Summary:
ZIP code 01223 covers Becket, Massachusetts, and contains just one school: Becket Washington School, an elementary school serving grades PK–5 with 91 students in the Central Berkshire district. The data shows no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP, so families here look beyond Becket for secondary options.
Academically, Becket Washington School is performing well above its peers. In 2025–2026 MCAS results, it beat both district and state proficiency in all three tested subjects: English language arts (50% vs. 45.56% district and 40.03% state), mathematics (53.19% vs. 44.23% and 41.11%), and science (69.23% vs. 48.26% and 40.98%). Science is the standout — about 21 percentage points above the district and 28 points above the state. Math showed the biggest year-over-year jump, climbing from 33.33% in 2024–2025, below district and state, to 53.19% in 2025–2026.
Results vary a lot by grade. Third grade ELA (66.67%), fifth grade math (69.23%), and fifth grade science (69.23%) are all well above district and state, while fourth grade is the clear weak spot: 16.67% proficient in ELA and 23.08% in math, both below district and state. Because the school is small, grade-level swings may reflect tiny cohorts rather than a schoolwide trend. The school's rank history is V-shaped: 71st percentile in 2023–2024, 53rd in 2024–2025, and 70th in 2025–2026. Other context: the student-teacher ratio is 10.2, per-student spending is $21,213 (2020–2021, dated), and free/reduced-lunch status is not reported, so socioeconomic context isn't available.
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