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Fisher Hill School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

801^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Fisher Hill School is an elementary school in Orange, MA, serving 523 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Orange District, which is ranked 338 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Fisher Hill School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating in most years.

Fisher Hill School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student group outcomes, and resource allocation compared to nearby schools and the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (15.47%), Mathematics (18.84%), and Science (30.99%) are all significantly lower than the Massachusetts state averages (41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively). Additionally, the school struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools for female students, male students, white students, and students with disabilities, as well as the bottom 40% for low-socioeconomic status students and homeless students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Shutesbury Elementary, Gill Elementary, and Erving Elementary, generally outperform Fisher Hill School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. These schools have higher proficiency rates, better student group performance, and lower student-teacher ratios. Despite consistent funding and a relatively stable student population, Fisher Hill School has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or school ranking over the past 10 years, suggesting deeper systemic challenges that require a more comprehensive approach to address.

494

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,808

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 16th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

801^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

338^th of 348Orange 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	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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

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
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
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
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
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

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

Female (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-11 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 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
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		397 (80.4%)	5 (1.0%)	58 (11.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	13.7	801^st of 906 public elementary schools	11.6%		16.3	783^rd of 916 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	22.6	13.0	8.3	16.2	15.5	25.3	14.8	14.1	19.1	18.8	31.0	31.0	$21,808
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		447 (75.9%)	15 (2.5%)	90 (15.3%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	14.2	795^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.3%		16.2	785^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.3%	10	17.4	20.4			18.8	22.6	24.5			23.5			$19,815
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		116 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.5%)	30.5	631^st of 906 public elementary schools	30.4%		33.5	607^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.7%	24	30.0	42.1	26.3	16.7	29.0	20.0	26.3	26.3	31.6	26.0	52.6	52.6	$27,551
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		22 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.1%)								(n/a)					27.8					11.1			$22,750
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
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		138 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	31	624^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.1%		38.6	569^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.9%	55	33.3	13.3	36.8	30.8	29.6	33.3	26.7	26.3	23.1	28.2	47.4	47.4	$19,782
Petersham Center	Public	K-6	31 Spring Street	Petersham	01366	Worcester County	Petersham	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 724-3363	142	13	11.3		123 (86.6%)	3 (2.1%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	65.7	323^rd of 906 public elementary schools	64.3%		51.2	460^th of 916 public elementary schools	49.8%	137	36.8	42.1	76.2	58.3	54.2	16.7	31.6	66.7	58.3	45.1	76.2	76.2	$19,591
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
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
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		105 (84.0%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	78.6	195^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.5%		80.9	171^st of 916 public elementary schools	81.3%	24	52.9	63.6	50.0	64.7	57.4	76.5	27.3	68.8	52.9	59.0	75.0	75.0	$26,909

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 11.6% 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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