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Brayton

Public Grades PK, KG-2

Summary

Brayton Elementary School is a public elementary school located in North Adams, Massachusetts, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 228. The school is part of the North Adams school district, which is ranked 321 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brayton Elementary School has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (9.65%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 0% to 8.09% Hispanic students. However, Brayton's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally lower than the nearby schools and the state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, Brayton's proficiency rate in ELA for all grades was 26.97%, compared to the North Adams district average of 20.93% and the Massachusetts state average of 39.17%. Similarly, Brayton's proficiency rates in Mathematics for all grades in 2023-2024 was 18.68%, compared to the North Adams district average of 19.56% and the Massachusetts state average of 40.91%.

Brayton Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 712 and 859 out of 916-936 schools over the past several years. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is a low-performing school compared to other schools in the state. Additionally, Brayton's performance for specific student groups, such as female students, male students, White students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, is generally lower than the state averages for those groups.

342

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,269

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Brayton Hill Terrace
North Adams, MA 01247

(413) 662-3260

District: North Adams

Students who attend Brayton usually attend:

High:

Drury High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2014 → 22nd in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school23%

District avg21%

Massachusetts avg40%

Not ranked this year

Brayton did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

327^th of 348North Adams 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	712 of 916	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	859 of 928	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	778 of 932	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	782 of 936	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	881 of 942	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	719 of 934	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	730 of 938	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.0	698 of 932	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	827 of 914	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.8	759 of 926	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	761 of 928	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	868 of 930	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	830 of 924	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	784 of 920	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.9	660 of 909	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.7	687 of 908	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.1	698 of 911	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	699 of 911	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	774 of 887	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.9	804 of 882	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	8.5	814 of 884	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.8	491 of 672	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	433 of 632	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	521 of 665	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.6	140 of 656	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	644 of 886	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	759 of 901	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	728 of 898	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	841 of 902	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	719 of 893	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	495 of 760	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.2	726 of 757	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	658 of 772	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	596 of 705	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	654 of 700	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	411 of 685	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	21.0	723 of 891	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	828 of 896	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	749 of 908	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	776 of 904	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	812 of 907	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	642 of 898	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	49.2	310 of 731	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.1	483 of 703	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	792 of 905	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	812 of 894	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	859 of 896	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	495 of 886	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.6	773 of 925	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	16.0	683 of 753	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	737 of 762	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	709 of 764	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	729 of 765	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	766 of 780	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	686 of 772	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2017	17.5	408 of 487	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	388 of 482	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	403 of 441	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	422 of 455	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	425 of 455	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	386 of 455	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	406 of 449	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	356 of 434	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)16th percentile~ school

White (2024)9th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2023-2024) ?

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts27%-12 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Brayton

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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
Brayton	Public	PK, KG-2	20 Brayton Hill Terrace	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	North Adams	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 662-3260	342	35	9.7		258 (75.4%)	9 (2.6%)	39 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)								(n/a)																			$28,269
Colegrove Park Elementary	Public	3-6	24 Church Street	North Adams	01247	Berkshire County	North Adams	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 662-3250	369	30	12.1		282 (76.4%)	6 (1.6%)	39 (10.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.3%)	29	644^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.9%		26.4	674^th of 916 public elementary schools	26.4%	30	22.2	18.8	31.4	29.3			25.4	36.0	17.7	39.5	37.8			32.8	32.9		32.9		$27,815
Clarksburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	777 West Cross Road	Clarksburg	01247	Berkshire County	Clarksburg	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 663-8735	204	17	12.3		195 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	33.3	606^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.1%		35.9	591^st of 916 public elementary schools	35.5%	15	59.1	21.7	10.5	18.2	34.5	26.3	29.1	54.6	30.4	36.8	9.1	13.8	0.0	23.9	36.8	21.1	29.0	10.5	$15,080
Williamstown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Church Street	Williamstown	01267	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 458-5707	407	39	10.4		307 (75.4%)	17 (4.2%)	36 (8.8%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	73	247^th of 906 public elementary schools	72.7%		77	219^th of 916 public elementary schools	76.1%	28	61.9	56.5	46.2	59.3			56.4	55.6	47.8	44.2	54.2			50.9	61.5		61.5		$21,355
Abbott Memorial	Public	PK, KG-8	56 North County Rd	Florida	01247	Berkshire County	Florida	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 664-6023	83	16	5.1		73 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.4%)								(n/a)		42.9				20.0	32.7		7.7				10.0	17.7		20.0	44.4	20.0	$23,174
Hoosac Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	14 Commercial Street	Adams	01220	Berkshire County	Hoosac Valley Regional	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-0876	398	33	11.9		336 (84.4%)	8 (2.0%)	22 (5.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)								(n/a)	12.1						12.1	5.5						5.5					$22,682
Emma L Miller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	26 Chapel Rd	Savoy	01256	Berkshire County	Savoy	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 743-1992	38	7	5.1		34 (89.5%)	1 (2.6%)	3 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							37.5							31.3					$23,100
Hancock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3080 Hancock Road	Hancock	01237	Berkshire County	Hancock	No	No	No	No	(413) 738-5676	48	6	8.2		42 (87.5%)	1 (2.1%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)							31.6							52.6					$21,835
Rowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	86 Pond Road	Rowe	01367	Franklin County	Rowe	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 512-5100	54	10	5.5		44 (81.5%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.1%)	61.8	351^st of 906 public elementary schools	61.3%					(n/a)		30.0	50.0				42.9		50.0	50.0				42.9	58.3		58.3		$34,299
Lanesborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	188 Summer Street	Lanesborough	01237	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 443-0027	231	22	10.5		196 (84.8%)	3 (1.3%)	16 (6.9%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	70.9	273^rd of 906 public elementary schools	69.9%		69.4	285^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.9%	12	48.4	44.4	35.3	69.4			50.0	61.3	55.6	58.8	58.3			58.6	52.9		52.9		$23,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Brayton

How many students attend Brayton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Brayton.

What district is Brayton in?

North Adams

What is the racial makeup of Brayton?

Students at Brayton are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Brayton attend?

Students who attend Brayton usually go on to attend:

High : Drury High

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