Erving vs Pioneer Valley Schools
How the two districts, about 8 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Erving ranks higher, #167 to Pioneer Valley's #203 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Erving students score higher: ELA 39% vs 33%, Math 56% vs 36% met expectations.
- High school: Erving has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Pioneer Valley has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1068).
- Spending: Erving spends $3,666 more per student ($29,704 vs $26,037).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Pioneer Valley: single-family homes average $340K vs $289K. The average tax bill is $2,772 in Erving and $4,894 in Pioneer Valley.
- Class size: Smaller in Erving: 12.4 students on average vs 14.5.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Erving: grades 3–6; Pioneer Valley: grades 3–10), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Erving | Pioneer Valley |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39% | 33% |
| 2025 | 32% | 36% |
| 2024 | 34% | 33% |
| 2023 | 28% | 36% |
| 2022 | 23% | 38% |
| 2021 | — | 45% |
| Year | Erving | Pioneer Valley |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56% | 36% |
| 2025 | 23% | 32% |
| 2024 | 24% | 34% |
| 2023 | 26% | 30% |
| 2022 | 25% | 26% |
| 2021 | — | 25% |
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 | Pioneer Valley | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 112 | 580 |
| English learners | 1.8% | 0.5% |
| Students with disabilities | 27.7% | 23.8% |
| White | 83% | 91.4% |
| Asian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.5% | 3.9% |
| Black/African American | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multi-race | 8.5% | 3.8% |
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.