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Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District

1 high school and 1 elementary school in our rankings

B-
overall grade

Students from Southwick, Tolland and Granville attend Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District schools, including Southwick Regional School.

Ranks #146 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 45%.

Overall rank
#146
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
38%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
36%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$20,753
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.

The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District serves the towns of Southwick, Tolland, and Granville in Hampden and Hampshire counties, in the Pioneer Valley region of western Massachusetts. Southwick, the largest of the three, sits along the Connecticut state line and is known for its rural character and proximity to the Westfield River and surrounding conservation lands. Tolland and Granville are small, largely rural hill towns, and Granville is noted for its agricultural heritage and wooded landscape. Residents of the district are served by Southwick Regional School, which anchors the district's secondary education.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 33% of districts. Its high schools average 1153 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: Math MCAS ranks in the bottom 37% of districts.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 22.5% in 2022 to 12.8% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagetop 45% · #146
SAT
Above averagetop 33% · #93
ELA MCAS
Averagebottom 46% · #178
Math MCAS
Averagebottom 37% · #207
AP results
Averagetop 45% · #124
Graduation
Above averagetop 33% · #93
Attendance
Above averagetop 33% · #106

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 Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District

High schools · ranked among 335
Elementary schools · ranked among 895

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 3–1038%in 2026 · state 41%
3 points below the state
0%50%100%This district38%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1036%in 2026 · state 41%
5 points below the state
0%50%100%This district36%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
47%+4 vs state
38%−4 vs state
Grade 4
33%−4 vs state
30%−13 vs state
Grade 5
49%+11 vs state
38%−1 vs state
Grade 6
29%−11 vs state
39%−4 vs state
Grade 7
31%−9 vs state
28%−9 vs state
Grade 8
40%−2 vs state
44%+2 vs state
Grade 10
38%−7 vs state
36%−8 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
49%+6 vs state
Grade 8 science
43%+4 vs state

High school results

Average SATBetter than average
This district
1153
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+About average
This district
75.8%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateBetter than average
This district
96.8%
MA avg
92.4%

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

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes1,291
Average class size15.3MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
86.2%
Hispanic/Latino
7.7%
Multi-Race
2.9%
Black/African American
1.5%
Asian
1.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.2%

49.3% female · 50.6% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
3.1%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This district
18.4%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$20.8Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$1,012 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$20.8KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$80.0Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$11,395 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$80.0KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
91.7%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
66.7%
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 119 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateBetter than average
This district
94.7%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average
This district
12.8%
MA avg
16.9%

9.3 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.4% missed 20% or more of school days

About the towns

Southwick
Hampden County · Western Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$429KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,187MA median $6,814
Tax rate$14.40 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$48,321MA median $47,872
Free cash reserves13.1% of budget
Tolland
Hampden County · Western Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$402KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$3,196MA median $6,814
Tax rate$7.90 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$34,908MA median $47,872
Free cash reserves17.5% of budget
Granville
Hampden County · Western Massachusetts
Avg single-family home value$361KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$5,059MA median $6,814
Tax rate$14.00 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$41,553MA median $47,872
Local kids in public school92.1%
Free cash reserves19.6% of budget
Where school-age children in these towns go to school · 2024-2025
Regional schools
67.1%
Other public schools
25%
Private schools
4.9%
Home school
3%

What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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.

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