Best Public Schools in Turners Falls, MA

Summary:

The city of Turners Falls, Massachusetts is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Sheffield Elementary School and Hillcrest Elementary School) and 1 high school (Franklin County Technical). These schools serve students from the Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical and Gill-Montague districts.

Among the standout schools, Franklin County Technical High School has the largest enrollment with 602 students and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 92.4%. The school's MCAS test scores are generally below the state averages, but it performs better than the district average in some subjects like Biology. Sheffield Elementary School has a more diverse student population, with 19.43% Hispanic and 3.32% African American students, but its MCAS test scores are consistently lower than the state averages.

The schools in Turners Falls have varying levels of per-student spending, with Hillcrest Elementary spending the most at $26,018 per student, followed by Franklin County Technical at $25,298, and Sheffield Elementary at $22,106. All three schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, ranging from 9.6 at Hillcrest Elementary to 10.4 at Franklin County Technical.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2024)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2024)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2024)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2024)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sheffield Elementary School	Public	2-5	43 Crocker Avenue	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9326	211	21	10.2		152 (72.0%)	7 (3.3%)	41 (19.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	23.2	705^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.0%		25	692^nd of 928 public elementary schools	25.4%	13	32.4	20.0	18.5		22.8	35.1	42.2	15.1		29.6	22.6		22.6			$22,106	$1,340	$20,766
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	30 Griswold Street	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Gill-Montague	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9526	146	15	9.6		109 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.5%)								(n/a)																$26,018	$2,156	$23,862
Franklin County Technical	Public	9-12	82 Industrial Blvd	Turners Falls	01376	Franklin County	Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 863-9561	602	58	10.4		538 (89.4%)	6 (1.0%)	37 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.7%)	43.3	216^th of 348 public high schools	37.9%		30.1	251^st of 347 public high schools	27.7%	35				51.7					41.7			44.4		58.8	31.2	$25,298	$1,571	$23,727

Cities Near Turners Falls

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gill	2.2 mi	1	156^th
Montague	2.84 mi	2	347^th
Bernardston	3.12 mi	1	294^th
Greenfield	3.3 mi	8	307^th
Erving	3.46 mi	1	328^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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