Summary:
Southampton, MA has one public school: William E Norris, an elementary school serving PK–6 with 475 students, and the area has 1 elementary school, 0 middle schools, 0 high schools, and 0 alternative schools. Because the Southampton district has only this school, district-level MCAS scores are identical to the school’s scores. The school has held 3 stars and ranked around the 62nd–66th percentile across three recent years, including 323 of 899 schools in 2025–2026; the district ranks 134 of 351, at the 62nd percentile. The student-teacher ratio is 12.5, per-student spending was $14,742 in 2020–2021, and free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so equity comparisons are limited.
In 2025–2026, William E Norris was above the Massachusetts average in all three MCAS subjects: ELA 43.14% vs. 40.03% (+3.11 points), mathematics 53.54% vs. 41.11% (+12.43 points), and science 64.41% vs. 40.98% (+23.43 points). In 2024–2025, the school also exceeded state results: ELA 43.57% vs. 41.53% (+2.04), math 56.20% vs. 40.74% (+15.46), and science 77.42% vs. 41.51% (+35.91). Year over year, ELA was essentially flat (−0.43 points), math slipped modestly (−2.66 points), and science fell more noticeably (−13.01 points) but remained far above the state average. This makes math and science the clearest strengths, while ELA is only modestly above the state.
At the grade level, the standout is 6th grade mathematics: 76.92% proficient vs. 42.59% for the state, about 34.33 points higher. Other strong results include 5th grade science (64.41% vs. 43.07%, +21.34), 4th grade math (56.06% vs. 43.20%, +12.86), 6th grade ELA (47.69% vs. 40.26%, +7.43), and 5th grade ELA (45.76% vs. 38.15%, +7.61). The main weak spot is 3rd grade, where the school is below the state in ELA (37.50% vs. 42.79%, −5.29) and math (34.38% vs. 42.19%, −7.81). Science is tested at grade 5, so the all-grade science result is effectively the 5th grade science result. Overall, William E Norris is a consistently above-average elementary school with particular strength in math and science, a more modest ELA edge, and noticeable grade-level variation.
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