Sheffield Elementary School

Summary:

Sheffield Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Turners Falls, MA, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 211 students. The school is part of the Gill-Montague school district, which is ranked 270 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sheffield Elementary's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 22.79% of Sheffield students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 39.17%. In Mathematics, 29.63% of Sheffield students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.91%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 692 and 842 out of 932-942 schools over the past 10 years.

While Sheffield Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing relatively well, the school's overall academic challenges are significant. Nearby schools, such as Northfield Elementary and Gill Elementary, which are also part of the Gill-Montague and Pioneer Valley districts, respectively, have higher proficiency rates and overall rankings. Addressing these issues will likely require a multifaceted approach to improve instructional practices and provide targeted support for underperforming student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 2-5

 43 Crocker Avenue
       Turners Falls, MA  01376


(413) 863-9326

District: Gill-Montague

SchoolDigger Rank:
705th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $22,106 Help


Students who attend Sheffield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Great Falls Middle
High:    Turners Fall High

Student/teacher ratio:  10.2 Help
Number of students:  211

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.0%
Hispanic:
19.4%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  64% Help


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Compare Details Sheffield Elementary School ranks worse than 77% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.21. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Sheffield Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Gill-Montague School District. Racial makeup is: White (72%), Hispanic (19.4%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sheffield Elementary School is 10.2. 1 elementary schools in the Gill-Montague School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sheffield Elementary School is $22,106. 1 elementary schools in the Gill-Montague School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sheffield Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sheffield Elementary School 705th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Sheffield Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Gill-Montague:

SchoolDigger ranks Gill-Montague 270th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sheffield Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 35.43 613th 884 30.7%
2004 20.72 718th 882 18.6%
2005 22.91 714th 887 19.5%
2006 16.39 791st 911 13.2%
2007 13.43 813th 911 10.8%
2008 16.87 785th 908 13.5%
2009 30.91 675th 909 25.7%
2010 33.63 659th 920 28.4%
2011 26.64 723rd 924 21.8%
2012 21.28 751st 930 19.2%
2013 15.78 810th 928 12.7%
2014 21.97 767th 926 17.2%
2015 12.49 833rd 914 8.9%
2016 9.33 872nd 932 6.4%
2017 14.80 832nd 938 11.3%
2018 13.24 842nd 934 9.9%
2019 15.17 831st 942 11.8%
2021 16.14 777th 936 17.0%
2022 15.61 802nd 932 13.9%
2023 24.99 692nd 928 25.4%
2024 23.21 705th 916 23.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.51 738th 886 16.7%
2019 29.50 705th 896 21.3%
2021 23.67 738th 894 17.4%
2022 25.35 736th 905 18.7%
2023 34.24 445th 703 36.7%
2024 31.75 502nd 731 31.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.35 574th 685 16.2%
2019 28.96 553rd 700 21.0%
2021 27.86 556th 705 21.1%
2022 27.29 611th 772 20.9%
2023 39.46 480th 757 36.6%
2024 34.83 533rd 760 29.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.13 829th 893 7.2%
2019 16.14 798th 902 11.5%
2021 15.80 763rd 898 15.0%
2022 17.16 764th 901 15.2%
2023 23.48 690th 887 22.2%
2024 22.33 709th 886 20.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.61 377th 656 42.5%
2019 37.90 392nd 665 41.1%
2021 32.99 421st 632 33.4%
2022 37.79 387th 672 42.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.50 784th 898 12.7%
2019 15.41 809th 907 10.8%
2021 16.84 762nd 904 15.7%
2022 16.01 784th 908 13.7%
2023 27.32 665th 896 25.8%
2024 26.26 666th 891 25.3%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 15.28 787th 925 14.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.11 366th 398 8.0%
2022 23.99 349th 401 13.0%
2023 19.14 384th 420 8.6%
2024 75.45 59th 446 86.8%
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Rank History for White students at Sheffield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.88 742nd 772 3.9%
2019 10.65 741st 780 5.0%
2021 7.99 731st 765 4.4%
2022 8.06 734th 764 3.9%
2023 20.59 655th 762 14.0%
2024 14.96 690th 753 8.4%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Sheffield Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 251 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1989 277 0 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 284
1990 396 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1991 390 10 3 6 2 n/a n/a 0 411
1992 392 6 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 405
1993 400 10 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 417
1994 399 11 3 12 2 n/a n/a 0 427
1995 388 10 4 10 2 n/a n/a 0 414
1996 388 10 4 10 2 n/a n/a 0 414
1997 374 4 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 385
1998 366 4 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 383
1999 333 2 7 20 0 n/a n/a 0 362
2000 353 5 4 23 4 n/a n/a 0 389
2001 332 11 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 361
2002 260 10 5 26 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2003 260 10 5 26 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2004 235 5 5 23 0 n/a n/a 0 268
2005 230 7 2 24 1 n/a n/a 0 264
2006 228 5 3 25 1 n/a n/a 0 262
2007 223 4 1 23 1 n/a n/a 3 255
2008 136 5 1 8 0 n/a n/a 3 153
2009 229 5 4 17 0 0 9 0 264
2010 245 4 8 25 0 1 12 0 295
2011 331 12 4 34 0 0 20 0 401
2012 297 11 8 39 0 2 19 0 376
2013 295 9 1 42 1 1 28 0 377
2014 285 13 2 46 3 2 25 0 376
2015 176 6 0 23 2 0 21 0 228
2016 161 7 0 26 1 1 23 0 219
2017 154 0 0 37 1 1 24 0 217
2018 158 0 0 37 1 1 19 0 216
2019 161 0 0 31 0 2 17 0 211
2020 170 0 0 29 0 1 16 0 216
2021 159 3 2 34 0 1 14 2 215
2022 149 4 2 39 0 1 13 1 209
2023 152 7 1 41 0 0 10 0 211

