Sanderson Academy

Sanderson Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Ashfield, Massachusetts. It reports enrollment of 125 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Massachusetts enroll around 381, and this school is 67% below that mark.

Mohawk Trail operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 805 students.

The share of students at Sanderson Academy who are White is 97%. Other groups include 2% Black. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Sanderson Academy are from different groups.

On staff are 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is similar, at 12.2:1.

American Community Survey estimates for Franklin County show that the median household earns about $74,907 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Franklin County counts 36 public schools with about 8,666 students.

Sanderson Academy's closest public school neighbor is Conway Grammar, about 7.0 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools.

Federal data place Sanderson Academy in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%.

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