Granby

Granby, MA is a small district with just two public schools serving about 665 students combined: East Meadow, an elementary school covering grades PK–6 with 375 students, and Granby Junior Senior High School, covering grades 7–12 with 290 students. There is no separate middle school or alternative school in the data set. The Granby district overall ranks 251 of 351 Massachusetts districts, at the 28th percentile with 1 star — but the two schools' own results tell very different stories.

East Meadow is the academic bright spot. It ranks 414 of 899 (54th percentile, 3 stars), up from 38th percentile and 2 stars two years earlier — a gain of 16 percentile points. In 2025–2026 it scored above the state in all three subjects: ELA 40.29 vs 40.03, math 41.75 vs 41.11, and science 57.89 vs 40.98. Third-grade ELA and math are both 60.61, roughly 18 points above the state. The upper grades are weaker: 5th-grade ELA is 31.58 vs 38.15, and 6th-grade math is 31.03 vs 42.59.

Granby Junior Senior High School ranks 242 of 353 (31st percentile, 2 stars) and sits below the state in every subject — ELA 29.46 vs 40.03, math 26.55 vs 41.11, science 32.20 vs 40.98 — yet posts a 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate. That contrast, plus a large elementary-to-high-school proficiency gap, is the district's central story. Both schools improved in all three subjects year over year, and the district science advantage comes entirely from the elementary school. Spending is similar ($16,627 vs $17,069 per student) with a slightly lower student-teacher ratio at the high school (11.0 vs 11.7).