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Massachusetts charter school district

Four Rivers Charter Public

1 high school in our rankings

B-
overall grade

Ranks #168 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#168
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
41%
State 42% in the same grades
MCAS Math
33%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$19,976
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 7–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Four Rivers Charter Public School is a public charter school serving students from the Franklin County region of western Massachusetts. The school is located in Greenfield, a town known as the seat of Franklin County and a hub for the surrounding Pioneer Valley communities. Its name reflects the confluence of the Deerfield, Connecticut, Millers, and Westfield rivers in the area, a landscape shaped by agriculture and river valley geography. The school operates as a charter institution, offering an alternative public education option within the broader Pioneer Valley school landscape.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 17% of districts. Its high schools average 1194 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: Graduation rate ranks in the bottom 15% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 48.5% in 2022 to 20.2% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 25.6 points since 2023 (66.934% to 41.3273%); statewide it fell 5.4 points.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 50% · #168
SAT
Above averagetop 17% · #48
ELA MCAS
Averagebottom 41% · #194
Math MCAS
Averagetop 50% · #162
Graduation
Below averagebottom 15% · #246
Attendance
Below averagebottom 27% · #242

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in Four Rivers Charter Public

High schools · ranked among 335

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grades 7–1041%in 2026 · state 42%
1 point below the state
0%50%100%This district41%State42%2019202120232026
Math, grades 7–1033%in 2026 · state 41%
8 points below the state
0%50%100%This district33%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 7
42%+2 vs state
31%−6 vs state
Grade 8
41%−1 vs state
23%−19 vs state
Grade 10
41%−4 vs state
43%−1 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 8 science
53%+14 vs state
High school biology
38%same as state

High school results

Average SATBetter than average
This district
1194
MA avg
1113
Four-year graduation rateWorse than average
This district
86.2%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Four Rivers Charter Public School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes225
Average class size15.5MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
84.9%
Hispanic/Latino
8.7%
Multi-Race
4.1%
Black/African American
1.4%
Asian
0.9%

44.5% female · 53.7% male · 1.8% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
0%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
24.9%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$20.0Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$1,789 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$20.0KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$101.2Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$9,843 above the MA median
$0K$53K$105KThis district$101.2KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
63%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
100%
MA avg
82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 18 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
93.2%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
20.2%
MA avg
16.9%

11.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 6.7% missed 20% or more of school days