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Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

Public Grades 9-12

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 14% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High is a public high school in Northampton, Massachusetts that serves 569 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural District, which is ranked 335 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, ranging from 235th to 301st out of 342-354 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. While the school's special education and low socioeconomic status student populations have performed relatively better, male students have generally outperformed female students, and Hispanic and White students have struggled, ranking in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts high schools for these subgroups.

However, the school has seen significant improvements in recent years, with its four-year graduation rate increasing from 92.1% in 2022-2023 to 98.4% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate decreasing from 6.5% to 0.8% over the same period. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments, while still lower than the state averages, have shown some improvement, increasing from the low 30s in 2021-2022 to the low 40s in 2023-2024 for English Language Arts and Mathematics. Compared to nearby schools, Northampton High outperforms Smith Vocational and Agricultural High, while the school outperforms lower-ranked schools like Holyoke High and Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College in several metrics.

587

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,413

Per pupil spending ?

47.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

80 Locust Street
Northampton, MA 01060-2052

(413) 587-1414

District: Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (23% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg23%

Massachusetts avg45%

301^st of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

335^th of 348Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural 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	17.0	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	249 of 348	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	253 of 347	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	265 of 342	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	285 of 351	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	263 of 345	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.0	240 of 348	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.0	235 of 351	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	266 of 354	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	279 of 347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.3	249 of 344	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.1	250 of 340	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.4	255 of 340	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.9	259 of 335	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	300 of 322	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	247 of 319	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.7	245 of 316	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	290 of 314	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.1	274 of 311	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	4.0	291 of 307	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.7	282 of 304	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	38.9	160 of 295	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	199 of 299	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	172 of 299	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	296 of 337	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	262 of 342	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	271 of 340	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	275 of 342	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	297 of 339	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	238 of 245	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	147 of 249	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	183 of 241	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	144 of 217	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	119 of 206	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	140 of 193	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	255 of 334	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	215 of 338	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	161 of 338	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.5	254 of 332	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	263 of 330	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	195 of 330	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	236 of 342	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	229 of 343	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	250 of 339	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	289 of 346	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	224 of 343	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	185 of 302	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	130 of 289	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	147 of 301	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.7	272 of 339	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	294 of 348	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	224 of 344	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	281 of 298	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	262 of 302	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	248 of 301	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	276 of 300	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	289 of 302	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	271 of 303	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)46th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Military Connected (2024)20th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Physics26%-18 vs state

Science26%-20 vs state

Biology24%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 vs state

English Language Arts20%-31 vs state

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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 Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
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		473 (80.6%)	9 (1.5%)	80 (13.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	17	301^st of 349 public high schools	13.8%		31.8	249^th of 348 public high schools	28.4%	52			19.6				22.2			25.5		23.7	26.4		$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		606 (69.3%)	32 (3.7%)	119 (13.6%)	31 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.8%)	88.8	47^th of 349 public high schools	86.5%		79	85^th of 348 public high schools	75.6%	38			74.2				65.1			76.2		72.8			$19,137
Hopkins Academy	Public	7-12	131 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 584-1106	203	28	7.3		141 (69.5%)	10 (4.9%)	32 (15.8%)	9 (4.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	65.1	124^th of 349 public high schools	64.5%		81.2	73^rd of 348 public high schools	79.0%	51	44.4	54.8	72.0	50.7	33.3	35.7	52.0	34.8	59.5	36.4	59.5		12.5	57.1	$26,449
Smith Academy	Public	7-12	34 School Street	Hatfield	01038	Hampshire County	Hatfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 247-5641	109	18	6.0		105 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	74.3	92^nd of 349 public high schools	73.6%		69.7	114^th of 348 public high schools	67.2%	22	7.1	38.7	61.5	28.9	7.1	25.0	53.9	19.6	50.0	61.5	50.0			43.8	$26,866
Easthampton High	Public	9-12	70 Williston Avenue	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	No	No	No	(413) 529-1585	377	38	9.8		275 (72.9%)	5 (1.3%)	61 (16.2%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	38.8	221^st of 349 public high schools	36.7%		30.6	254^th of 348 public high schools	27.0%	33			40.7				36.4			36.5		57.1	24.0		$17,665
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		622 (86.6%)	6 (0.8%)	54 (7.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	61.7	141^st of 349 public high schools	59.6%		53.7	179^th of 348 public high schools	48.6%	38	29.3	42.8	53.6	36.5	46.6	31.0	49.1	38.2	37.8	50.0	37.8	47.1		34.2	$00
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	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 552-1580	397	43	9.3		218 (54.9%)	32 (8.1%)	108 (27.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	46.1	199^th of 349 public high schools	43.0%		54.8	171^st of 348 public high schools	50.9%	28	38.0	36.6	65.6	37.3	18.3	12.9	30.2	15.6	32.9	27.8	32.9	25.4		25.4	$18,390
South Hadley High	Public	9-12	153 Newton Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 538-5063	479	56	8.5		359 (74.9%)	13 (2.7%)	87 (18.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	59	147^th of 349 public high schools	57.9%		65.1	129^th of 348 public high schools	62.9%	18			49.2				51.6			47.5		28.7			$20,973
Amherst Regional High	Public	9-12	21 Mattoon Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst-Pelham	No	No	No	No	(413) 362-1701	816	72	11.3		443 (54.3%)	62 (7.6%)	149 (18.3%)	93 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.4%)	83.9	64^th of 349 public high schools	81.7%		77.8	89^th of 348 public high schools	74.4%	25			71.2				61.0			67.1		68.5			$27,467
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		163 (10.4%)	71 (4.5%)	1,292 (82.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.5%)	8.9	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%		6.7	330^th of 348 public high schools	5.2%	3			21.5				10.3			9.3		9.2			$24,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

What is the racial makeup of Smith Vocational and Agricultural High?

Students at Smith Vocational and Agricultural High are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Not Specified.

What district is Smith Vocational and Agricultural High in?

Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural

How many students attend Smith Vocational and Agricultural High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Smith Vocational and Agricultural High.

Is Smith Vocational and Agricultural High a good school?

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Massachusetts high schools.

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