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Newton School

Public Grades K-4

825^th

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of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Newton School is an elementary school located in Greenfield, MA, serving 183 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. Despite consistent funding and small class sizes, Newton School has consistently underperformed compared to the Greenfield district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics.

In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.96% of Newton School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 21.36% in Greenfield and 41.53% statewide. In Math, the proficiency rate was 18.87% at Newton School, 22.02% in Greenfield, and 40.74% statewide. Newton School also struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools for female, male, Hispanic, and white student performance in ELA, as well as the bottom 10% for special education and low socioeconomic status students in both ELA and Math.

Interestingly, the nearby Discovery School at Four Corners and Federal Street School, also part of the Greenfield district, perform significantly better than Newton School on MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates 5-10 percentage points higher in both ELA and Math. Despite the higher spending and small class sizes at Newton School, the school has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or state ranking over the past decade, remaining in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools.

174

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,410

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Shelburne Rd
Greenfield, MA 01301

(413) 772-1370

District: Greenfield

Students who attend Newton School usually attend:

Middle:	Greenfield Middle
High:	Greenfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Hispanic:

31.6%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2008 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2008

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg22%

Massachusetts avg41%

825^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	12.1	825 of 906	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	818 of 916	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	875 of 928	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	884 of 932	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	893 of 936	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	775 of 942	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	670 of 934	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	759 of 938	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	712 of 932	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	693 of 908	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	732 of 911	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	621 of 911	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.0	729 of 887	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.3	632 of 882	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	21.1	720 of 884	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	794 of 869	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	804 of 886	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	859 of 887	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	872 of 901	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	800 of 898	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	611 of 902	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	595 of 893	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.4	372 of 379	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	375 of 398	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	282 of 379	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	605 of 736	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	690 of 760	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	713 of 757	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	699 of 772	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	672 of 705	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	485 of 700	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	236 of 685	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	777 of 884	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	749 of 891	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	780 of 896	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	825 of 908	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	876 of 904	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	836 of 907	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	650 of 898	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.2	841 of 905	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	859 of 894	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	666 of 896	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.6	420 of 886	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	8.0	886 of 925	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	704 of 737	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	723 of 753	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	755 of 762	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	749 of 764	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	740 of 765	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	631 of 780	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	526 of 772	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts13%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Newton School

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21 Pleasant Street	South Deerfield	01373	Franklin County	Deerfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 665-1131	301	34	8.8		260 (86.4%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	57.5	379^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.2%		56.2	407^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.6%	28	50.0	51.5	33.9	57.9	46.4	47.4	57.6	39.0	60.5	49.4	33.9	33.9	$24,502

Frequently Asked Questions about Newton School

What district is Newton School in?

Greenfield

Is Newton School a good school?

Newton School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Newton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 174 students attended Newton School.

What is the racial makeup of Newton School?

Students at Newton School are 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Newton School attend?

Students who attend Newton School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenfield Middle
High : Greenfield High

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