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Schools in Buckland · Mohawk Trail School District

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

Math proficiency in Buckland’s districts is 31%, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Buckland, 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

805 students on the public path

In brief

Buckland’s schools, in brief

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 ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; 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 Buckland’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 (189)Better than 26%

Towns in Franklin County (23)Better than 52%

C⁻CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 419 test results could put Buckland anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Buckland’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 Buckland, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Buckland · depends on your address

Buckland-Shelburne Regional

Grades PK–6 · 270 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Shelburne Falls

B⁻

Sanderson Academy

Grades PK–6 · 125 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Ashfield

Colrain Central

Grades PK–6 · 94 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Colrain

C⁺

The path, start to finish

PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B⁻

7–12Mohawk Trail Regional SchoolMohawk Trail School DistrictC

Buckland’s public schools are run by Mohawk Trail School District, which also serves Ashfield, 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

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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

Buckland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Buckland	C⁻	Mohawk Trail
Shelburne	C⁻	Mohawk Trail
Charlemont	D⁻	Hawlemont PK–6 · Mohawk Trail Regional School District in Hawley and Charlemont towns
Conway	B⁻	Conway PK–6 · Frontier 7–12

Every school in Buckland

4 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 Bucklandby address

Mohawk Trail Regional School

High · Grades 7–12 · Shelburne Falls

316 students9:1Rate it →

Also serving Bucklandin other towns

Buckland-Shelburne Regional

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shelburne Falls

B⁻

270 students15:1Rate it →

Sanderson Academy

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ashfield

125 students12:1Rate it →

Colrain Central

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colrain

C⁺

94 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Buckland’s schools

Are Buckland’s schools good?

On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Buckland 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 26%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Buckland in?

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

How much does Buckland 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.