Enrollment
110
Elementary
DISTRICT 144 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILL-MONTAGUE·NCES 250527002382
Gill Elementary
48 Boyle Rd, Gill, MA 01354 · (413) 863-3255 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 38% larger than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +4.0pp since 2016
Math
47.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2016-17 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #401 of 920 ▼ 54 | #7 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #313 of 920 ▼ 49 | #5 of 18 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #69 of 901 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #1,037 of 1,086 | #19 of 24 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
110
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 110 | 10.3 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 114 | 9.9 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 8.6 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 7 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 9.3 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 116 | 8 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 135 | 9 | 15.0:1 | 29% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 129 | N/A | N/A | 15% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (134 to 110); teachers up 10% (9.3 to 10.3).
About Gill Elementary
Gill Elementary is a very small elementary school with an address in Gill, Massachusetts. Enrollment stands at 110 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That is 71% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Gill-Montague, which runs Gill Elementary, has 5 schools and 858 students.
Roughly 81% of students at Gill Elementary are White. Other groups include 9% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Franklin County residents are about 89% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gill Elementary scores 32%.
The school has 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here.
Gill Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Census data for Franklin County show median household income comes to about $74,907, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 36 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,666, Gill Elementary among them.
Pioneer Valley Regional is the nearest public school to Gill Elementary, about 2.5 miles away. Gill Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The NCES locale for Gill Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Gill Elementary had 111 students in 2020-21 and 110 in 2024-25, nearly the same. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.7:1) than in 2020-21 (15.9:1).
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
70,944
Census ACS
Median income
$74,907
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
8,666 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gill-Montague
- Great Falls MiddleMiddle · 228 students
- Sheffield Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Turners Fall HighHigh · 199 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 122 students
Other Gill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gill Elementary. Gill Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Gill Elementary SchoolFARMINGTON, MI · 543 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Valley Regional2.5 mi · 239
- Bernardston Elementary3.4 mi · 201
- Franklin County Technical3.8 mi · 643
- Northfield Elementary4.1 mi · 141
- Erving Elementary4.2 mi · 113
- Sheffield Elementary School4.5 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Gill ElementaryHow large is Gill Elementary?
Gill Elementary enrolls approximately 110 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Gill Elementary serve?
Gill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Gill Elementary have?
Gill Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gill Elementary?
At Gill Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Gill Elementary public or private?
Gill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gill-Montague.
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