Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0Granville’s public schools score below 57% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Granville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Granville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 201 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Granville’s, its schools beat 61%, higher than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 41% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,046 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Powder Mill School, then Southwick Regional School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Community Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Granville’s grade
C+: better than 43% of Massachusetts school districts. Graduation is above the Massachusetts average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Granville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Granville
Woodland School
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
Kindergarten in Granville
Woodland School
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
1st grade in Granville
Woodland School
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
2nd grade in Granville
Woodland School
Grades PK–2 · 324 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
3rd grade in Granville
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
4th grade in Granville
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
5th grade in Granville
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
6th grade in Granville
Powder Mill School
Grades 3–6 · 383 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
7th grade in Granville
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
8th grade in Granville
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
9th grade in Granville
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
10th grade in Granville
Southwick Regional School
Grades 7–12 · 588 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Southwick
Granville’s public schools are run by Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, which also serves Southwick and Tolland. 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.
Below the state in reading
Granville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Granville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Granville | C+ | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional |
| Southwick | C+ | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional |
| Westfield | C | Westfield |
| Tolland | — | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional |
| Blandford | C− | Gateway |
| Russell | C− | Gateway |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional with Granville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Hartland, CT borders Granville but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Granville
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).
Questions about Granville’s schools
Are Granville’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Granville children attend score below 57% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Granville in?
Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,295 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
What is Granville’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Granville spend per student?
$21,046 in Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Granville?
Yes: Community Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 165 students).
Parents talk
What Granville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Granville → They have their own page.
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.