•Overall: Frontier ranks higher, #107 to Gill-Montague's #255 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Frontier students score higher: ELA 43% vs 26%, Math 45% vs 23% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Frontier averages 156 points higher (1226 vs 1070).
•Spending: Similar: $22,836 per student in Frontier and $23,922 in Gill-Montague.
•Homes: Homes cost more in Frontier: single-family homes average $459K vs $326K. The average tax bill is $6,104 in Frontier and $4,928 in Gill-Montague.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
English Language ArtsFrontier ahead
Frontier
43%
Gill-Montague
26%
State
41%
MathFrontier ahead
Frontier
45%
Gill-Montague
23%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Frontier
Gill-Montague
State
2026
43%
26%
41%
2025
45%
24%
42%
2024
39%
24%
42%
2023
45%
27%
44%
2022
48%
28%
43%
2021
55%
31%
48%
Math by year
Year
Frontier
Gill-Montague
State
2026
45%
23%
41%
2025
48%
23%
41%
2024
47%
27%
42%
2023
46%
24%
42%
2022
44%
24%
40%
2021
40%
17%
36%
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Average SATFrontier ahead
Frontier
1226
Gill-Montague
1070
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Frontier ahead
Frontier
87.7%
Gill-Montague
15.4%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateFrontier ahead
Frontier
89%
Gill-Montague
84.7%
MA avg
92.4%
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Average class sizeHigher in Gill-Montague
Frontier
11.1
Gill-Montague
12.5
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateAbout the same
Frontier
93.2%
Gill-Montague
92.6%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Frontier
Frontier
15.1%
Gill-Montague
22.2%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearFrontier ahead
Frontier
94.4%
Gill-Montague
83.3%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Gill-Montague
Frontier
$22,836
Gill-Montague
$23,922
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Frontier
Frontier
$78,317
Gill-Montague
$72,002
MA median
$91,393
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
Frontier
Gill-Montague
Students in classes
592
841
English learners
0.5%
6.2%
Students with disabilities
21.1%
27.6%
White
82.5%
73.8%
Asian
1.9%
0.7%
Hispanic/Latino
8.4%
16.3%
Black/African American
2%
2.4%
Multi-race
5.2%
6.8%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Frontier
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.