1. Home
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Greenfield
  4. Greater Commonwealth Virtual District
  5. Greater Commonwealth Virtual School
Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
678th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 25% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School (GCVS) is a K–12 virtual school headquartered in Greenfield, Massachusetts, serving 1,184 students through the Greater Commonwealth Virtual District. Because it operates online, it likely draws students from a wider area than a typical neighborhood school. The closest comparison point in this data is Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School in Hadley, about 16.4 miles away, a K–12 charter with 584 students.

Outcomes differ sharply between the two. GCVS reports a 58.7% graduation rate and a 26.1% dropout rate for 2024–2025, compared with 100% graduation and 0% dropout at PVCICS. On 2025–2026 MCAS, GCVS all-grade proficiency was 30.5% in English language arts (state: 40.03%), 17.77% in math (state: 41.11%), and 35.17% in science (state: 40.98%). Against PVCICS, the gaps are much wider in every subject. Math is the clearest weakness, with third-grade math at 4.08% proficient versus 42.19% statewide.

Still, GCVS is improving. Graduation rose from 47.6% in 2020–2021 to 58.7% in 2024–2025, and 2025–2026 brought the strongest ELA, math, and science results in the available multi-year window. Tenth-grade ELA (44.94%) is essentially at the state average, and 8th-grade civics and science are relatively close to state. Structurally, GCVS has a student–teacher ratio of 14.2 versus 8.1 at PVCICS, and spent $10,044 per student in 2020–2021 versus $17,912. Free/reduced-lunch data aren't reported in this data, and the comparison school is a different type of program, so treat these comparisons as informative but not apples-to-apples.

1,184
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,833
Per pupil spending ?
46.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 238 Main St.
       Greenfield, MA  01301

(413) 475-3879

District: Greater Commonwealth Virtual District

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.5%
Hispanic:
24.8%
African American:
7.9%
more
 See top rated Massachusetts elementary schools

