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Northfield Elementary

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Northfield Elementary ranks 478 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Northfield Elementary is a PK–6 public school in Northfield, MA, a small town in western Massachusetts, serving 141 students as part of the Pioneer Valley district. In 2025–2026 the school ranked 478th of 899 elementary schools statewide — the 47th percentile with 2 stars — its strongest showing since 2018–2019, though still below that earlier high point. The district itself ranks 228th of 351 districts in Massachusetts. Students per teacher stood at 10.1 in 2024–2025, improved from 11.8 in 2022–2023, and 2020–2021 per-student spending was $20,594, mid-to-high among nearby schools.

Math and science are Northfield's clearest strengths. Science proficiency was 69.23% in 2025–2026, roughly 28 points above both the state (40.98%) and district (40.63%) and higher than every nearby school with reported science, including Bernardston Elementary (47.22%), Erving Elementary (57.14%), and Gill Elementary (55.00%). Math proficiency was 45.10%, above the state (41.11%) and district (36.04%), and ahead of most neighbors except Erving (55.74%). That math strength is concentrated in grades 4 and 5; grade 6 math (31.25%) trails both district and state. Because elementary science is typically a single grade-level test, those results can swing more than ELA or math.

ELA is the biggest area to watch. Northfield's 29.41% ELA proficiency was below the state (40.03%), the district (31.58%), and neighbors Bernardston (30.89%), Erving (39.34%), and Gill (43.08%), though above several lower-performing area schools. Grade 6 ELA was 18.75%, similar to the district's 18.92% but far below the state's 40.26%, suggesting a regional pattern rather than a Northfield-only issue. Bernardston is the closest overall comparison — similar rank, ELA, and spending — but Northfield is smaller, has a lower student-teacher ratio, and posts stronger math and science results. Effectiveness rankings for student groups have fluctuated widely in recent years, which is common when enrollment is small enough that a few students can shift results. Sustained ELA improvement is the key signal to watch.

141

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,022

Per pupil spending ?

32.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 Main Street
Northfield, MA 01360

(413) 498-5842

District: Pioneer Valley

Students who attend Northfield Elementary usually attend:

High:

Pioneer Valley Regional

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg35%

Massachusetts avg41%

478^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Pioneer Valley

228^th of 351Pioneer Valley 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	46.6	478 of 899	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	489 of 906	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	549 of 916	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	628 of 928	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	604 of 932	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	615 of 936	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	356 of 942	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	529 of 934	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.7	545 of 938	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.6	604 of 932	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	653 of 914	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	60.8	400 of 926	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.7	648 of 928	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	606 of 930	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.3	594 of 924	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.1	586 of 920	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.0	658 of 909	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	694 of 908	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	588 of 911	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	618 of 911	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.1	649 of 887	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.3	556 of 882	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	26.1	676 of 884	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	719 of 886	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	630 of 887	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	544 of 901	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	417 of 898	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	358 of 902	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	543 of 893	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	354 of 760	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.4	664 of 757	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.7	204 of 772	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	374 of 705	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	367 of 884	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	405 of 891	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	546 of 896	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	627 of 908	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	744 of 904	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.3	365 of 907	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	471 of 898	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	33.9	634 of 905	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	651 of 894	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.6	312 of 886	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.1	603 of 925	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	530 of 734	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	522 of 737	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	599 of 753	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	661 of 762	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	656 of 764	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	619 of 765	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	398 of 780	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	576 of 772	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)58th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)30th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2024)19th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science69%+28 vs state

Mathematics45%+4 vs state

English Language Arts29%-11 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)		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 (2015)	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	Total
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	32.7%	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	$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	30.0%	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	$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	32.6%	184 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	44.8	493^rd of 899 public elementary schools	45.2%		43.5	518^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.8%	25	25.8	37.1	36.1	19.1	30.9	38.7	40.0	50.0	42.9	43.1	47.2	47.2	$26,338
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)			50.0		30.4			20.0		17.4			$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	46.4%	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	$34,568
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	64.0%	137 (68.8%)	3 (1.5%)	43 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	12.7	812^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.7%		18.2	759^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.2%	53	29.3	24.1	8.6		21.6	12.2	19.0	8.6		14.2	11.8	11.8	$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	72.5%	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	44.9%	153 (82.7%)	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	16.3	773^rd of 899 public elementary schools	14.0%		24.9	678^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.2%	95	22.7	19.6			21.1	25.0	23.9			24.4			$24,344
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	68.2%	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	$21,808
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	73.3%	128 (65.6%)	7 (3.6%)	46 (23.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	24.2	686^th of 899 public elementary schools	23.7%		20	736^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.8%	50	31.0	24.3			27.9	28.6	29.7			29.1			$23,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Northfield Elementary

How many students attend Northfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Northfield Elementary.

Is Northfield Elementary a good school?

Northfield Elementary ranks 478^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Northfield Elementary in?

Pioneer Valley

What is the racial makeup of Northfield Elementary?

Students at Northfield Elementary are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Northfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Pioneer Valley Regional

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