School district · Massachusetts

Agawam

Agawam in Massachusetts: 8 public schools with 3,461 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $23,764 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,461
Students per teacher
12.0
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$23,764
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
288
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
385
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 6.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

34%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 70% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,530 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

33%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,532 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.7K15
$15.6K16
$16.2K17
$17.5K18
$18.9K19
$19.8K20
$21.5K21
$23.0K22
$23.3K23
$23.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.5% · $6.4M
State
41% · $35.4M
Local
51% · $43.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,330
Support services
$7,435
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$863K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K13519.3——
Benjamin J PhelpsFree meals for all
K–430413.452%44%
Clifford M GrangerFree meals for all
K–436115.336%37%
James Clark SchoolFree meals for all
K–429716.238%42%
K–429014.136%35%
Agawam Junior HighFree meals for all
7–85278.833%28%
Roberta G. Doering SchoolFree meals for all
5–652212.331%32%
Agawam HighFree meals for all
9–121,02511.0——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
1305 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills, MA 01030
Phone
(413)821-0551
Website