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Franklin County Technical

Public Grades 9-12

268^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Franklin County Technical is a public regional vocational technical high school in Turners Falls, MA, serving grades 9–12 with 643 students. It belongs to the Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical district, which is ranked 309 of 351 districts statewide (12th percentile, 1 star). The school’s current ranking is 268 of 353 schools for 2025–2026 (24th percentile, 1 star), placing it in the lower tier of Massachusetts high schools but not at the very bottom. Among nearby schools, it ranks above Ralph C Mahar Regional (13th percentile) and Greenfield High (11th), and is close to Athol High (27th) and Turners Fall High (28th), but well below Amherst Regional High (85th), Smith Academy (74th), Frontier Regional (71st), Mohawk Trail Regional School (56th), Pioneer Valley Regional (53rd), and Four Rivers Charter Public School (53rd).

In 2025–2026, 10th-grade MCAS proficiency rates were below the state in every reported subject. ELA was 21.39% (state 45.48%), Math 23.98% (state 43.73%), Science 27.44% (state 40.50%), Biology 33.72% (state 37.68%), and Physics 20.93% (state 46.58%). Biology was closest to state level, while Physics had the largest gap. The school outperformed Greenfield High and Ralph C Mahar Regional in several subjects, and was above Athol High and Turners Fall High in Science and Biology, but remained behind Amherst Regional High, Frontier Regional, Mohawk Trail Regional School, Pioneer Valley Regional, and Four Rivers Charter Public School in most academic measures.

Graduation is a relative strength: 93.8% in 2024–2025, the third-highest among nearby schools, behind only Four Rivers Charter Public School (100%) and Pioneer Valley Regional (97.3%). Dropout rate was 5.6%, mid-pack. Per-student spending was $25,298 in 2020–2021, among the highest nearby, but the student-teacher ratio of 11.7 in 2024–2025 is the highest among nearby schools. Enrollment of 643 makes it the second-largest nearby high school. Subgroup results show variation: male students ranked higher than female students in 2025–2026 (39th vs. 9th percentile), and special education students were around the low-40s percentile. The school’s academic trend has declined after a stronger 2023–2024.

643

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,545

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

82 Industrial Blvd
Turners Falls, MA 01376

(413) 863-9561

District: Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg42%

268^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

309^th of 351Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	268 of 353	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	277 of 349	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	216 of 348	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	251 of 347	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	261 of 342	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	275 of 351	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.7	192 of 345	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	229 of 348	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	59.5	182 of 351	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.0	233 of 354	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.8	260 of 347	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.1	235 of 344	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.4	259 of 340	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.2	257 of 340	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	52.7	202 of 335	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.2	225 of 322	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	220 of 319	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	9.9	294 of 316	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	30.7	235 of 314	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.2	272 of 311	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.3	241 of 307	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.4	240 of 304	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	208 of 295	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	124 of 299	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	150 of 299	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	311 of 340	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.6	295 of 337	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	218 of 342	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	271 of 339	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	297 of 340	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	265 of 342	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	244 of 339	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	146 of 260	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	100 of 241	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	222 of 340	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.1	227 of 334	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	156 of 338	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	191 of 338	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	174 of 332	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	259 of 330	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.4	184 of 330	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	209 of 344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.7	263 of 339	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	207 of 342	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	230 of 343	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	209 of 339	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	274 of 346	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.7	164 of 343	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	167 of 298	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.8	175 of 302	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	168 of 289	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	160 of 301	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	190 of 339	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	268 of 348	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	181 of 344	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	279 of 302	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	276 of 298	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	237 of 302	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	264 of 301	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	275 of 300	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	288 of 302	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	222 of 303	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2022)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Biology34%-4 vs state

Science27%-13 vs state

Mathematics24%-20 vs state

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Physics21%-26 vs state

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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 (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 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 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 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
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	39.5%	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		$28,545
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	59.8%	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			$29,330
Greenfield High	Public	8-12	21 Barr Avenue	Greenfield	01301	Franklin County	Greenfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 772-1350	404	37	10.9	61.9%	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	$27,307
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	32.9%	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	$20,287
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	30.1%	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	$29,467
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	21.6%	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	$23,374
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	58.5%	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	$28,868
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	44.9%	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	$29,323
Amherst Regional High	Public	9-12	21 Mattoon Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst-Pelham	No	No	No	No	(413) 362-1701	816	72	11.3	31.1%	443 (54.3%)	62 (7.6%)	149 (18.3%)	93 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.4%)	86	54^th of 353 public high schools	84.7%		83.9	64^th of 349 public high schools	81.7%	10				58.7					67.2			65.1		79.7			$27,672
Smith Academy	Public	6-12	34 School Street	Hatfield	01038	Hampshire County	Hatfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 247-5641	109	18	6.0	14.7%	105 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)	55.0	40.0	18.8		39.3	55.0	12.0	6.3		24.6	18.8		18.8	61.5		6.3	$30,344

Frequently Asked Questions about Franklin County Technical

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Franklin County Technical ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Massachusetts high schools.

What district is Franklin County Technical in?

Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical

How many students attend Franklin County Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 643 students attended Franklin County Technical.

What is the racial makeup of Franklin County Technical?

Students at Franklin County Technical are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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