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Sheffield Elementary School

Public Grades 2-5

759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Sheffield Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Turners Falls, Massachusetts, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 212 students. The school is part of the Gill-Montague school district, which is ranked 296 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sheffield Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 692 and 842 out of 928-942 schools over the past 9 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 10.6 students per teacher over the past 3 years, this does not translate to improved academic outcomes. In fact, Sheffield Elementary spends more per student ($22,106 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average, but this higher spending does not seem to be driving better results.

Interestingly, the school's performance for White and Special Education students is particularly concerning, indicating that these student populations may not be receiving the support and resources they need to succeed. In contrast, the school's relatively stronger performance for Hispanic students suggests that targeted interventions or programs may be more effective for this subgroup. When compared to nearby schools, such as Gill Elementary, which consistently outperforms Sheffield on academic measures despite serving a similar student population, it becomes clear that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies employed at other schools that could potentially be replicated at Sheffield Elementary.

199

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,458

Per pupil spending ?

64%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Crocker Avenue
Turners Falls, MA 01376

(413) 863-9326

District: Gill-Montague

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Great Falls Middle
High:	Turners Fall High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.8%

Hispanic:

21.6%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg24%

Massachusetts avg41%

759^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Gill-Montague

296^th of 348Gill-Montague 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
2025	18.2	759 of 906	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	705 of 916	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	692 of 928	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	802 of 932	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	777 of 936	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	831 of 942	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	842 of 934	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	832 of 938	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.3	872 of 932	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	833 of 914	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	767 of 926	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	810 of 928	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	751 of 930	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	723 of 924	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.6	659 of 920	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	675 of 909	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	785 of 908	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	813 of 911	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	791 of 911	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	714 of 887	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.7	718 of 882	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	35.4	613 of 884	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.8	387 of 672	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	421 of 632	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	392 of 665	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	377 of 656	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	700 of 869	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	709 of 886	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	690 of 887	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	764 of 901	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	763 of 898	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	798 of 902	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	829 of 893	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	192 of 458	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	59 of 446	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	19.1	384 of 420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	349 of 401	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	366 of 398	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	562 of 736	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	533 of 760	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	480 of 757	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	611 of 772	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	556 of 705	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	553 of 700	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	574 of 685	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	745 of 884	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	666 of 891	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	665 of 896	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	784 of 908	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	762 of 904	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	809 of 907	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	784 of 898	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	629 of 717	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	502 of 731	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	445 of 703	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	736 of 905	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	738 of 894	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	705 of 896	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	738 of 886	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.3	787 of 925	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	689 of 737	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	690 of 753	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	655 of 762	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	734 of 764	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	731 of 765	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	741 of 780	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	742 of 772	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+42 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science42%~ state avg

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Mathematics17%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
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		137 (68.8%)	3 (1.5%)	43 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	18.2	759^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.2%		23.2	705^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.0%	54	26.7	21.6	16.7		22.1	15.0	16.2	18.8		16.6	41.7	41.7	$26,458
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		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		153 (82.7%)	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	24.9	678^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.2%		21.2	727^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.6%	49	20.5	26.9			24.0	31.8	34.6			33.3			$24,344
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		128 (65.6%)	7 (3.6%)	46 (23.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	20	736^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.8%		17.9	763^rd of 916 public elementary schools	16.7%	27	13.9	27.3			20.3	27.8	31.3			29.4			$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		97 (55.7%)	10 (5.7%)	55 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.7%)	12.1	825^th of 906 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.7	818^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.7%	7	9.7	17.4			13.0	6.7	34.8			18.9			$24,410
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		95 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	30.3	634^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.0%		33.9	605^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.0%	29	26.7	33.3	23.5	46.7	32.3	33.3	26.7	0.0	33.3	22.6	41.2	41.2	$34,568
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		89 (80.9%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	64.1	333^rd of 906 public elementary schools	63.2%		63	339^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.0%	6	16.7	65.0	61.5	61.5	50.0	16.7	70.0	61.5	38.5	46.9	69.2	69.2	$25,289
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		184 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	43.5	518^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.8%		45.3	516^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.7%	2	37.5	40.0	47.4	21.7	36.5	18.8	53.3	52.6	25.0	36.2	52.6	52.6	$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		129 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	46.6	489^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.0%		41.3	549^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.1%	60	31.3	40.0	37.5	39.1	37.1	25.0	20.0	33.3	65.2	39.1	56.3	56.3	$29,022
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		141 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	81	171^st of 906 public elementary schools	81.1%		62.8	342^nd of 916 public elementary schools	62.7%	171	94.1	64.7	52.0	60.0	65.8	70.6	52.9	56.0	55.0	58.2	60.0	60.0	$27,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheffield Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sheffield Elementary School?

Students at Sheffield Elementary School are 69% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Sheffield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Sheffield Elementary School.

Is Sheffield Elementary School a good school?

Sheffield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sheffield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Great Falls Middle
High : Turners Fall High

What district is Sheffield Elementary School in?

Gill-Montague

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