Summary:
Zip code 01351 in Montague, MA has exactly one middle school, Great Falls Middle, serving grades 6–8. It enrolls 228 students and is part of the Gill-Montague district, which is listed at 285 of 351, 19th percentile, 1 star. The school’s latest state rank is 349th of 478, a 27th percentile ranking with a 1-star rating, up from 402nd of 484 (17th percentile) in 2024–2025 and 404th of 493 (18th percentile) in 2023–2024. The student-teacher ratio is 9.7, and per-student spending is listed as $22,178 for 2020–2021. Free/reduced lunch information is not reported here, so economic context is unavailable.
Academically, Great Falls Middle improved in every core subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. At the All Grades level, ELA rose from 17.79% to 21.54%, math from 17.56% to 22.45%, and science from 18.31% to 23.46%. Eighth-grade civics had the largest gain, from 17.14% to 30.38%. The strongest 2025–2026 results were 8th grade mathematics at 32.10% and 8th grade civics at 30.38%. The school now exceeds the district in Mathematics All Grades (22.45% vs. 22.03%) and Civics 8th Grade (30.38% vs. 29.63%), and is close to the district in Science All Grades (23.46% vs. 24.82%).
Even with these gains, the school remains below the state in every reported subject and grade level. In 2025–2026, All Grades proficiency was 21.54% in ELA vs. 40.03% statewide, 22.45% in math vs. 41.11%, and 23.46% in science vs. 40.98%. The most striking weakness is 6th grade mathematics, where only 3.77% were proficient, compared with 13.24% in the district and 42.59% in the state. Overall, Great Falls Middle is improving from a low base and shows relative strengths in 8th grade math and civics, but it remains in the lower portion of Massachusetts middle schools with a 1-star rating and large state gaps in core subjects.
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