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Schools in Ashfield · Mohawk Trail School District

Ashfield’s public schools score below 78% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

31% of students in Ashfield’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ashfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 9 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 10 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$29.4K
▲ 11% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
441 students on the public path
In brief

Ashfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 175 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ashfield’s, its schools beat 27%, higher than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $29,406 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Mohawk Trail Regional School. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ashfield’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 22% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores are below the Massachusetts average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (175)Better than 27%
Towns in Franklin County (23)Better than 52%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 419 test results could put Ashfield anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Ashfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (418 in math, 420 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ashfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sanderson AcademyMohawk Trail School DistrictC
7–12Mohawk Trail Regional Schoolin Shelburne FallsC

Ashfield’s public schools are run by Mohawk Trail School District, which also serves Buckland, Colrain, Heath and Plainfield and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mohawk Trail School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 805 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$29,406MA $26,530 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 43.7% · 420 students tested
Math31%
State average 40.7% · 418 students tested

Ashfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Ashfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
AshfieldC−Mohawk Trail
Plainfield—Mohawk Trail
Goshen—Chesterfield-Goshen PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
Cummington—Central Berkshire
ConwayB−Conway PK–6 · Frontier 7–12

Every school in Ashfield

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Ashfieldby address
Sanderson Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
125 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Ashfieldin other towns
Mohawk Trail Regional School
High · Grades 7–12 · Shelburne Falls
C
316 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Ashfield’s schools

Are Ashfield’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ashfield children attend score below 78% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ashfield in?

Mohawk Trail School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 805 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

How much does Ashfield spend per student?

$29,406 in Mohawk Trail School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.