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Best Public Schools in Franklin County, MA

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Schools

8,579

Students

Districts

Top rankedShutesbury Elementary145^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Erving Elementary up 295 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Erving Elementary 6.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Four Rivers Charter Public School	Public, Charter	7-12	248 Colrain Road	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Four Rivers Charter Public (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 775-4577	213	23	9.2	31.3%	184 (86.4%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	51.5	165^th of 353 public high schools	53.3%		92.2	33^rd of 349 public high schools	90.5%	132					41.7	40.5	40.5	41.1					30.6	22.9	43.2	26.8		52.8	41.9	52.8	38.2		62.9	$19,976
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	238 Main St.	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greater Commonwealth Virtual District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(413) 475-3879	1,184	83	14.2	46.8%	610 (51.5%)	94 (7.9%)	294 (24.8%)	74 (6.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	90 (7.6%)								(n/a)	32.7	27.3	27.9	32.8	27.8	33.3	44.9	30.5	4.1	17.9	22.2	27.0	19.8	13.7	24.1	17.8	37.0	34.3	26.5	35.2	28.6		37.5	$13,833
Conway Grammar	Public	PK, KG-6	24 Fournier Road	Conway	01341	Franklin County	Conway	No	No	No	No	(413) 369-4239	152	19	7.8	19.2%	141 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	78.4	186^th of 899 public elementary schools	79.3%		81	171^st of 906 public elementary schools	81.1%	15	73.3	52.9	43.8	63.6				58.6	86.7	64.7	47.1	47.8				59.7	58.8			58.8				$27,199
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Pleasant Street	South Deerfield	01373	Franklin County	Deerfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 665-1131	301	34	8.8	20.8%	260 (86.4%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	51.4	443^rd of 899 public elementary schools	50.7%		57.5	379^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.2%	64	48.7	28.2	37.1	43.6				39.8	37.8	51.3	34.3	41.8				41.6	51.4			51.4				$24,502
Erving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	28 Northfield Rd	Erving	01344	Franklin County	Erving	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 423-3326	113	18	6.1	46.4%	95 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	62.2	339^th of 899 public elementary schools	62.3%		30.3	634^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.0%	295	58.3	13.3	35.7	50.0				39.3	75.0	26.7	57.1	65.0				55.7	57.1			57.1				$34,568
Franklin County Technical	Public	9-12	82 Industrial Blvd	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9561	643	55	11.7	48.7%	565 (87.9%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.8%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	25.4	268^th of 353 public high schools	24.1%		21.4	277^th of 349 public high schools	20.6%	9							21.4								24.0				27.4		33.7	20.9		$27,454
Frontier Regional	Public	7-12	113 North Main Street	South Deerfield	01373	Franklin County	Frontier	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 665-2118	588	53	11.0	21.5%	487 (82.8%)	9 (1.5%)	41 (7.0%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.0%)	69.5	103^rd of 353 public high schools	70.8%		54	162^nd of 349 public high schools	53.6%	59					41.1	34.9	53.6	38.0					44.1	41.1	62.8	42.7		41.5	48.1	41.5	41.6		36.3	$21,900
Turners Fall High	Public	9-12	222 Turnpike Rd	Montague	01351	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	No	(413) 863-7200	199	23	8.5	46.7%	137 (68.8%)	3 (1.5%)	38 (19.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)	27.9	255^th of 353 public high schools	27.8%		17	302^nd of 349 public high schools	13.5%	47							30.4								33.3				24.4		0.0			$27,049
Gill Elementary	Public	K-6	48 Boyle Rd	Gill	01354	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	No	(413) 863-3255	110	10	10.7	30.0%	89 (80.9%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	55.1	402^nd of 899 public elementary schools	55.3%		64.1	333^rd of 906 public elementary schools	63.2%	69	57.1	18.8	45.0	53.3				43.1	42.9	17.7	50.0	46.7				39.4	55.0			55.0				$25,289
Sheffield Elementary School	Public	2-5	43 Crocker Avenue	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9326	199	20	9.8	64.0%	137 (68.8%)	3 (1.5%)	43 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	12.7	812^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.7%		18.2	759^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.2%	53	29.3	24.1	8.6					21.6	12.2	19.0	8.6					14.2	11.8			11.8				$26,458
