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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 01237

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At a glance

Schools

279

Students

Districts

Top rankedLanesborough Elementary273^rd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lanesborough Elementary up 12 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 01237 zip code area is home to two public elementary schools - Lanesborough Elementary and Hancock Elementary. Both schools serve grades PK-6, but Lanesborough Elementary is the standout, ranking in the top 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lanesborough Elementary boasts significantly higher test scores than the state averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also spends more per student ($22,250) compared to Hancock Elementary ($18,134) and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.6 to 7.4. With 229 students, Lanesborough Elementary is nearly four times the size of Hancock Elementary, which has only 58 students.

While the data for Hancock Elementary is limited, with the most recent ranking information dating back to 2016-2017, the available information suggests a significant performance gap between the two schools. Lanesborough Elementary, part of the Mount Greylock district, appears to be the higher-performing school in the 01237 zip code area.

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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)		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 (2015)	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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Hancock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3080 Hancock Road	Hancock	01237	Berkshire County	Hancock	No	No	No	No	(413) 738-5676	48	6	8.2	0.0%	42 (87.5%)	1 (2.1%)	4 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)					31.6					52.6			$21,835
Lanesborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	188 Summer Street	Lanesborough	01237	Berkshire County	Mount Greylock	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 443-0027	231	22	10.5		196 (84.8%)	3 (1.3%)	16 (6.9%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	70.9	273^rd of 906 public elementary schools	69.9%		69.4	285^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.9%	12	48.4	44.4	35.3	69.4	50.0	61.3	55.6	58.8	58.3	58.6	52.9	52.9	$23,459

Cities Near Zip Code 01237

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lanesborough	2.2 mi	1	116^th
Hancock	3.74 mi	1
Pittsfield	4.13 mi	14	303^rd
Dalton	5.64 mi	3	148^th
Cheshire	7.67 mi	2	337^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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