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Gill-Montague School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Massachusetts for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 228 students in Gill-Montague School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Gill-Montague School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
5 Schools
522 Schools
# Students
858 Students
300,339 Students
# Teachers
90 Teachers
26,170 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Gill-Montague School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 391 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#348 out of 395 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
44%
Graduation Rate
85%
89.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)24.9%
22.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
7%
% Hispanic
17%
28%
% Black
2%
13%
% White
73%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $33,817 is higher than the state median of $25,197. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $32,690 is higher than the state median of $27,523. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$29 MM
$23,079 MM
Spending
$28 MM
$25,209 MM
Revenue / Student
$33,817
$25,197
Spending / Student
$32,690
$27,523
Best Gill-Montague School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Great Falls Middle School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
224 Turnpike Rd
Montague, MA 01351
(413) 863-7300
Montague, MA 01351
(413) 863-7300
Gr: 6-8 | 228 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
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