Erving vs Gill-Montague Schools
How the two districts, about 5 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Erving ranks higher, #167 to Gill-Montague's #255 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Erving students score higher: ELA 39% vs 26%, Math 56% vs 23% met expectations.
- High school: Erving has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Gill-Montague has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1070).
- Spending: Erving spends $5,782 more per student ($29,704 vs $23,922).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Gill-Montague: single-family homes average $326K vs $289K. The average tax bill is $2,772 in Erving and $4,928 in Gill-Montague.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Erving: grades 3–6; Gill-Montague: grades 3–10), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Erving | Gill-Montague |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39% | 26% |
| 2025 | 32% | 24% |
| 2024 | 34% | 24% |
| 2023 | 28% | 27% |
| 2022 | 23% | 28% |
| 2021 | — | 31% |
| Year | Erving | Gill-Montague |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56% | 23% |
| 2025 | 23% | 23% |
| 2024 | 24% | 27% |
| 2023 | 26% | 24% |
| 2022 | 25% | 24% |
| 2021 | — | 17% |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Erving | Gill-Montague | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 112 | 841 |
| English learners | 1.8% | 6.2% |
| Students with disabilities | 27.7% | 27.6% |
| White | 83% | 73.8% |
| Asian | 0% | 0.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.5% | 16.3% |
| Black/African American | 0% | 2.4% |
| Multi-race | 8.5% | 6.8% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.