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Great Falls Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

224 Turnpike Rd, Montague, MA 01351 · (413) 863-7300 · Part of Gill-Montague School District

Montague’s School Grade D better than 9% of Massachusetts school districts

Directions
Students
228
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Great Falls Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Montague kids: Turners Fall High

On the path

Where Montague kids come from and go next. The whole path →

2–5Sheffield Elementary Schoolin Turners Falls
6–8Great Falls MiddleYou are here
9–12Turners Fall High199 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

224 Turnpike Rd, Montague

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 659
Grade 784
Grade 885
Enrollment over time
210’20
192’21
207’22
237’23
228’24

Up 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Great Falls Middle from Montague families.

Other schools in Gill-Montague School District

The district →
Hillcrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Turners Fall
122 students9:1
Gill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Gill
C+
110 students11:1
Sheffield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Turners Falls
D
199 students10:1
Turners Fall High
High · Grades 9–12 · Montague
B+
199 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Montague’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.