Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 75% of Hampshire County’s student body in 2023-24 school year

Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 75% of Hampshire County’s student body in 2023-24 school year
Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education — https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=AsMassachusettsSecretaryofEducation,theUniversityofMassachusettssystem.
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There were 11,546 white students enrolled in Hampshire County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampshire County welcomed a total of 15,385 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white pupils comprised 75% of the total, making this group the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 42 schools in Hampshire County, Mountain View School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 775 students.

Proficiency in core subjects in Massachusetts still remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, 25% of eighth-graders were not considered proficient in reading, and 32% did not reach math benchmarks. Fourth-graders performed better in reading, with 18% not reaching proficiency. However, they struggled with math, with only 68% achieving grade-level proficiency.

Ethnicities in Hampshire County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Hampshire County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name White Students Enrolment Total Enrollment in 2023-24 % of Total
Amherst Regional High School 491 841 58.4%
Amherst Regional Middle School 204 369 55.3%
Anne T. Dunphy School 115 123 93.5%
Belchertown High School 512 602 85%
Bridge Street School 138 259 53.3%
Chestnut Hill Community School 408 489 83.4%
Cold Spring School 154 189 81.5%
Crocker Farm Elementary School 154 326 47.2%
East Meadow School 328 402 81.6%
Easthampton High School 274 373 73.5%
Fort River Elementary School 150 346 43.4%
Gateway Regional High School 142 162 87.7%
Gateway Regional Middle School 179 196 91.3%
Granby Junior Senior High School 236 291 81.1%
Hadley Elementary School 230 292 78.8%
Hampshire Regional High School 623 690 90.3%
Hatfield Elementary School 178 196 90.8%
Hopkins Academy 151 211 71.6%
Jabish Middle School 285 333 85.6%
Jackson Street School 184 276 66.7%
John F. Kennedy Middle School 351 542 64.8%
Leeds School 202 278 72.7%
Littleville Elementary School 252 277 91%
Michael E. Smith Middle School 401 511 78.5%
Mosier School 263 360 73.1%
Mountain View School 775 1,024 75.7%
New Hingham Regional Elementary School 133 139 95.7%
Northampton High School 643 907 70.9%
Pelham Elementary School 87 129 67.4%
Plains Elementary School 186 265 70.2%
R. H. Conwell School 65 73 89%
R. K. Finn Ryan Road School 187 233 80.3%
Smith Academy 120 126 95.2%
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School 467 569 82.1%
South Hadley High School 390 508 76.8%
Stanley M. Koziol Elementary School 269 389 69.2%
Swift River Elementary School 380 468 81.2%
Ware Junior/Senior High School 374 471 79.4%
Ware Middle School 211 264 79.9%
Westhampton Elementary School 95 104 91.3%
Wildwood Elementary School 143 311 46%
William E. Norris School 416 471 88.3%


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