57.5	41.1	47.2	47.7	58.2	58.2	$22,107
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
R. K. Finn Ryan Road	Public	K-5	498 Ryan Road	Florence	01062	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1550	231	25	9.3		182 (78.8%)	4 (1.7%)	35 (15.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	41.1	542^nd of 906 public elementary schools	40.2%		51.4	457^th of 916 public elementary schools	50.1%	85	50.0	46.3	27.5	41.2	35.9	34.2	15.4	28.6	46.3	46.3	$23,288

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural	1.61 mi	1	335^th
Hadley	2.16 mi	2	113^th
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public	3.08 mi	1	89^th
Hatfield	3.47 mi	2	166^th
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter	4.04 mi	1

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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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Elementary Schools in Northampton

District Detail

Jackson Street

Leeds

R. K. Finn Ryan Road

Bridge Street

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