Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Montague’s public schools score below 91% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
24% of students in Montague’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Montague, 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 98% 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.
Montague’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 122 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Montague’s, its schools beat 14%, higher than their 9% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts (the state reports Montague’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $28,296 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 2 the district’s path is Sheffield Elementary School, then Great Falls Middle, then Turners Fall High. 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.
What’s behind Montague’s grade
D: better than 9% of Massachusetts school districts, #270 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Montague, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Montague
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades PK–1 · 122 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Turners Fall
Kindergarten in Montague
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades PK–1 · 122 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Turners Fall
1st grade in Montague
Hillcrest Elementary School
Grades PK–1 · 122 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Turners Fall
2nd grade in Montague
Sheffield Elementary School
Grades 2–5 · 199 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turners Falls
3rd grade in Montague
Sheffield Elementary School
Grades 2–5 · 199 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turners Falls
4th grade in Montague
Sheffield Elementary School
Grades 2–5 · 199 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turners Falls
5th grade in Montague
Sheffield Elementary School
Grades 2–5 · 199 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Turners Falls
6th grade in Montague
Great Falls Middle
Grades 6–8 · 228 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Montague
Great Falls Middle
Grades 6–8 · 228 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Montague
Great Falls Middle
Grades 6–8 · 228 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Montague
Turners Fall High
Grades 9–12 · 199 students · 9:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Montague
Turners Fall High
Grades 9–12 · 199 students · 9:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Montague
Turners Fall High
Grades 9–12 · 199 students · 9:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Montague
Turners Fall High
Grades 9–12 · 199 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Montague’s public schools are run by Gill-Montague School District, which also serves Gill. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Montague vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Montague’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Montague | D | Gill-Montague |
| Erving | D | Erving PK–6 · Gill-Montague School District in Erving |
| Wendell | — | New Salem-Wendell PK–6 · Ralph C. Mahar 7–12 |
| Deerfield | B− | Deerfield PK–6 · Frontier 7–12 |
| Gill | D | Gill-Montague |
| Greenfield | D− | Greenfield |
| Sunderland | B− | Sunderland PK–6 · Frontier 7–12 |
Every school in Montague
5 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 Montague’s schools
Are Montague’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Montague children attend score below 91% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #270 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Montague in?
Gill-Montague School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 858 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Montague kids go to high school?
Turners Fall High, with 199 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Montague’s graduation rate?
70–79% of the class of 2023 in Gill-Montague School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Montague spend per student?
$28,296 in Gill-Montague School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Montague families are saying about school.
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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.