Franklin County Tech School in Turners Falls, Massachusetts (MA)

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82 INDUSTRIAL BLVD
Turners Falls, MA 1376

County name: Franklin
School type: Vocational School
Grade span: 9th grade - 12th grade

Status: Operational
Phone: (413) 863-9561 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.595
Longitude: -072.529110

Enrollment in Franklin County Tech School

2007 Student Enrollment: 526
9th grade Enrollment : 129
10th grade Enrollment : 135
11th grade Enrollment : 143
12th grade Enrollment : 119

Male students (%): 67.7%

Here:	67.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 32.3%

Here:	32.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 92.8%

Here:	92.8%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 1.9%

Franklin County Tech School:	1.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 3.2%

Here:	3.2%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.60%

Franklin County Tech School:	0.60%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.20%

Here:	0.20%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 0.4%

This school:	0.4%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Franklin County Tech School

Grades in Franklin County Tech School

Races in Franklin County Tech School

Special Education # : 142
Low-Income # : 169
Free Lunch # : 103
Reduced Lunch # : 66

Special Education %: 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 32.1%

Here:	32.1%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 19.6%

Here:	19.6%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 12.5%

Here:	12.5%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 543
9th grade Enrollment : 137
10th grade Enrollment : 155
11th grade Enrollment : 130
12th grade Enrollment : 121

Male students (%): 63.9%

Here:	63.9%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 36.1%

Here:	36.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 95.2%

Here:	95.2%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 1.1%

This school:	1.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.40%

This school:	0.40%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Genders in Franklin County Tech School

Grades in Franklin County Tech School

Races in Franklin County Tech School

Special Education # : 141
Low-Income # : 142

Special Education %: 26.0%

Here:	26.0%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 26.2%

This school:	26.2%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 529
9th grade Enrollment : 154
10th grade Enrollment : 137
11th grade Enrollment : 128
12th grade Enrollment : 110

White students (%): 95.5%

Here:	95.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 1.3%

Here:	1.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 1.3%

This school:	1.3%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.60%

Here:	0.60%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 65.0%

This school:	65.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Franklin County Tech School

Races in Franklin County Tech School

Special Education # : 121
Low-Income # : 135

Special Education %: 22.9%

This school:	22.9%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 25.5%

Here:	25.5%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 526
9th grade Enrollment : 155
10th grade Enrollment : 147
11th grade Enrollment : 122
12th grade Enrollment : 102

White students (%): 95.8%

This school:	95.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 0.6%

Here:	0.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 1.7%

Here:	1.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 1.3%

This school:	1.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.60%

This school:	0.60%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 64.3%

Here:	64.3%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 35.7%

Franklin County Tech School:	35.7%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Franklin County Tech School

Races in Franklin County Tech School

Special Education # : 137
Low-Income # : 134

Special Education %: 26.0%

Franklin County Tech School:	26.0%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 25.5%

Here:	25.5%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 508
9th grade Enrollment : 144
10th grade Enrollment : 127
11th grade Enrollment : 122
12th grade Enrollment : 115

White students (%): 95.5%

Here:	95.5%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 1.0%

Here:	1.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 0.80%

Here:	0.80%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 64.6%

Here:	64.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 35.4%

Here:	35.4%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Franklin County Tech School

Races in Franklin County Tech School

Low-Income # : 1

Low-Income %: 0.2%

Franklin County Tech School:	0.2%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 512
10th grade Enrollment : 141
11th grade Enrollment : 135
12th grade Enrollment : 127
Special grade Enrollment : 109

White students (%): 95.5%

Here:	95.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.5%

This school:	2.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 1.00%

Here:	1.00%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 66.0%

Here:	66.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 34.0%

Here:	34.0%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Franklin County Tech School

Races in Franklin County Tech School

Low-Income # : 121

Low-Income %: 23.6%

Here:	23.6%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 508
10th grade Enrollment : 143
11th grade Enrollment : 147
12th grade Enrollment : 120
Special grade Enrollment : 98

White students (%): 95.7%

This school:	95.7%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.4%

Here:	2.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 0.4%

Here:	0.4%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 1.20%

Franklin County Tech School:	1.20%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 66.5%

Here:	66.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 33.5%

Franklin County Tech School:	33.5%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Franklin County Tech School

Races in Franklin County Tech School

First Language Not English # : 10
Limited English Proficient # : 1
Low-Income # : 125

First Language Not English %: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.2%

