Erving

Erving, Massachusetts is served by a single public school system — the Erving district — which contains exactly one school: Erving Elementary, an elementary school serving grades PK–6 with 113 students. The area has no middle schools, high schools, or alternative schools, so students leave the district after 6th grade. The district ranks 147 of 351 statewide, placing it at the 58th percentile with 3 stars.

Academic results at Erving Elementary improved sharply in 2025–26. Mathematics proficiency reached 55.74% against a state average of 41.11%, and science came in at 57.14% versus 40.98% statewide — double-digit advantages in both subjects. English Language Arts is essentially at the state average, 39.34% versus 40.03%. The school's rank climbed from the 30th percentile (2 stars) in 2024–25 to the 62nd percentile (3 stars) in 2025–26, a gain of 295 rank positions and 32 percentile points. Grade-level results show particular strength in 3rd grade, where math is 75.00% versus 42.19% statewide and ELA is 58.33% versus 42.79%, and in 6th grade, which is above state in both subjects. Resources are also notable: the student-teacher ratio is a low 6.1, and per-student spending was $41,150 in 2020–21.

The main weak spot is 4th grade, where ELA is 13.33% against a 37.43% state average and math is 26.67% against 43.20% — both well below state norms and enough to pull down the all-grade figures. Two cautions are worth keeping in mind: with only 113 students, grade-level percentages can swing widely from one cohort to the next, so the dramatic year-over-year gains need several more years of data before they can be considered a stable trend; and the free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so the economic context of the student body cannot be assessed. The spending figure is also several years older than the test-score and staffing data. Overall, this is a small, improving school with real strengths in math and science and one clear area for support.