 Compare Greater Commonwealth Virtual School to nearby alternative schools!
At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school27%
District avg27%
Massachusetts avg40%
Elementary school
678th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
309th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▲ up 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
223rd of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202624.8678 of 89924.6%★☆☆☆☆
202518.5753 of 90616.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.5843 of 9168.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.0734 of 92820.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.1731 of 93221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.9683 of 93627.0%★☆☆☆☆
201911.0879 of 9426.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.9864 of 9347.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.9880 of 9386.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.0823 of 93211.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202226.9516 of 67223.2%★☆☆☆☆
202139.5357 of 63243.5%★★☆☆☆
201827.1514 of 65621.6%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202623.4682 of 86921.5%★☆☆☆☆
202517.5748 of 86913.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.6824 of 8867.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.2664 of 88725.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.9712 of 90121.0%★☆☆☆☆
202136.3595 of 89833.7%★★☆☆☆
201914.1814 of 9029.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.5757 of 89315.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.6253 of 47546.7%★★☆☆☆
202536.7298 of 45834.9%★★☆☆☆
202418.3415 of 4467.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.5380 of 4209.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.1297 of 40125.9%★☆☆☆☆
202138.3215 of 37943.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202647.3376 of 74249.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.4506 of 73631.3%★★☆☆☆
202420.2679 of 76010.7%★☆☆☆☆
202337.2506 of 75733.2%★★☆☆☆
202229.5590 of 77223.6%★☆☆☆☆
202134.3480 of 70531.9%★★☆☆☆
201919.0632 of 7009.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.9624 of 6858.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.9629 of 87928.4%★☆☆☆☆
202523.0690 of 88421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.7786 of 89111.8%★☆☆☆☆
202317.5761 of 89615.1%★☆☆☆☆
202224.7708 of 90822.0%★☆☆☆☆
202121.3716 of 90420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201911.2845 of 9076.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.5855 of 8984.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202648.6316 of 70955.4%★★★☆☆
202535.1448 of 71737.5%★★☆☆☆
202429.1530 of 73127.5%★☆☆☆☆
202338.8401 of 70343.0%★★☆☆☆
202227.2710 of 90521.5%★☆☆☆☆
202128.9674 of 89424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201917.9833 of 8967.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.1821 of 8867.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202136.7230 of 39942.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202616.0655 of 73410.8%★☆☆☆☆
20257.7708 of 7373.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.7737 of 7532.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.0707 of 7627.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.4697 of 7648.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.3634 of 76517.1%★☆☆☆☆
20193.4771 of 7801.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.5755 of 7722.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202633.0309 of 47835.4%★★☆☆☆
202523.4368 of 48424.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.5393 of 49320.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.7389 of 50122.4%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4347 of 49730.2%★★☆☆☆
202137.3303 of 50139.5%★★☆☆☆
201911.5447 of 49810.2%★☆☆☆☆
201811.5430 of 48411.2%★☆☆☆☆
201718.4403 of 48717.2%★☆☆☆☆
201626.7370 of 48223.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202560.758 of 20671.8%★★★★☆
202369.443 of 20979.4%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20262.9130 of 1310.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202231.8281 of 44536.9%★★☆☆☆
202162.599 of 43177.0%★★★★☆
201922.3351 of 42417.2%★☆☆☆☆
201835.3240 of 41742.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.3277 of 46840.8%★★☆☆☆
202520.1385 of 47318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.5405 of 48115.8%★☆☆☆☆
202322.3383 of 48921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202230.9341 of 49431.0%★★☆☆☆
202136.0305 of 48336.9%★★☆☆☆
201910.9440 of 4787.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.7430 of 4637.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202645.0175 of 38354.3%★★★☆☆
202532.6253 of 37632.7%★★☆☆☆
202426.8287 of 37824.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6292 of 36419.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2219 of 36840.5%★★☆☆☆
202158.1113 of 33566.3%★★★☆☆
201930.5236 of 32226.7%★☆☆☆☆
201842.9173 of 30944.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202659.0148 of 46167.9%★★★☆☆
202539.6271 of 46441.6%★★☆☆☆
202422.2387 of 46917.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.3353 of 48126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.7329 of 48932.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.7268 of 46242.0%★★☆☆☆
201913.0423 of 4526.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.3374 of 43814.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202628.7330 of 47029.8%★☆☆☆☆
202527.4334 of 47329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.4367 of 48324.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.0391 of 48920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202228.4352 of 49729.2%★☆☆☆☆
202138.5290 of 48540.2%★★☆☆☆
201913.2425 of 47811.1%★☆☆☆☆
201813.2412 of 46611.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202640.664 of 11242.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202656.2129 of 43670.4%★★★★☆
202547.0170 of 43560.9%★★★☆☆
202431.6279 of 44136.7%★★☆☆☆
202336.6246 of 44444.6%★★☆☆☆
202232.8351 of 50330.2%★★☆☆☆
202141.3264 of 48946.0%★★☆☆☆
201912.7455 of 4846.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.4386 of 46717.3%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202139.8191 of 33943.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.7319 of 39318.8%★☆☆☆☆
202510.7363 of 3866.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.5382 of 3922.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.1373 of 4037.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.8328 of 40418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202128.7294 of 40126.7%★☆☆☆☆
20192.7392 of 3961.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.3391 of 3951.0%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202635.8223 of 35336.8%★★☆☆☆
202525.5262 of 34924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202431.2252 of 34827.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.0252 of 34727.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.4277 of 34219.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.0263 of 35125.1%★☆☆☆☆
201826.5283 of 34518.0%★☆☆☆☆
201732.7270 of 34822.4%★☆☆☆☆
201647.8237 of 35132.5%★★☆☆☆
201520.8302 of 35414.7%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202247.6129 of 29556.3%★★★☆☆
201948.5139 of 29953.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202634.9221 of 34035.0%★★☆☆☆
202519.1279 of 33717.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.0236 of 34231.0%★★☆☆☆
202328.9247 of 33927.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.9275 of 34019.1%★☆☆☆☆
201928.1268 of 34221.6%★☆☆☆☆
201826.2276 of 33918.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202640.5136 of 26047.7%★★☆☆☆
202454.7103 of 24958.6%★★★☆☆
202329.7168 of 24130.3%★★☆☆☆
202243.6110 of 21749.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202638.3201 of 34040.9%★★☆☆☆
202539.0196 of 33441.3%★★☆☆☆
202443.8198 of 33841.4%★★☆☆☆
202336.7217 of 33835.8%★★☆☆☆
202220.9273 of 33217.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.7225 of 33031.8%★★☆☆☆
201834.3241 of 33027.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202623.2270 of 34421.5%★☆☆☆☆
202527.5244 of 33928.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.9270 of 34221.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4245 of 34328.6%★☆☆☆☆
202220.4274 of 33919.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.6252 of 34627.2%★☆☆☆☆
201814.7306 of 34310.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202625.174 of 10026.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202674.551 of 29882.9%★★★★☆
202367.667 of 30177.7%★★★★☆
202228.6251 of 33926.0%★☆☆☆☆
201951.8167 of 34852.0%★★★☆☆
201828.0276 of 34419.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202625.6231 of 30223.5%★☆☆☆☆
202513.0262 of 29812.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.7267 of 30211.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.2251 of 30116.6%★☆☆☆☆
20226.0288 of 3004.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.8258 of 30214.6%★☆☆☆☆
20183.9296 of 3032.3%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Special Education (2026)55th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+22 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)42nd percentile+15 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school
Disabled (2022)23rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)11th percentile-14 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)72nd percentile+48 vs school
Special Education (2026)70th percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+33 vs school
Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+19 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)44th percentile+4 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school
Disabled (2022)37th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)30th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)19th percentile-17 vs school
Asian (2026)1st percentile-35 vs school
High school
Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+46 vs school
Disabled (2022)56th percentile+37 vs school
Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)35th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Civics38%~ state avg
Science35%-6 vs state
English Language Arts30%-10 vs state
Biology29%-9 vs state
Mathematics18%-23 vs state

★
No ratings yet
Be the first to rate Greater Commonwealth Virtual School and help other families decide.
Rate Greater Commonwealth Virtual School
Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.
Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.
Tap a star to rate
Reviews
No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.


Schools Near Greater Commonwealth Virtual School

Sort
Ranking:
Map legend
E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private





Frequently Asked Questions about Greater Commonwealth Virtual School

Students at Greater Commonwealth Virtual School are 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,184 students attended Greater Commonwealth Virtual School.

Rate Greater Commonwealth Virtual School!



Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...


Compare to nearby schools

MAMassachusetts Alternative School Rankings

MAMassachusetts District Rankings

Schools in Greenfield, MA

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Greater Commonwealth Virtual School!


Latest Massachusetts data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

Diagnostics