Granite Valley Middle School
21 Thompson Street, Monson, MA, 01057 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Granite Valley Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 5 - 8
County Hampden County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 513 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 29 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 5 - 130 students
Grade 6 - 124 students
Grade 7 - 141 students
Grade 8 - 118 students
This School
(MA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:18 1:13
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 3%
% Hispanic 1% 11%
% Black n/a 7%
% White 97% 75%
% Unknown 1 % 4%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 11% 21%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 9% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Monson School District
This School's Agency
(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 3 5
Number of Students Managed 1,612 students 2,818 students
District Total Revenue $17,679,000 $38,289,000
District Expenditure $16,124,000 $35,733,000
District Revenue / Student $10,967 $13,587
District Expenditure / Student $10,002 $12,680
In the News:
  • School office plans revisited (The Republican)
    posted on October 1, 2009 at 07:31:16 am
    MONSON - Superintendent Patrice L. Dardenne wants to investigate the possibility of using Hillside School for administrative offices again.
  • Painters take on bullies (The Republican)
    posted on July 30, 2009 at 07:40:55 am
    MONSON - Outside Memorial Hall on Wednesday, a group of students worked on an acceptance mural to illustrate the problem of bullying. Under the direction of artist Rochelle M. Shicoff, the students painted powerful images showing children being bullied, but also images of hope.
  • Monson to fill 2 school posts (The Republican)
    posted on July 10, 2009 at 07:38:30 am
    MONSON - New School Superintendent Patrice L. Dardenne hopes the positions of curriculum director and pupil services director will be filled next month.
  • Students learn math on job (The Republican)
    posted on May 31, 2009 at 04:11:08 am
    MONSON - Thirty eighth-graders at the Granite Valley Middle School are learning mathematics on the job.
  • Monson picks new school superintendent (The Republican)
    posted on May 23, 2009 at 11:22:08 am
    . By LORI STABILE lstabile@repub.com MONSON - The school district's new superintendent is slated to start work on July 1 and will be paid $120,000 in his first year.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (01057)
School Zip (01057)
(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 8,257 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 34% 40%
Population Average Age 38 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.6 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $52,159 $49,959
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 48 years old 55 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (01057)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 81% / 19% 58% / 42%
School Map:
1. Converse Middle School - 526 students - 3.5 mi. away - view location
2. Thornton Burgess Middle School - 296 students - 6.6 mi. away - view location
3. Wilbraham Middle School - 425 students - 7.8 mi. away - view location
4. Paul R Baird Middle School - 704 students - 8.3 mi. away - view location
5. Sabis International Charter School - 1374 students - 8.3 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Monson, Hampden County, Zip 01057 
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Note: Data has been gathered from several government and commercial data sources. School data reflects 2006 statistics (most recent year available).

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