School district · Massachusetts

Pioneer Valley

Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts: 3 public schools with 581 students and 10.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,490 per student in FY2024.

Schools
3
Students
581
Students per teacher
10.6
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$29,490
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
54.8
Counselors (FTE)
1.8
Students per counselor
323
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.5
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

35%proficient

+4.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

298 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

31%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

293 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.8K15
$17.9K16
$21.0K17
$20.4K18
$21.3K19
$22.4K20
$24.6K21
$24.9K22
$26.0K23
$29.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.3% · $1.8M
State
36% · $6.9M
Local
55% · $10.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,209
Support services
$12,485
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$9,000
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Bernardston ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–620110.837%36%
Northfield ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–614110.137%39%
Pioneer Valley RegionalFree meals for all
7–1223910.734%23%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
97 F. Sumner Turner Road, Northfield, MA 01360
Phone
(413)498-2911
Website