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Hadley Elementary

Q: Is Hadley Elementary a good school?

Hadley Elementary ranks 279 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hadley Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Hadley, MA. With 292 students, the school consistently outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Hadley Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong, with projected proficiency rates of 53.59% in ELA, 52.63% in Math, and 53.33% in Science for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state averages. The school's 6th-grade students excel, with projected proficiency rates of 64.29% in ELA and 57.14% in Math. Additionally, Hadley Elementary's low socioeconomic status (SES) students and male students perform exceptionally well, earning 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools, Hadley Elementary stands out. In 2024-2025, its projected ELA proficiency rate of 53.59% is higher than the rates of Leeds (54.33%), Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School (54.25%), and Hatfield Elementary (43.56%). Similarly, Hadley Elementary's Math proficiency rate of 52.63% exceeds the rates of these nearby schools.

315

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,286

Per pupil spending ?

24%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 River Drive
Hadley, MA 01035

(413) 584-5011

District: Hadley

Students who attend Hadley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Hopkins Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Asian:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Massachusetts median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg50%

Massachusetts avg41%

279^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 348Hadley 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	279 of 906	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	352 of 916	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	401 of 928	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	367 of 932	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.7	217 of 936	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	427 of 942	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	383 of 934	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	389 of 938	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.4	574 of 932	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.3	394 of 914	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.5	529 of 926	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.9	379 of 928	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	295 of 930	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.6	392 of 924	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.6	343 of 920	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.8	319 of 909	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.3	267 of 908	70.6%	★★★★☆
2007	67.0	312 of 911	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.3	306 of 911	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.4	282 of 887	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.3	309 of 882	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.2	283 of 884	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	327 of 869	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	364 of 886	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	398 of 887	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	361 of 901	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.3	145 of 898	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	305 of 902	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	254 of 893	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	201 of 736	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	319 of 760	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	484 of 757	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	348 of 772	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	93.7	11 of 705	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	210 of 884	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	347 of 891	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	376 of 896	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	355 of 908	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	291 of 904	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	528 of 907	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	454 of 898	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	225 of 731	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	215 of 703	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	392 of 905	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	87.3	68 of 894	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	34.0	637 of 896	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	787 of 886	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	76.3	214 of 925	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	246 of 737	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	417 of 753	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	427 of 762	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	371 of 764	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	167 of 765	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	355 of 780	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	389 of 772	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)69th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+12 vs state

Science53%+12 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

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Schools Near Hadley Elementary

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Hadley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21 River Drive	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 584-5011	315	26	11.9		234 (74.3%)	8 (2.5%)	41 (13.0%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	70.5	279^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.2%		61.4	352^nd of 916 public elementary schools	61.6%	73	51.4	56.8	36.7	64.3			53.6	51.4	54.6	44.8	57.1			52.6	53.3		53.3		$24,286
Hatfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Main Street	Hatfield	01038	Hampshire County	Hatfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 247-5010	201	18	10.9		180 (89.6%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	52.3	433^rd of 906 public elementary schools	52.2%		50.4	468^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.9%	35	38.1	42.3	44.0	48.3			43.6	20.0	46.2	32.0	41.4			36.0	64.0		64.0		$23,467
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
Crocker Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	280 West Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1600	353	36	9.7		163 (46.2%)	41 (11.6%)	71 (20.1%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	77.5	211^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.7%		77.8	210^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.1%	1	51.6	58.7	57.9	62.5			58.3	59.4	53.3	48.7	59.2			55.2	61.5		61.5		$28,357
Wildwood Elementary	Public	K-6	71 Strong Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1400	314	34	9.2		136 (43.3%)	37 (11.8%)	58 (18.5%)	55 (17.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.0%)	65.9	321^st of 906 public elementary schools	64.6%		65.7	313^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.8%	8	38.5	73.2	52.8	53.6			56.0	33.3	60.5	50.0	45.6			48.5	40.0		40.0		$32,866
Fort River Elementary	Public	K-6	70 So East Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1200	371	40	9.2		155 (41.8%)	26 (7.0%)	131 (35.3%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	61.3	354^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.9%		61.5	351^st of 916 public elementary schools	61.7%	3	38.0	37.5	50.0	65.1			47.6	44.0	27.5	50.9	56.8			45.6	60.3		60.3		$32,885
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
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Parkway	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 529-7178	218	21	10.4		166 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.1%)	71.8	262^nd of 906 public elementary schools	71.1%		63.7	332^nd of 916 public elementary schools	63.8%	70	72.7	63.6	45.0	52.9	43.3	52.0	54.3	54.6	50.0	57.1	36.4	64.5	50.0	51.6	66.7	75.0	71.1	66.7	$17,039
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hadley Elementary

Is Hadley Elementary a good school?

Hadley Elementary ranks 279^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hadley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hadley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Hopkins Academy

What is the racial makeup of Hadley Elementary?

Students at Hadley Elementary are 74% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Hadley Elementary in?

Hadley

How many students attend Hadley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Hadley Elementary.

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