Summary:
ZIP code 01330 in Ashfield, Massachusetts is served by a single elementary school: Sanderson Academy, which enrolls 125 students in grades PK–6 and belongs to the Mohawk Trail district. Because there is only one elementary school in this area, the most useful comparisons are between Sanderson Academy and its district and the state. Mohawk Trail is ranked 235 of 351 districts, placing it at the 33rd percentile with 2 stars, so the school sits within a lower-ranked district. The school's student-teacher ratio is 12.3 (2024–2025), and per-student spending is $25,439 (2020–2021). The free/reduced lunch percentage is blank in this data, so it cannot be read as zero or as a weakness.
Sanderson Academy compares favorably with both its district and the state. In 2025–2026 all-grade MCAS results, it exceeded Mohawk Trail in every tested subject: ELA at 41.67% versus 31.4%, mathematics at 56.25% versus 30.52%, and science at 45.45% versus 21.54%. It also edged above state averages in all three subjects. Mathematics is the standout, climbing from 34.69% in 2024–2025 to 56.25% in 2025–2026, which is 15.14 points above the state and 25.73 points above the district; 6th grade mathematics reached 78.57%. The school's rank has also improved, moving from 459 of 916 (50th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 349 of 899 (61st percentile) in 2025–2026 while holding 3 stars.
Results are more mixed in English language arts. All-grade ELA stayed above state levels in both years, and 6th grade ELA is strong at 57.14%, but 4th grade ELA is the lowest reported result at 20%, below the district's 32.08% and the state's 37.43%, and 3rd grade ELA at 38.46% also trails the state. Science remains above state and district despite slipping from 57.14% to 45.45% year over year. With only 125 students, small class sizes can cause large swings, so multi-year trends are more informative than any single year.
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