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Fisher Hill School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Fisher Hill School is a PK–6 elementary school serving 494 students at 59 Dexter Street in Orange, Massachusetts, part of the Orange school district in a rural part of north-central Massachusetts.

On 2025-26 state tests, 17.19% of Fisher Hill students met proficiency in English language arts, 23.14% in math, and 37.74% in science, compared with state averages of 40.03% ELA, 41.11% math, and 40.98% science. Science is the closest to the state mark — roughly 3 points below — while ELA trails by about 23 points and math by about 18. Among nearby schools, Fisher Hill's ELA is above only Athol Community Elementary School (13.64%) and below Royalston Community School, Swift River, Northfield Elementary, Warwick Community School, Erving Elementary, Gill Elementary, Petersham Center, and Shutesbury Elementary. Its science score is the lowest of the nearby schools reporting science, all of which are at or above 50%. Fisher Hill is also larger than most surrounding elementary schools; only Athol Community Elementary is bigger. Hillcrest Elementary School serves PK–1 and has no test scores.

Trends are mixed. Math has climbed from 15.47% in 2022-23 to 23.14%, and science from 20.29% to 37.74%, while ELA has stayed flat in the mid-teens to 17%. Third graders score highest (30.77% ELA, 31.37% math), with ELA dropping to 13–15% in grades 4–6. Statewide, Fisher Hill ranked 746th of 899 (17th percentile, 1 star) in 2025-26 — its best showing since 2015-16, but still in the bottom fifth. The Orange district ranks 328th of 351 (7th percentile, 0 stars), lower than nearby Shutesbury, Petersham, Erving, Pioneer Valley, New Salem-Wendell, and Gill-Montague, and above only Athol-Royalston. Effectiveness rankings for student groups are generally in the bottom quartile. Per-student spending was $18,260 in 2020-21, mid-to-low for the area, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.5 in 2024-25 — higher than most nearby small schools but lower than Athol's 13.9.

494

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,546

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

93%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4% (any vaccine)

59 Dexter Street
Orange, MA 01364

(978) 544-0018

District: Orange

Students who attend Fisher Hill School usually attend:

High:

Ralph C Mahar Regional

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.4%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Massachusetts avg41%

746^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

328^th of 351Orange 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	18.1	746 of 899	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	801 of 906	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	783 of 916	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	852 of 928	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	854 of 932	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	812 of 936	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	902 of 942	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	863 of 934	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	879 of 938	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	770 of 932	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	772 of 914	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.0	818 of 926	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.7	627 of 928	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.9	726 of 930	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	730 of 924	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	55.1	452 of 920	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	34.0	650 of 909	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.7	534 of 908	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.4	467 of 911	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.1	499 of 911	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.7	497 of 887	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.9	499 of 882	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	47.9	502 of 884	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	16.5	641 of 672	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	549 of 632	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	601 of 665	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	538 of 656	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	719 of 869	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	740 of 869	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	747 of 886	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	812 of 887	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	804 of 901	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	793 of 898	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	870 of 902	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	840 of 893	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	379 of 475	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	570 of 742	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	632 of 736	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	586 of 760	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	678 of 757	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	709 of 772	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	628 of 705	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	668 of 700	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	632 of 685	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	739 of 879	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	808 of 884	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	754 of 891	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	799 of 896	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	860 of 908	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	775 of 904	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	859 of 907	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	808 of 898	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	567 of 709	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	613 of 717	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	556 of 731	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	623 of 703	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	857 of 905	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	835 of 894	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	876 of 896	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	858 of 886	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.0	790 of 925	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	20.5	330 of 399	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	691 of 734	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	720 of 737	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	731 of 753	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	753 of 762	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	753 of 764	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	743 of 765	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	774 of 780	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	759 of 772	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)38th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science38%-3 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts17%-23 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Fisher Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	59 Dexter Street	Orange	01364	Franklin County	Orange	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-0018	494	40	12.5	66.8%	397 (80.4%)	5 (1.0%)	58 (11.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	18.1	746^th of 899 public elementary schools	17.0%		13.7	801^st of 906 public elementary schools	11.6%	55	30.8	14.6	13.2	13.0	17.2	31.4	22.0	15.1	24.6	23.1	37.7	37.7	93%	4%	$22,546
Athol Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1064 Pleasant Street	Athol	01331	Worcester County	Athol-Royalston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 645-9657	589	42	13.9	62.3%	447 (75.9%)	15 (2.5%)	90 (15.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	9.9	843^rd of 899 public elementary schools	6.2%		14.2	795^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.3%	48	21.6	6.8			13.6	17.0	20.5			18.9					$20,549
Swift River	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Wendell Rd	New Salem	01355	Franklin County	New Salem-Wendell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 544-6926	134	15	9.1	34.3%	116 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	33.4	601^st of 899 public elementary schools	33.1%		30.5	631^st of 906 public elementary schools	30.4%	30	33.3	21.7	35.0	23.5	28.0	40.0	30.4	30.0	17.7	29.3	55.0	55.0			$32,711
Warwick Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	41 Winchester Road	Warwick	01378	Franklin County	Warwick	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 544-6310	27	5	5.3	29.6%	22 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)			50.0		30.4			20.0		17.4					$42,832
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	43.4%	95 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.8%)	62.2	339^th of 899 public elementary schools	62.3%		30.3	634^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.0%	295	58.3	13.3	35.7	50.0	39.3	75.0	26.7	57.1	65.0	55.7	57.1	57.1			$42,787
Petersham Center	Public	K-6	31 Spring Street	Petersham	01366	Worcester County	Petersham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 724-3363	142	13	11.3	30.3%	123 (86.6%)	3 (2.1%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	69.6	270^th of 899 public elementary schools	70.0%		65.7	323^rd of 906 public elementary schools	64.3%	53	45.5	37.5	65.0	77.8	56.6	40.9	37.5	55.0	72.2	51.3	60.0	60.0			$20,112
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	37.6%	129 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	46.6	478^th of 899 public elementary schools	46.8%		46.6	489^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.0%	11		30.8	30.8	18.8	29.4		53.9	46.2	31.3	45.1	69.2	69.2			$31,309
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	38.2%	89 (80.9%)	2 (1.8%)	7 (6.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	55.1	402^nd of 899 public elementary schools	55.3%		64.1	333^rd of 906 public elementary schools	63.2%	69	57.1	18.8	45.0	53.3	43.1	42.9	17.7	50.0	46.7	39.4	55.0	55.0			$26,440
Royalston Community School	Public	PK, KG-6	96 Winchendon Rd	Royalston	01368	Worcester County	Athol-Royalston	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 249-2900	152	12	12.3	49.3%	138 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	34.1	594^th of 899 public elementary schools	33.9%		31	624^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.1%	30	35.3	19.1	12.5	43.8	27.1	5.9	47.6	31.3	31.3	30.0	50.0	50.0			$19,995
Shutesbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	23 West Pelham Rd	Shutesbury	01072	Franklin County	Shutesbury	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 259-1212	125	18	6.8	29.6%	105 (84.0%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	83	145^th of 899 public elementary schools	83.9%		78.6	195^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.5%	50	57.1	66.7	54.6	75.0	64.4	50.0	77.8	27.3	75.0	61.0	90.9	90.9			$27,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Fisher Hill School

How many students attend Fisher Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Fisher Hill School.

What district is Fisher Hill School in?

Orange

What schools do graduates of Fisher Hill School attend?

Students who attend Fisher Hill School usually go on to attend:

High : Ralph C Mahar Regional

Is Fisher Hill School a good school?

Fisher Hill School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fisher Hill School?

Students at Fisher Hill School are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

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