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Rowe Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Rowe Elementary is a very small rural public school in Rowe, MA, serving grades PK–6 to 54 students in the Rowe district. Its latest available ranking is from 2024–2025, when it placed 351st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools — the 61st percentile, with 3 stars. That is a dramatic turnaround from 2021–2022, when it ranked 905th of 932 (3rd percentile, 0 stars), and 2022–2023, when it ranked 720th of 928 (22nd percentile, 1 star). Earlier years swung widely too, including a 79th percentile high in 2011–2012. Such volatility is typical of a school where one or two classrooms make up much of the student body.

Rowe runs a high-resource, small-school model. Its student-teacher ratio of 5.5 in 2024–2025 is among the lowest in the area — only Emma L Miller Elementary School (5.1) and Abbott Memorial (5.1) are lower — compared with 9.9 at Colrain Central, 12.3 at Sanderson Academy, and 14.8 at Buckland-Shelburne Regional. Per-pupil spending was $28,842 in 2020–2021, above Sanderson ($25,439), Emma L Miller ($25,420), and most other nearby schools; only Colrain Central spent more ($31,395). With 54 students, Rowe is smaller than nearly every school in its comparison group.

Test results are mixed. In 2024–2025, Rowe beat the state in all three subjects: 42.86 in ELA, 42.86 in math, and 58.33 in science — that science score was among the strongest nearby, just behind Hawlemont Regional's 60.00. In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency fell to 23.53 in ELA and 26.47 in math, both below state. The 61st percentile rank comes from 2024–2025, so it does not capture that most recent dip. Grade 6 results in 2025–2026 were stronger in ELA (41.67, above the state's 40.26) but weaker in math (33.33, below 42.59). Rowe's largest reported student subgroup ranked in the 44th percentile in 2024–2025, below its overall standing. Free/reduced lunch data are not reported, so economic context cannot be compared.

Students ?

5.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,602

Per pupil spending ?

38.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

86 Pond Road
Rowe, MA 01367

(413) 512-5100

District: Rowe

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.5%

Two or more races:

11.1%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

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

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	61.8	351 of 906	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.5	720 of 928	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	905 of 932	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	643 of 936	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.1	329 of 938	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	491 of 914	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.8	261 of 926	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	196 of 930	78.9%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	33.3	633 of 925	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	411 of 737	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)32nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

English Language Arts24%-16 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 Civics (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	38.9%	44 (81.5%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.1%)								(n/a)				41.7			23.5				33.3			26.5							$37,602
Hawlemont Regional	Public	PK, KG-6	10 School Street	Charlemont	01339	Franklin County	Hawlemont	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 339-8316	71	9	7.7	54.9%	68 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	39.9	537^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.3%		44.4	512^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.5%	25			40.0	36.4			38.9			30.0	27.3			27.8	40.0		40.0				$38,328
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	33.7%	73 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.4%)	13.3	806^th of 899 public elementary schools	10.3%					(n/a)			21.4				26.1			7.1				22.7	21.4		22.2				$25,974
Colrain Central	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Jacksonville Rd	Colrain	01340	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 624-3451	94	9	9.9	48.9%	88 (93.6%)	3 (3.2%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	40.4	530^th of 899 public elementary schools	41.0%		30.9	627^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.8%	97	36.4		21.4	70.0			34.1	27.3		7.1	80.0			31.8	35.7		35.7				$33,515
Buckland-Shelburne Regional	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Mechanic Street	Shelburne Falls	01370	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 625-2521	270	18	14.8	41.5%	235 (87.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	37.6	561^st of 899 public elementary schools	37.6%		40.2	545^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.8%	16	30.3	41.9	23.5	51.6			36.4	12.1	41.9	14.3	68.8			33.6	20.6		20.6				$26,139
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	44.7%	34 (89.5%)	1 (2.6%)	3 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							31.3							37.5							$35,070
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	37.3%	195 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	29.6	630^th of 899 public elementary schools	29.9%		33.3	606^th of 906 public elementary schools	33.1%	24	38.1	23.8	22.7	35.3	27.3	41.4	31.8	52.4	21.7	17.4	35.3	22.7	20.7	27.4	21.7	44.8	34.6	41.4			$17,545
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	69.1%	282 (76.4%)	6 (1.6%)	39 (10.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.3%)	23.9	693^rd of 899 public elementary schools	22.9%		29	644^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.9%	49	23.8	20.9	27.5	30.8			25.6	34.1	25.6	28.8	28.2			29.2	17.7		17.7				$24,368
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	80.1%	258 (75.4%)	9 (2.6%)	39 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.6%)								(n/a)																			76%	0%	$25,988
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	59.8%	336 (84.4%)	8 (2.0%)	22 (5.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)								(n/a)	27.8						27.8	19.4						19.4					100%	0%	$22,045

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowe Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rowe Elementary?

Students at Rowe Elementary are 81% White, 11% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Rowe Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 54 students attended Rowe Elementary.

What district is Rowe Elementary in?

Rowe

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