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Discovery School at Four Corners

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Discovery School at Four Corners ranks 678 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Discovery School at Four Corners is an elementary school located in Greenfield, MA, serving 210 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Greenfield school district, which is ranked 323 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Discovery School at Four Corners has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 559 and 827 out of around 900-940 schools over the past 8 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is generally below the state and district averages, with 23.96% of students proficient or better in ELA and 33.33% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.53% and 40.74%, respectively. Compared to nearby schools in the same district, Discovery School at Four Corners performs better than Newton School and Federal Street School, but lags behind the state and district averages.

The school's per-student spending has increased from $15,027 in 2018-2019 to $18,840 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the nearby Newton School ($16,572) and Federal Street School ($18,886). The student-teacher ratio at Discovery School at Four Corners has remained relatively stable, ranging from 10.7 to 11.3 over the past three years, which is similar to the nearby schools. These findings suggest that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and explore ways to optimize the use of available funds to improve academic outcomes.

185

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,344

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Ferrante Avenue
Greenfield, MA 01301

(413) 772-1378

District: Greenfield

Students who attend Discovery School at Four Corners usually attend:

Middle:	Greenfield Middle
High:	Greenfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2011 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg22%

Massachusetts avg41%

678^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Greenfield

323^rd of 348Greenfield 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	24.9	678 of 906	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	727 of 916	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	559 of 928	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	750 of 932	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	696 of 936	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	827 of 942	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	629 of 934	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	704 of 938	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	56.4	436 of 932	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	31.9	678 of 924	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	67.5	300 of 908	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.8	364 of 911	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	280 of 911	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.2	499 of 887	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.4	649 of 882	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	29.5	651 of 884	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	694 of 869	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	726 of 886	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	564 of 887	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	738 of 901	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	640 of 898	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	772 of 902	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	606 of 893	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	590 of 736	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	654 of 760	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.4	314 of 757	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	444 of 772	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	470 of 700	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	270 of 685	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	634 of 884	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	688 of 891	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	506 of 896	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	709 of 908	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	669 of 904	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	818 of 907	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	606 of 898	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	622 of 905	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	492 of 894	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	746 of 896	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	444 of 886	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.3	689 of 925	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	655 of 737	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	720 of 753	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	580 of 762	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	720 of 764	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	694 of 765	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	755 of 780	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	658 of 772	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)31st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics33%-7 vs state

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Discovery School at Four Corners

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Colrain Central	Public	PK, KG-6	22 Jacksonville Rd	Colrain	01340	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 624-3451	94	9	9.9		88 (93.6%)	3 (3.2%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	30.9	627^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.8%		26.6	671^st of 916 public elementary schools	26.7%	44	30.0	30.8		50.0	34.8	10.0	7.1		35.7	19.6			$30,315
Buckland-Shelburne Regional	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Mechanic Street	Shelburne Falls	01370	Franklin County	Mohawk Trail	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 625-2521	270	18	14.8		235 (87.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	40.2	545^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.8%		39.3	565^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.3%	20	56.3	21.2	29.4	62.5	42.0	48.5	8.8	26.5	28.1	27.8	37.5	37.5	$25,376

Frequently Asked Questions about Discovery School at Four Corners

How many students attend Discovery School at Four Corners?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Discovery School at Four Corners.

What district is Discovery School at Four Corners in?

Greenfield

What schools do graduates of Discovery School at Four Corners attend?

Students who attend Discovery School at Four Corners usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenfield Middle
High : Greenfield High

Is Discovery School at Four Corners a good school?

Discovery School at Four Corners ranks 678^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Discovery School at Four Corners?

Students at Discovery School at Four Corners are 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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