Hoosac Valley Middle School

Public middle school, grades 4 to 7 · Cheshire, Massachusetts

Hoosac Valley Middle School in Cheshire, Massachusetts enrolled 304 students in 2024-25 with 31.3 full-time teachers, 9.7 students per teacher against the Massachusetts middle-school median of 11.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

288 students in 2022-23, 309 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.9 to 31.3.

Students enrolled at Hoosac Valley Middle School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-232882023-243092024-25304
Students enrolled at Hoosac Valley Middle School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-232882023-243092024-25304
Students enrolled at Hoosac Valley Middle School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-232882023-243092024-25304
Students enrolled at Hoosac Valley Middle School by school year2022-23: 288, 2023-24: 309, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-232882023-243092024-25304
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328829.99.6
2023-2430931.69.8
2024-2530431.39.7

9.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Massachusetts middle schools

Among the 299 Massachusetts middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 9.7; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.7state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 9.7; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.7state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 9.7; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.7state median 11.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 18.0; This school 9.7; state median 11.5.05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 9.7state median 11.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 308 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hoosac Valley Middle School enrolled 308 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 308 of the 308 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent46.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.8% of students were White, 4.6% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.8%
  2. Hispanic4.6%
  3. Two or more races4.6%
  4. Black2.0%
  5. Asian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hoosac Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2224%27%43.7%
Math, 2022-2322%19% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Hoosac Valley Middle School

  1. Nessacus Regional Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 8.8 miles away: 353 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
  2. John T Reid MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 407 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Hoosac Valley Middle School with Nessacus Regional Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hoosac Valley Regional School District spends per student$21,292 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,292
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsHoosac Valley Middle School is the number 259 by size of 300 Massachusetts middle schools open in 2024-25.#259 of 300
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher9.7 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.5 for middle schools.9.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hoosac Valley Middle School

  1. How many students attend Hoosac Valley Middle School?
    304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 288 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cheshire, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoosac Valley Middle School?
    9.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for middle schools is 11.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hoosac Valley Middle School a Title I school?
    Hoosac Valley Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hoosac Valley Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hoosac Valley Middle School scored proficient or above: 24% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hoosac Valley Middle School in?
    Hoosac Valley Regional School District, NCES district ID 2501780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250178002879 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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