Greenfield vs New Salem-Wendell Schools
How the two districts, about 14 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: New Salem-Wendell ranks higher, #269 to Greenfield's #286 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: New Salem-Wendell students score higher: ELA 28% vs 22%, Math 29% vs 19% met expectations.
- High school: New Salem-Wendell has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Greenfield has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1151).
- Spending: New Salem-Wendell spends $4,014 more per student ($26,209 vs $22,196).
- Homes: Homes cost more in New Salem-Wendell: single-family homes average $364K vs $325K. The average tax bill is $6,063 in Greenfield and $4,951 in New Salem-Wendell.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Greenfield: grades 3–10; New Salem-Wendell: grades 3–6), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Greenfield | New Salem-Wendell |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22% | 28% |
| 2025 | 21% | 29% |
| 2024 | 22% | 27% |
| 2023 | 21% | 27% |
| 2022 | 18% | 31% |
| 2021 | 32% | 47% |
| Year | Greenfield | New Salem-Wendell |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19% | 29% |
| 2025 | 22% | 26% |
| 2024 | 21% | 33% |
| 2023 | 19% | 35% |
| 2022 | 17% | 34% |
| 2021 | 15% | — |
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
| Greenfield | New Salem-Wendell | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 1,389 | 136 |
| English learners | 7.4% | 0% |
| Students with disabilities | 21% | 23.5% |
| White | 66.6% | 85.7% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 22.2% | 5.7% |
| Black/African American | 3.1% | 0% |
| Multi-race | 6.8% | 7.9% |
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.