Here:	0.2%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 24.6%

Here:	24.6%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 81
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 81

Average number of Absences: 11.4

Franklin County Tech School:	11.4
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 93.5%

Here:	93.5%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 15.4%

Franklin County Tech School:	15.4%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 15.4%

Here:	15.4%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 11.5
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 125

Average number of Absences: 17.0

This school:	17.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 3.1%

Here:	3.1%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.4%

This school:	93.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 23.0%

Here:	23.0%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 12.5
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 144

Average number of Absences: 16.0

Franklin County Tech School:	16.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 3.0%

This school:	3.0%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.7%

Here:	92.7%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 27.2%

Here:	27.2%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 11.4
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 136

Average number of Absences: 14.0

This school:	14.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 2.7%

This school:	2.7%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.2%

Here:	93.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 25.9%

Franklin County Tech School:	25.9%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 13.6
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 111

Average number of Absences: 13.0

Here:	13.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 2.6%

Here:	2.6%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.2%

Here:	92.2%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 21.9%

Here:	21.9%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

Teacher Count in Franklin County Tech School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Franklin County Tech School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 57
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 22

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 100.0%

Franklin County Tech School:	100.0%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

This school:	100.0%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.3

Here:	9.3
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 56
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 24

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 96.8%

Here:	96.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 95.8%

Here:	95.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7

This school:	9.7
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 55
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 20

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 94.9%

Here:	94.9%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.7

Here:	9.7
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 55
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 17

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 95.7%

Here:	95.7%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 100.0%

Here:	100.0%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 9.5

Here:	9.5
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Franklin County Tech School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 11

Reading: 435.0

Franklin County Tech School:	435.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 420.0

Here:	420.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 444.0

Here:	444.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 12

Reading: 407.0

This school:	407.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 386.0

Franklin County Tech School:	386.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 429.0

Here:	429.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 532.0

Here:	532.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 536.0

Here:	536.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 11.0

This school:	11.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Franklin County Tech School

2007 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 128
Warning / Failing - English : 7
Needs Improvement - English : 66
Proficiency - English : 52
Advanced - English : 3

Students Tested - Math : 127
Warning / Failing - Math : 20
Needs Improvement - Math : 60
Proficiency - Math : 33
Advanced - Math : 14

MCAS English Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 77.9

Here:	77.9
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 5.0%

Here:	5.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 52.0%

Franklin County Tech School:	52.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 41.0%

Here:	41.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 68.9

Here:	68.9
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 47.0%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 26.0%

Here:	26.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

2006 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 129
Warning / Failing - English : 11
Needs Improvement - English : 71
Proficiency - English : 44
Advanced - English : 3

Students Tested - Math : 129
Warning / Failing - Math : 17
Needs Improvement - Math : 57
Proficiency - Math : 35
Advanced - Math : 20

MCAS English Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 74.4

Franklin County Tech School:	74.4
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 9.0%

This school:	9.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 55.0%

Here:	55.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 34.0%

Here:	34.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 2.0%

Franklin County Tech School:	2.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 70.7

Franklin County Tech School:	70.7
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 44.0%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

2004 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 134
Warning / Failing - English : 23
Needs Improvement - English : 59
Proficiency - English : 43
Advanced - English : 9

Students Tested - Math : 213
Warning / Failing - Math : 9
Needs Improvement - Math : 34
Proficiency - Math : 128
Advanced - Math : 42

MCAS English Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 70.5

Here:	70.5
State average from 317 schools:	80.4

Warning / Failing - English (%): 17.0%

Here:	17.0%
State average from 317 schools:	11.6%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 44.0%

Here:	44.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 7.0%

This school:	7.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 91.8

Franklin County Tech School:	91.8
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

Here:	4.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 60.0%

Here:	60.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

2003 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) statistics - 10th Grade:

Students Tested - English : 119
Warning / Failing - English : 15
Needs Improvement - English : 54
Proficiency - English : 42
Advanced - English : 8

Students Tested - Math : 119
Warning / Failing - Math : 24
Needs Improvement - Math : 54
Proficiency - Math : 31
Advanced - Math : 10

MCAS English Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 72.5

Here:	72.5
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 7.0%

This school:	7.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Franklin County Tech School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 67.6

Here:	67.6
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 20.0%

Here:	20.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 26.0%

This school:	26.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

2007 Participation - All students - English - 10th Grade:

Enrollment : 128
Standard Assessment : 128