Summary:
Ashfield, Massachusetts has one public school listed, Sanderson Academy, an elementary school serving PK–6 with 125 students in the Mohawk Trail district. This small western Massachusetts town is served by a single school that has three years of ranking history plus MCAS Next Generation proficiency results for 2025–26 and 2024–25, a 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 12.3, and 2020–21 per-student spending of $25,439.
Sanderson Academy outperforms its district in every reported all-grade subject in both years. In 2025–26, it exceeded the state in Math (56.25% vs. 41.11%), Science (45.45% vs. 40.98%), and ELA (41.67% vs. 40.03%). In 2024–25, it exceeded the state in ELA (48% vs. 41.53%) and Science (57.14% vs. 41.51%), but was below state in Math (34.69% vs. 40.74%). Its 6th grade Math result is a standout: 78.57% proficient, compared with 71.93% in the district and 42.59% statewide. The school’s rank improved from 459 of 916 (50th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–24 to 349 of 899 (61st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–26. Its district, Mohawk Trail, ranks 235 of 351 (33rd percentile, 2 stars), suggesting Sanderson Academy may be a relatively strong school within a lower-ranked district.
Science is a consistent strength, while Math is more variable but recently jumped 21.56 percentage points, from 34.69% in 2024–25 to 56.25% in 2025–26, moving from below to above state average. ELA remains above state both years but slipped 6.33 points, from 48% to 41.67%. The weakest reported grade-level result is 4th grade ELA at 20%, below the district’s 32.08% and state’s 37.43%. With only 125 students, year-to-year changes may reflect small cohorts rather than stable trends. The free/reduced lunch percentage is not provided, so socioeconomic context cannot be evaluated. Overall, this is a small, improving elementary school with particular strength in Science and a recent standout in Math, especially in 6th grade; the main caution areas are Math volatility and the weaker 4th grade ELA result.
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