Southampton

Summary:

The William E Norris Elementary School is the sole public school serving grades PK-6 in the Southampton school district. With a total enrollment of 471 students, the school has a strong academic performance, exceeding the state averages in mathematics, science, and other subject areas on the MCAS Next Generation assessments.

The William E Norris Elementary School is ranked 131st out of 348 schools in Massachusetts and has a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 307th out of 906 elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 348th out of 916 in 2023-2024 and 335th out of 928 in 2022-2023. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.9 is slightly lower than the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $14,742.

While the William E Norris Elementary School appears to be a high-performing institution, further analysis of the school's demographics, equity considerations, and comparisons to other local and state-level data would be necessary to gain a more comprehensive understanding of its performance and context within the Southampton district and the broader Massachusetts education system.

District Detail

34 Pomeroy Meadow Road
Southampton, MA 01073

(413) 527-7200

SchoolDigger Rank:
131^st of 348 Massachusetts districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 475

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
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 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
William E Norris	Public	PK, KG-6	34 Pomeroy Meadow Rd	Southampton	01073	Hampshire County	Southampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 527-0811	475	38	12.5		422 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	67.3	307^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.1%		61.9	348^th of 916 public elementary schools	62.0%	41	45.3	45.6	46.8	36.2	43.6	53.9	40.4	67.7	62.1	56.2	77.4	77.4	$00

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Easthampton	2.85 mi	2	257^th
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public	4.54 mi	1	89^th
Holyoke	4.77 mi	10	348^th
Hampshire	4.89 mi	1	181^st
Springfield	4.89 mi	68	321^st

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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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