Best Public Schools in Zip Code 01073

ZIP code 01073 covers Southampton, Massachusetts, and has one public school, William E Norris, an elementary school serving grades PK–6 with 475 students in the Southampton district; the area summary lists no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP.

For parents, the key story is that William E Norris generally performs above the Massachusetts state average. In 2025–2026, all-grade proficiency was 43.14% in English Language Arts versus 40.03% statewide, 53.54% in Mathematics versus 41.11%, and 64.41% in Science versus 40.98%. Science is the strongest subject relative to the state, though it fell from 77.42% in 2024–2025 to 64.41% in 2025–2026; it remained 23.43 points above the state. Mathematics is also strong, though its advantage narrowed from +15.46 to +12.43 points. The standout grade-level result is 6th grade Mathematics at 76.92%, compared with 42.59% statewide. The main relative weak spot is 3rd grade: ELA was 37.50% versus 42.79% statewide, and Mathematics was 34.38% versus 42.19%. ELA rises by grade from 37.50% in 3rd to 47.69% in 6th, with grades 4, 5, and 6 above the state average.

The school has been consistently rated 3 stars. Its SchoolDigger rank was 323 out of 899 in 2025–2026, placing it in the 64th percentile, after 307 out of 906 in 2024–2025 (66th percentile) and 348 out of 916 in 2023–2024 (62nd percentile). The Southampton district ranked 134 out of 351 districts, at the 62nd percentile with 3 stars. In this record, district MCAS values equal the school’s values, so district results essentially mirror William E Norris. Contextual metrics include a 12.5 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and $14,742 per-student spending in 2020–2021; the free/reduced lunch percentage is not provided, so it should be treated as unknown. Overall, William E Norris is a stable, above-average elementary school with particular strengths in Mathematics and Science, a standout 6th grade Mathematics result, and a relative challenge in 3rd grade.