•Overall: Frontier ranks higher, #107 to Greenfield's #286 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Frontier students score higher: ELA 43% vs 22%, Math 45% vs 19% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Frontier averages 75 points higher (1226 vs 1151).
•Spending: Similar: $22,836 per student in Frontier and $22,196 in Greenfield.
•Homes: Homes cost more in Frontier: single-family homes average $459K vs $325K. The average tax bill is $6,104 in Frontier and $6,063 in Greenfield.
•Class size: Smaller in Frontier: 11.1 students on average vs 15.
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%
Greenfield
22%
State
41%
MathFrontier ahead
Frontier
45%
Greenfield
19%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Frontier
Greenfield
State
2026
43%
22%
41%
2025
45%
21%
42%
2024
39%
22%
42%
2023
45%
21%
44%
2022
48%
18%
43%
2021
55%
32%
48%
Math by year
Year
Frontier
Greenfield
State
2026
45%
19%
41%
2025
48%
22%
41%
2024
47%
21%
42%
2023
46%
19%
42%
2022
44%
17%
40%
2021
40%
15%
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
Greenfield
1151
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Frontier ahead
Frontier
87.7%
Greenfield
64.2%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateFrontier ahead
Frontier
89%
Greenfield
75.6%
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 Greenfield
Frontier
11.1
Greenfield
15
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateFrontier ahead
Frontier
93.2%
Greenfield
92%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Frontier
Frontier
15.1%
Greenfield
26.6%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearFrontier ahead
Frontier
94.4%
Greenfield
76.9%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Frontier
Frontier
$22,836
Greenfield
$22,196
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Frontier
Frontier
$78,317
Greenfield
$73,650
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
Greenfield
Students in classes
592
1,389
English learners
0.5%
7.4%
Students with disabilities
21.1%
21%
White
82.5%
66.6%
Asian
1.9%
1.1%
Hispanic/Latino
8.4%
22.2%
Black/African American
2%
3.1%
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.