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Hampshire County Schools: Mountain View School welcomed most students in 2023-24 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Mountain View School had the highest enrollment among Hampshire County schools, welcoming 1,024 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, 48.5% were girls, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 75.7% of Mountain View School's total enrollment.

Among the 45 schools in Hampshire County, Northampton High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 907 students, while Amherst Regional High School welcomed 841 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Mountain View School is part of Easthampton Public School District, which roughly covers schools within Hampshire County and has a main office in Easthampton.

In the previous school year, Mountain View School also had the highest number of students among Hampshire County schools.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2024. Hispanic and Latino students come in second, making up 25.1% of the state's student body.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates (4.4%) in the 2022-23 school year, while also recording the lowest graduation rates (78.9%) in Massachusetts in 2023.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in Mountain View School Over 2 Years
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Enrollment in Hampshire County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School nameCityTotal School Enrollment
Mountain View SchoolEasthampton1,024
Northampton High SchoolNorthampton907
Amherst Regional High SchoolAmherst841
Hampshire Regional High SchoolWesthampton690
Belchertown High SchoolBelchertown602
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High SchoolNorthampton569
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter SchoolHadley552
John F. Kennedy Middle SchoolFlorence542
Michael E. Smith Middle SchoolSouth Hadley511
South Hadley High SchoolSouth Hadley508
Chestnut Hill Community SchoolBelchertown489
William E. Norris SchoolSouthampton471
Ware Junior/Senior High SchoolWare471
Swift River Elementary SchoolBelchertown468
East Meadow SchoolGranby402
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public SchoolSouth Hadley399
Stanley M. Koziol Elementary SchoolWare389
Easthampton High SchoolEasthampton373
Amherst Regional Middle SchoolAmherst369
Mosier SchoolSouth Hadley360
Fort River Elementary SchoolAmherst346
Jabish Middle SchoolBelchertown333
Crocker Farm Elementary SchoolAmherst326
Wildwood Elementary SchoolAmherst311
Hadley Elementary SchoolHadley292
Granby Junior Senior High SchoolGranby291
Leeds SchoolLeeds278
Littleville Elementary SchoolHuntington277
Jackson Street SchoolNorthampton276
Plains Elementary SchoolSouth Hadley265
Ware Middle SchoolWare264
Bridge Street SchoolNorthampton259
R. K. Finn Ryan Road SchoolFlorence233
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public SchoolEasthampton218
Hopkins AcademyHadley211
Gateway Regional Middle SchoolHuntington196
Hatfield Elementary SchoolHatfield196
Cold Spring SchoolBelchertown189
Gateway Regional High SchoolHuntington162
New Hingham Regional Elementary SchoolChesterfield139
Pelham Elementary SchoolPelham129
Smith AcademyHatfield126
Anne T. Dunphy SchoolWilliamsburg123
Westhampton Elementary SchoolWesthampton104
R. H. Conwell SchoolWorthington73

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