Massachusetts public schools by resource index

Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) in Springfield scored highest of Massachusetts's public schools with 100 or more students on the resource index, 74 of 100: 9.5 students per teacher, 75 students per counselor and 8.0% chronically absent. The index averages staffing, counseling, gifted programs and attendance; it measures resources, not how well students learn.

Resource index 2024-25 × 2021-22 · schools open in 2024-25 with 100+ students and all 4 factors reported; online, alternative, special-education, pre-K-only and correctional programs left out · method

Resource index, highest Massachusetts schoolsChestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) 74; Mountain View 71; South High Community 68; William F. Stanley Elementary School 66; University Pk Campus School 66; Libertas Academy Charter School 64; Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School 64; Weston Middle 64; Ipswich High 64; Ipswich Middle School 64.0255075100Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and …74Mountain View71South High Community68William F. Stanley Elementary School66University Pk Campus School66Libertas Academy Charter School64Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School64Weston Middle64Ipswich High64Ipswich Middle School64
Resource index, highest Massachusetts schoolsChestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) 74; Mountain View 71; South High Community 68; William F. Stanley Elementary School 66; University Pk Campus School 66; Libertas Academy Charter School 64; Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School 64; Weston Middle 64; Ipswich High 64; Ipswich Middle School 64.0255075100Chestnut Accelerated Middle School …74Mountain View71South High Community68William F. Stanley Elementary School66University Pk Campus School66Libertas Academy Charter School64Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle Scho…64Weston Middle64Ipswich High64Ipswich Middle School64
Resource index, highest Massachusetts schoolsChestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) 74; Mountain View 71; South High Community 68; William F. Stanley Elementary School 66; University Pk Campus School 66; Libertas Academy Charter School 64; Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School 64; Weston Middle 64; Ipswich High 64; Ipswich Middle School 64.050100Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talente…74Mountain View71South High Community68William F. Stanley Elementary School66University Pk Campus School66Libertas Academy Charter School64Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School64Weston Middle64Ipswich High64Ipswich Middle School64
Resource index, highest Massachusetts schoolsChestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) 74; Mountain View 71; South High Community 68; William F. Stanley Elementary School 66; University Pk Campus School 66; Libertas Academy Charter School 64; Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School 64; Weston Middle 64; Ipswich High 64; Ipswich Middle School 64.050100Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Tal…74Mountain View71South High Community68William F. Stanley Elementary School66University Pk Campus School66Libertas Academy Charter School64Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School64Weston Middle64Ipswich High64Ipswich Middle School64

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 highest scores, with each factor

SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)9.575Yes8.0%74
Mountain View10.7133Yes5.9%71
South High Community14.6122Yes5.3%68
William F. Stanley Elementary School8.5161Yes16.4%66
University Pk Campus School11.478No2.2%66
Libertas Academy Charter School7.8111No7.5%64
Dover-Sherborn Regional Middle School9.5112No5.4%64
Weston Middle11.1113No2.9%64
Ipswich High9.089No8.8%64
Ipswich Middle School9.0124No5.8%64
Central Middle15.9160Yes9.7%63
Weston High10.994No6.9%63
Thomas R Plympton Elementary School10.1167Yes18.4%63
Dover-Sherborn Regional High9.8109No7.9%62
John Glenn Middle10.288No9.0%62
The other 35 on the list
SchoolPer teacherPer counselorGiftedChronically absentIndex
Whately Elementary8.3105No11.7%62
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High11.3119No7.5%61
Blackstone Valley11.2149No4.7%61
Comprehensive Grammar School12.5151No2.1%61
Duxbury Middle11.1130No6.4%61
Dexter Park12.5144No3.4%61
Lenox Memorial High7.6121No12.8%61
Greenlodge11.4130No5.1%61
Christa McAuliffe Charter School9.886No12.2%61
Sullivan Middle12.8109Yes22.7%60
Wellesley Middle9.0168No7.7%60
Pollard Middle11.0148No7.3%60
Newburyport High10.398No12.0%60
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical9.1112No12.1%60
Lt Eleazer Davis11.392No11.3%60
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High11.8123No7.1%60
Cohasset High School9.0121No12.1%60
Winthrop School12.2135No5.4%60
Monson High School8.286No16.6%60
Brimfield Elementary9.3135No11.1%60
Hopkins Academy7.3133No14.3%60
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School11.9110No9.3%59
Bedford High11.280No13.0%59
Marshall Simonds Middle11.6254Yes14.1%59
Ephraim Curtis Middle9.9145No10.8%59
Wayland High School10.9104No12.1%59
Wayland Middle School11.3120No9.3%59
Sarah W Gibbons Middle10.5129No9.7%59
Francis T Bresnahan Elementary9.6135No11.1%59
Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School11.5113No9.4%59
Claypit Hill School11.0129No9.2%59
Hopedale Jr Senior High10.279No14.7%59
East Falmouth Elementary9.898No13.5%59
Cohasset Middle School10.1167No8.5%59
Granby Jr Sr High School11.0153No7.7%59

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 (students per teacher); CRDC 2021-22 (counselors on CRDC enrollment, gifted program); EDFacts 2022-23 (chronic absenteeism). Index: the mean of the factors reported, each 0 to 100.

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Questions about the resource index

  1. Which Massachusetts public schools have the most resources?
    Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) in Springfield scored 74 of 100 on the PlainSchools resource index, the highest of Massachusetts's schools with 100 or more students that report all four of its factors.
  2. How is the resource index calculated?
    It averages up to four factors, each scored 0 to 100: students per teacher (2024-25; 0 at 25 or more), students per counselor (CRDC 2021-22; 0 at 500 or more), a gifted program (CRDC 2021-22; 70 if offered, 30 if not) and chronic absenteeism (EDFacts 2022-23; 0 at 40% or more). It measures resources, not test scores or teaching quality.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff · 2024-25

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection Counselors and gifted programs · 2021-22

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