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sheffield Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 253 n/a n/a n/a
1989 284 n/a n/a n/a
1990 399 n/a n/a n/a
1991 411 n/a n/a n/a
1992 405 n/a n/a n/a
1993 417 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 427 n/a n/a n/a
1995 414 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 414 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 385 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 383 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 362 n/a 0.0 0
2000 389 n/a 0.0 41.4
2001 361 n/a 0.0 45.7
2002 301 n/a n/a 52.8
2003 301 n/a n/a 52.8
2004 268 21.0 12.8 56.3
2005 264 22.5 11.7 55.7
2006 262 22.5 11.6 56.5
2007 255 20.0 12.8 56.7
2008 153 13.1 11.7 56.7
2009 264 22.1 11.9 55.3
2010 295 24.5 12.0 64.7
2011 401 33.3 12.0 61.1
2012 376 35.2 10.6 62.8
2013 377 32.2 11.6 62.9
2014 376 32.3 11.6 67.6
2015 228 23.0 9.9 64
2016 219 21.0 10.4 n/a
2017 217 24.2 8.9 n/a
2018 216 22.2 9.7 n/a
2019 211 22.1 9.5 n/a
2020 216 22.9 9.4 n/a
2021 215 17.6 12.2 n/a
2022 209 19.7 10.6 n/a
2023 211 20.5 10.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sheffield Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 253 n/a n/a n/a
1989 284 n/a n/a n/a
1990 399 n/a n/a n/a
1991 411 n/a n/a n/a
1992 405 n/a n/a n/a
1993 417 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 427 n/a n/a n/a
1995 414 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 414 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 385 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 383 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 362 n/a 0.0 0
2000 389 n/a 0.0 41.4
2001 361 n/a 0.0 45.7
2002 301 n/a n/a 52.8
2003 301 n/a n/a 52.8
2004 268 21.0 12.8 56.3
2005 264 22.5 11.7 55.7
2006 262 22.5 11.6 56.5
2007 255 20.0 12.8 56.7
2008 153 13.1 11.7 56.7
2009 264 22.1 11.9 55.3
2010 295 24.5 12.0 64.7
2011 401 33.3 12.0 61.1
2012 376 35.2 10.6 62.8
2013 377 32.2 11.6 62.9
2014 376 32.3 11.6 67.6
2015 228 23.0 9.9 64
2016 219 21.0 10.4 n/a
2017 217 24.2 8.9 n/a
2018 216 22.2 9.7 n/a
2019 211 22.1 9.5 n/a
2020 216 22.9 9.4 n/a
2021 215 17.6 12.2 n/a
2022 209 19.7 10.6 n/a
2023 211 20.5 10.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Sheffield Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,102 (5.6%) $18,686 (94.4%) $19,788
2020 $679 (3.3%) $20,092 (96.7%) $20,771
2021 $1,340 (6.1%) $20,766 (93.9%) $22,106

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sheffield Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 831st of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 692nd of 928 Elementary schools
 13.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sheffield Elementary School)2840.9
 12.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gill-Montague)3743.1
 6.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sheffield Elementary School)943.2
 34.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Gill-Montague)2048.3
 28.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sheffield Elementary School)3422.2
 11.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Gill-Montague)3027
 3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sheffield Elementary School)2231.5
 9.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Gill-Montague)2336.5
 13.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sheffield Elementary School)4321.3
 21.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Gill-Montague)4427.4
 16.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sheffield Elementary School)1916.4
 2.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Gill-Montague)2119.1
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Sheffield Elementary School)4124.6
 16.4%
   5th Grade Science (Gill-Montague)4228.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Sheffield Elementary School)3527
 8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Gill-Montague)3525.5
 9.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Sheffield Elementary School)1728.9
 11.9%
   All Grades Mathematics (Gill-Montague)2523.2
 1.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Sheffield Elementary School)4124.6
 16.4%
   All Grades Science (Gill-Montague)3624.3
 11.7%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students211211
African American07
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic3141
 32.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White161152
 5.6%
Two or More Races1710
 41.2%


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Sheffield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Students at Sheffield Elementary School are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Students who attend Sheffield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Great Falls Middle
High : Turners Fall High

In the 2022-23 school year, 211 students attended Sheffield Elementary School.


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