Great Falls Middle	Public	6-8	224 Turnpike Rd	Montague	01351	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	No	(413) 863-7300	228	23	9.7	52.0%	174 (76.3%)	4 (1.8%)	36 (15.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	25.7	349^th of 478 public middle schools	27.0%		18.4	402^nd of 484 public middle schools	16.9%	53				24.1	22.6	19.0		21.5				3.8	25.8	32.1		22.5		23.5		23.5			30.4	$23,937
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	30 Griswold Street	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9526	122	14	8.5	72.5%	86 (70.5%)	7 (5.7%)	19 (15.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)								(n/a)																								$30,214
Discovery School at Four Corners	Public	K-4	21 Ferrante Avenue	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1378	185	18	10.0	44.9%	153 (82.7%)	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	16.3	773^rd of 899 public elementary schools	14.0%		24.9	678^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.2%	95	22.7	19.6						21.1	25.0	23.9						24.4								$24,344
Greenfield Middle	Public	5-7	195 Federal Street	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1360	325	29	11.3	66.8%	221 (68.0%)	19 (5.8%)	65 (20.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	25.2	356^th of 478 public middle schools	25.5%		27.3	338^th of 484 public middle schools	30.2%	18			28.0	25.0	30.4			27.7			21.7	22.0	20.0			21.3	30.5			30.5				$25,120
Greenfield High	Public	8-12	21 Barr Avenue	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1350	404	37	10.9	62.2%	258 (63.9%)	15 (3.7%)	97 (24.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	13.3	313^th of 353 public high schools	11.3%		12.9	312^th of 349 public high schools	10.6%	1						13.8	17.0	13.8						6.9	23.2	6.9		16.1	2.0	16.1		12.7	18.4	$24,018
Federal Street School	Public	K-4	125 Federal Street	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1380	195	17	11.2	73.3%	128 (65.6%)	7 (3.6%)	46 (23.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	24.2	686^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.7%		20	736^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.8%	50	31.0	24.3						27.9	28.6	29.7						29.1								$23,560
Newton School	Public	K-4	70 Shelburne Rd	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1370	174	15	11.7	75.5%	97 (55.7%)	10 (5.7%)	55 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.7%)	4.8	886^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.4%		12.1	825^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.9%	61	12.1	4.0						8.6	9.1	12.0						10.3								$24,410
Hawlemont Regional	Public	PK, KG-6	10 School Street	Charlemont	01339	Franklin County	Hawlemont	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 339-8316	71	9	7.7	55.0%	68 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	39.9	537^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.3%		44.4	512^th of 906 public elementary schools	43.5%	25			40.0	36.4				38.9			30.0	27.3				27.8	40.0			40.0				$41,189
Leverett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	85 Montague Rd	Leverett	01054	Franklin County	Leverett	No	No	No	No	(413) 548-9144	137	16	8.7	24.1%	115 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.2%)	63.1	332^nd of 899 public elementary schools	63.1%		75.1	228^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.8%	104	61.5	70.0	27.8	77.8				59.4	23.1	70.0	21.1	83.3				51.4	31.6			31.6				$21,946
Buckland-Shelburne Regional	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Mechanic Street	Shelburne Falls	01370	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 625-2521	270	18	14.8	42.0%	235 (87.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	37.6	561^st of 899 public elementary schools	37.6%		40.2	545^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.8%	16	30.3	41.9	23.5	51.6				36.4	12.1	41.9	14.3	68.8				33.6	20.6			20.6				$25,376
Colrain Central	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Jacksonville Rd	Colrain	01340	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 624-3451	94	9	9.9	46.0%	88 (93.6%)	3 (3.2%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	40.4	530^th of 899 public elementary schools	41.0%		30.9	627^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.8%	97	36.4		21.4	70.0				34.1	27.3		7.1	80.0				31.8	35.7			35.7				$30,315
Mohawk Trail Regional School	Public	7-12	26 Ashfield Road	Shelburne Falls	01370	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 625-9811	316	33	9.4	26.4%	275 (87.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	53.2	157^th of 353 public high schools	55.5%		70.9	102^nd of 349 public high schools	70.8%	55					25.8	20.9	40.0	23.3					18.5	17.1	35.3	17.8		14.5	50.0	14.5	43.3		26.1	$27,934
Sanderson Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Cape Street	Ashfield	01330	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 628-4404	125	10	12.3	20.0%	121 (96.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.6	349^th of 899 public elementary schools	61.2%		54.8	409^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.9%	60	38.5	20.0	45.5	57.1				41.7	53.9	40.0	45.5	78.6				56.3	45.5			45.5				$26,395
