Gill-Montague vs Greenfield Schools
How the two districts, about 5 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Gill-Montague ranks higher, #255 to Greenfield's #286 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Gill-Montague students score higher: ELA 26% vs 22%, Math 23% vs 19% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
- SAT: Greenfield averages 81 points higher (1151 vs 1070).
- Spending: Similar: $23,922 per student in Gill-Montague and $22,196 in Greenfield.
- Homes: Similar: single-family homes average $326K in Gill-Montague and $325K in Greenfield. The average tax bill is $4,928 in Gill-Montague and $6,063 in Greenfield.
- Class size: Smaller in Gill-Montague: 12.5 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.
| Year | Gill-Montague | Greenfield | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26% | 22% | 41% |
| 2025 | 24% | 21% | 42% |
| 2024 | 24% | 22% | 41% |
| 2023 | 27% | 21% | 44% |
| 2022 | 28% | 18% | 43% |
| 2021 | 31% | 32% | 48% |
| Year | Gill-Montague | Greenfield | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23% | 19% | 41% |
| 2025 | 23% | 22% | 41% |
| 2024 | 27% | 21% | 41% |
| 2023 | 24% | 19% | 42% |
| 2022 | 24% | 17% | 40% |
| 2021 | 17% | 15% | 35% |
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
| Gill-Montague | Greenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 841 | 1,389 |
| English learners | 6.2% | 7.4% |
| Students with disabilities | 27.6% | 21% |
| White | 73.8% | 66.6% |
| Asian | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16.3% | 22.2% |
| Black/African American | 2.4% | 3.1% |
| Multi-race | 6.8% | 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.