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Massachusetts public school district

Monson

1 elementary school in our rankings · serves Monson

C+
overall grade

Ranks #222 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#222
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
28%
State 40% in the same grades
MCAS Math
29%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$22,827
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Monson is a small town in Hampden County, located in the foothills of the Pioneer Valley about 25 miles east of Springfield. The town is primarily residential and rural in character, with forested land, farms, and several lakes and ponds shaping its landscape. Monson is known for its historic Main Street and its role as the home of Monson Academy, a private school founded in 1804. The town's average single-family assessed value and per capita income are at moderate levels relative to the state.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 26% of districts. Students attend 93.9% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 30% of districts.
  • Trend: Math MCAS is up 6.8 points since 2023 (22.1016% to 28.9176%).
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 9 points since 2023 (37.3153% to 28.2761%); statewide it fell 3 points.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 33% · #222
ELA MCAS
Below averagebottom 35% · #216
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 30% · #231
Attendance
Above averagetop 26% · #84

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 Monson

Elementary schools · ranked among 895
Granite Valley School
Monson
C+
#555 in MAELA 37%Math 28%

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 3–1028%in 2026 · state 40%
12 points below the state
0%50%100%This district28%State40%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1029%in 2026 · state 41%
12 points below the state
0%50%100%This district29%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
39%−4 vs state
33%−9 vs state
Grade 4
32%−5 vs state
22%−21 vs state
Grade 5
24%−14 vs state
24%−15 vs state
Grade 6
31%−9 vs state
39%−4 vs state
Grade 7
21%−19 vs state
21%−16 vs state
Grade 8
17%−25 vs state
34%−8 vs state
Grade 10
38%−7 vs state
32%−12 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
39%−4 vs state
Grade 8 science
22%−17 vs state
High school biology
25%−13 vs state

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes814
Average class size15.7MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
85.6%
Hispanic/Latino
8.8%
Black/African American
2%
Multi-Race
1.9%
Asian
1%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3%

51.9% female · 48% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
1.5%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesHigher than average
This district
27.6%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$22.8Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$1,062 above the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$22.8KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$69.5Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$21,938 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$69.5KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
77.5%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
50%
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 88 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
93.9%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout average
This district
15.3%
MA avg
16.9%

10.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3% missed 20% or more of school days

About Monson

Hampden County · Western Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$368KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$5,265MA median $6,814
Tax rate$14.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$40,622MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school95.4%
Town bond ratingAA
Free cash reserves7.1% of budget
Where school-age children in Monson go to school · 2024-2025
Local public schools
74.3%
Vocational schools
11.1%
Other public schools
5.1%
Charter schools
4.9%
Home school
4.5%
Private schools
0.1%

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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

Compare Monson with nearby districts

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