Swift River	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Wendell Rd	New Salem	01355	Franklin County	New Salem-Wendell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-6926	134	15	9.1	51.7%	116 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	33.4	601^st of 899 public elementary schools	33.1%		30.5	631^st of 906 public elementary schools	30.4%	30	33.3	21.7	35.0	23.5				28.0	40.0	30.4	30.0	17.7				29.3	55.0			55.0				$27,551
Fisher Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 Dexter Street	Orange	01364	Franklin County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-0018	494	40	12.5	68.2%	397 (80.4%)	5 (1.0%)	58 (11.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	18.1	746^th of 899 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.7	801^st of 906 public elementary schools	11.6%	55	30.8	14.6	13.2	13.0				17.2	31.4	22.0	15.1	24.6				23.1	37.7			37.7				$21,808
Pioneer Valley Regional	Public	7-12	97 F Sumner Turner Rd	Northfield	01360	Franklin County	Pioneer Valley	No	No	No	No	(413) 498-2931	239	22	10.7	28.6%	219 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	51.3	167^th of 353 public high schools	52.7%		50.3	181^st of 349 public high schools	48.1%	14					32.8	34.7	51.9	33.6					24.1	24.5	36.0	24.3		28.9	36.4	28.9	37.5		39.5	$27,415
Bernardston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	37 School Road	Bernardston	01337	Franklin County	Pioneer Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 648-9356	201	19	10.8	32.6%	184 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	44.8	493^rd of 899 public elementary schools	45.2%		43.5	518^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.8%	25	25.8	37.1	36.1	19.1				30.9	38.7	40.0	50.0	42.9				43.1	47.2			47.2				$26,338
Northfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Main Street	Northfield	01360	Franklin County	Pioneer Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 498-5842	141	14	10.1	32.7%	129 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	46.6	478^th of 899 public elementary schools	46.8%		46.6	489^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.0%	11		30.8	30.8	18.8				29.4		53.9	46.2	31.3				45.1	69.2			69.2				$29,022
Ralph C Mahar Regional	Public	7-12	507 South Main Street	Orange	01364	Franklin County	Ralph C Mahar	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-2542	509	56	9.0	52.8%	408 (80.2%)	14 (2.8%)	55 (10.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	14.7	307^th of 353 public high schools	13.0%		17.3	299^th of 349 public high schools	14.3%	8					24.1	27.0	23.0	25.6					25.7	31.4	19.4	28.4		34.6	8.2	34.6	17.9		27.5	$29,102
Rowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	86 Pond Road	Rowe	01367	Franklin County	Rowe	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 512-5100	54	10	5.5	25.0%	44 (81.5%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.1%)								(n/a)				41.7				23.5				33.3				26.5								$34,299
Shutesbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	23 West Pelham Rd	Shutesbury	01072	Franklin County	Shutesbury	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 259-1212	125	18	6.8	27.7%	105 (84.0%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	83	145^th of 899 public elementary schools	83.9%		78.6	195^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.5%	50	57.1	66.7	54.6	75.0				64.4	50.0	77.8	27.3	75.0				61.0	90.9			90.9				$26,909
Sunderland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1 Swampfield Drive	Sunderland	01375	Franklin County	Sunderland	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 665-1151	174	24	7.1	32.2%	117 (67.2%)	8 (4.6%)	25 (14.4%)	12 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.3%)	42	520^th of 899 public elementary schools	42.2%		57.1	384^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.6%	136	50.0	33.3	23.1	40.9				38.8	30.4	23.8	50.0	30.4				32.1	50.0			50.0				$28,463
Whately Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	273 Long Plain Rd.	Whately	01093	Franklin County	Whately	No	No	No	No	(413) 665-7826	133	16	8.2	28.1%	125 (94.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	54.4	407^th of 899 public elementary schools	54.7%		67.8	303^rd of 906 public elementary schools	66.6%	104	38.9	26.7	41.2	55.6				41.2	31.6	46.7	58.8	33.3				42.0	64.7			64.7				$23,711
Warwick Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Winchester Road	Warwick	01378	Franklin County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 544-6310	27	5	5.3		22 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)			50.0					30.4			20.0					17.4								$22,750

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