Summary
Bridge Street is a PK–5 elementary school serving 281 students in Northampton, MA, a college town in western Massachusetts. In 2025–2026 it ranked 668 of 899 elementary schools statewide (26th percentile, 1 star), while its district, Northampton, ranked 139 of 351 districts (60th percentile, 3 stars).
Test results trail both district and state benchmarks in every subject: English language arts 30.51%, math 25.83%, and science 25.00%, compared with 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98% statewide. The most striking finding is how much Bridge Street differs from its own district peers. Jackson Street, Leeds, and R. K. Finn Ryan Road all rank between the 61st and 71st percentiles — roughly double Bridge Street's 26th. Science shows the largest gap, about 35 percentage points below the average of those same-district peers. Fifth grade is the weakest point, with 22.86% in ELA, 16.67% in math, and 25.00% in science.
Looking at student groups, the school's results for its Hispanic students rank at the 1st percentile statewide and for low-income students at the 2nd percentile, both with 0 stars — well below its already low overall ranking. Resources do not appear to explain the gap: Bridge Street's student–teacher ratio (10.1) is comparable to or better than nearby schools, and its per-pupil spending ($20,273) is higher than most same-district and nearby peers. Among schools outside the district, Bridge Street outperforms only E N White Elementary in Holyoke, and trails Mosier, Mountain View School, Hatfield Elementary, Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School, Hadley Elementary, and Crocker Farm Elementary. Rankings have stayed mostly between the 18th and 39th percentile for a decade, with no sustained improvement.
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