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Does Greater Commonwealth Virtual School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
1,184
Combined
STATE 870
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREATER COMMONWEALTH VIRTUAL DISTRICT·NCES 250055102808
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School
238 Main St., Greenfield, MA 01301 · (413) 475-3879 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED32-TOWNVIRTUALREGULAR SCHOOL1,184 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
83 FTE teachers
STATE 10.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 2% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 176 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 166 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 155 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 140 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 84% smaller than its 8th grade class (129).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
30.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +1.0pp since 2016
Math
15.5%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.5pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2016, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 13.1% |
| 2022-23 | 32.6% | 17.6% |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% | 17.3% |
| 2020-21 | 39.2% | 21.8% |
| 2018-19 | 35.2% | 20.2% |
| 2017-18 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2016-17 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,184
+241 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 1,184 | 83 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,161 | 75.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,155 | 72.4 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 943 | 58 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 585 | 32.6 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 22 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greater Commonwealth Virtual School.
Since 2017-18: students up 102% (585 to 1,184); teachers up 155% (32.6 to 83).
About Greater Commonwealth Virtual School
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a school serving multiple grade levels in Greenfield, Massachusetts. In all, 1,184 students attend the school in kindergarten through 12. That is 36% larger than the average of about 870 students for combined schools in Massachusetts.
The local education agency for Greater Commonwealth Virtual School is Greater Commonwealth Virtual District.
More than half of enrollment at Greater Commonwealth Virtual School is White: 52%. Next come 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 89% White. The diversity index for Greater Commonwealth Virtual School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 83 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Statewide, combined schools in Massachusetts average 10.1:1.
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, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School among them.
Federal Street School sits about 0.3 miles from Greater Commonwealth Virtual School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area. NCES classifies the school as virtual.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 943 (2020-21) to 1,184 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.3:1, from 16.3:1.
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Greenfield
- Greenfield HighHigh · 404 students
- Greenfield MiddleMiddle · 325 students
- Four Rivers Charter Public SchoolHigh · 213 students
- Federal Street SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Discovery School at Four CornersElementary · 185 students
- Newton SchoolElementary · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Federal Street School0.3 mi · 195
- Greenfield Middle0.6 mi · 325
- Newton School0.6 mi · 174
- Four Rivers Charter Public School1.1 mi · 213
- Greenfield High1.2 mi · 404
- The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish1.3 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Greater Commonwealth Virtual SchoolHow large is Greater Commonwealth Virtual School?
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School enrolls approximately 1,184 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Greater Commonwealth Virtual School serve?
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greater Commonwealth Virtual School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greater Commonwealth Virtual School is approximately 14.3:1 (83 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Greater Commonwealth Virtual School?
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School reports a student body of 52% White, 25% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Greater Commonwealth Virtual School public or private?
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greater Commonwealth Virtual District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.