Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 01073

ZIP code 01073 covers Southampton, Massachusetts, and contains just one elementary school in this dataset: William E Norris, a PK–6 school with 475 students that belongs to the Southampton district. Because there are no other local elementary schools to compare it with, the most useful context is how it stacks up against the state and how its results have shifted from year to year.

By the numbers, this is a solidly above-average school. It ranks 323 of 899 Massachusetts schools in 2025–26 (64th percentile) and holds a 3-star rating; district-wide it ranks 134 of 351. That standing is consistent with prior years — 307 of 906 in 2024–25 and 348 of 916 in 2023–24 — putting the school steadily in the upper-middle third of the state. Its student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 was 12.5, and per-student spending was $14,742 in 2020–21, a figure old enough that it may not reflect current conditions. Free/reduced-price lunch data is not reported, so it should be treated as unknown rather than as zero. Academically, its standout subject is science: in 2025–26, 64.41% of students were proficient in science versus 40.98% statewide, and 53.54% were proficient in math versus 41.11% statewide. The single most impressive result is 6th grade math, where 76.92% reached proficiency compared with 42.59% statewide, and 5th grade science at 64.41% versus 43.07% statewide. Sixth grade math and 5th grade science are the school's clear bragging points.

ELA is more mixed. Proficiency climbs steadily by grade — 37.5% in 3rd grade, 41.79% in 4th, 45.76% in 5th, and 47.69% in 6th — and grades 4–6 are all above the state. Third grade is the weakest spot, sitting below the state in both ELA (37.5% vs. 42.79%) and math (34.38% vs. 42.19%), which suggests the upper grades are lifting the all-grade averages. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, all-grade ELA slipped by 0.43 percentage points, math by 2.66, and science by 13.01 — but all three remained above the state average. Note that every district score listed matches the school score exactly, so district comparisons add no extra detail here.