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Gateway Regional School

Public Grades 6-12

267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Gateway Regional School is a public school in Huntington, MA, serving 333 students in grades 6–12 as part of the Gateway district in the rural Hilltowns of western Massachusetts. It currently ranks 267 of 353 Massachusetts schools (24th percentile, 1 star), while the district ranks 218 of 351. The trend is concerning: in 2018–2019 the school ranked 155 of 351 (56th percentile, 3 stars), and graduation fell from 95.5% in 2021–2022 to 85.3% in 2024–2025. The dropout rate spiked to 10.2% in 2023–2024 before falling to 2.9% in 2024–2025.

On 2025–2026 10th-grade MCAS, proficiency was 24.0% in ELA, 29.17% in math and 24.0% in science — all below the state (45.48%, 43.73% and 40.5%). Gateway trails Northampton High (91st percentile, 5 stars), Easthampton High, Southwick Regional School, Westfield High, Westfield Technical Academy, Hampshire Regional High and Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School, but scores above Holyoke High and Smith Vocational and Agricultural High. Its 85.3% graduation rate is far below Smith’s 96.6% and above only Holyoke’s 81.3%. Biology is a bright spot (54.55%, above state), while physics is a severe, persistent weakness (3.45%, versus a state figure in the mid-40% to low-50% range). Middle-school math is strong in grades 6 and 7, but 8th-grade math is 17.19% versus 41.67% statewide, and ELA is below state at every grade.

Despite one of the highest per-pupil spending figures in the comparison set ($22,375 in 2020–2021) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (7.7), results lag. Effectiveness with subgroups has weakened, especially for male students (14th percentile, 1 star) and special education students (6th percentile, 0 stars). Note that the small enrollment can make individual cohort scores volatile, and spending data run only through 2020–2021.

333

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,449

Per pupil spending ?

43.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

12 Littleville Road
Huntington, MA 01050

(413) 685-1109

District: Gateway

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.1%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (32% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg40%

Middle school

251^st of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%

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★★★★★

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High school

267^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

218^th of 351Gateway among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	267 of 353	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	230 of 349	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	208 of 348	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	196 of 347	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	237 of 342	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	165 of 285	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	155 of 351	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	203 of 345	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.8	191 of 348	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.8	187 of 351	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	191 of 354	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.0	184 of 347	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	74.8	74 of 344	78.5%	★★★★☆
2012	68.7	124 of 340	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.1	213 of 340	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.4	111 of 335	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	142 of 322	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	137 of 319	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.5	213 of 316	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.3	221 of 314	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.1	203 of 311	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.5	159 of 307	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	36.2	206 of 304	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	289 of 295	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	205 of 337	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	275 of 342	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	236 of 339	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	204 of 340	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	174 of 281	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.8	156 of 342	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	153 of 339	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	182 of 340	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.0	299 of 334	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	218 of 338	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	297 of 338	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	269 of 332	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	84 of 253	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.3	6 of 330	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	42.1	217 of 330	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	297 of 344	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	235 of 339	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.8	96 of 342	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	154 of 343	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	257 of 339	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.7	144 of 281	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	162 of 346	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	253 of 343	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	283 of 302	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	269 of 339	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	115 of 268	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.1	53 of 348	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	35.6	252 of 344	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	269 of 302	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	237 of 298	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	226 of 302	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	201 of 301	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	242 of 300	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	161 of 249	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	165 of 302	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	233 of 303	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2026)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-21 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Biology55%+17 vs state

Mathematics37%-4 vs state

Science36%-5 vs state

English Language Arts30%-10 vs state

Civics27%-13 vs state

Physics3%-43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Gateway Regional School	Public	6-12	12 Littleville Road	Huntington	01050	Hampshire County	Gateway	No	No	No	No	(413) 685-1109	333	43	7.7	43.2%	300 (90.1%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	25.4	267^th of 353 public high schools	24.4%		36.5	230^th of 349 public high schools	34.1%	37	31.9	34.6	25.0	24.0	30.1	54.4	45.3	17.2	29.2	36.8	35.9	24.0	35.9	54.6	3.5	26.6	$29,449
Hampshire Regional High	Public	7-12	19 Stage Rd	Westhampton	01027	Hampshire County	Hampshire	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 527-7680	718	72	9.9	19.9%	622 (86.6%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	38.5	210^th of 353 public high schools	40.5%		61.7	141^st of 349 public high schools	59.6%	69		38.3	32.6	32.5	35.3		45.5	28.3	43.2	36.3	37.3	31.9	37.3	27.4		34.3	$00
Westfield High	Public	9-12	177 Montgomery Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6466	1,034	87	11.9	46.6%	698 (67.5%)	25 (2.4%)	229 (22.1%)	33 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.3%)	44.3	195^th of 353 public high schools	44.8%		35.5	232^nd of 349 public high schools	33.5%	37				48.5					34.1			34.9		29.1			$19,498
Easthampton High	Public	9-12	70 Williston Avenue	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	No	No	No	(413) 529-1585	377	38	9.8	39.8%	275 (72.9%)	5 (1.3%)	61 (16.2%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	66.2	115^th of 353 public high schools	67.4%		38.8	221^st of 349 public high schools	36.7%	106				48.8					44.2			54.2		52.7	50.0		$17,665
Westfield Technical Academy	Public	9-12	33 Smith Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6533	557	59	9.4	39.9%	445 (79.9%)	9 (1.6%)	85 (15.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	29.5	248^th of 353 public high schools	29.7%		25.5	265^th of 349 public high schools	24.1%	17				35.2					29.8			20.3		26.7			$24,176
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	Public	9-12	303 Homestead Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 552-2370	21	0	2100.0	71.4%	3 (14.3%)	4 (19.0%)	12 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$21,517
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High	Public	9-12	80 Locust Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1414	587	65	9.0	36.8%	473 (80.6%)	9 (1.5%)	80 (13.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	16.9	300^th of 353 public high schools	15.0%		17	301^st of 349 public high schools	13.8%	1				17.6					23.8			16.9		20.2	9.4		$31,413
Northampton High	Public	9-12	380 Elm Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	No	(413) 587-1346	875	60	14.6	24.3%	606 (69.3%)	32 (3.7%)	119 (13.6%)	31 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.8%)	93.1	32^nd of 353 public high schools	90.9%		88.8	47^th of 349 public high schools	86.5%	15				68.6					75.0			77.6		71.8			$19,137
Holyoke High	Public	9-12	500 Beech Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2020	1,569	125	12.5	81.5%	163 (10.4%)	71 (4.5%)	1,292 (82.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.5%)	9	327^th of 353 public high schools	7.4%		8.9	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%					16.2					7.9			9.4		9.4			$24,838
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School	Public, Charter	7-12	15 Mulligan Drive	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 552-1580	397	43	9.3	38.3%	218 (54.9%)	32 (8.1%)	108 (27.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	52	164^th of 353 public high schools	53.5%		46.1	199^th of 349 public high schools	43.0%	35		34.9	37.9	47.4	36.4		29.0	18.5	38.9	23.9	28.8	41.5	28.8	36.7		40.0	$18,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Regional School

What schools feed into Gateway Regional School?

Gateway Regional School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chester Elementary
Elementary : Littleville Elementary School

What district is Gateway Regional School in?

Gateway

Is Gateway Regional School a good school?

Gateway Regional School ranks in the bottom 24.4% of Massachusetts high schools.

How many students attend Gateway Regional School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 333 students attended Gateway Regional School.

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Regional School?

Students at Gateway Regional School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025

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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