Turners Fall High School in Montague, Massachusetts (MA)

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222 TURNPIKE RD
Montague, MA 1351

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

Status: Operational
Phone: (413) 863-9341 (make sure to verify first before calling)

Latitude: 42.588
Longitude: -072.540680

Enrollment in Turners Fall High School

2007 Student Enrollment: 384
9th grade Enrollment : 107
10th grade Enrollment : 96
11th grade Enrollment : 104
12th grade Enrollment : 77

Male students (%): 50.3%

Here:	50.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 49.7%

This school:	49.7%
State average from 3564 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 89.1%

Here:	89.1%
State average from 3564 schools:	71.0%

African American students (%): 2.3%

Here:	2.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	8.9%

Hispanic students (%): 3.9%

Here:	3.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	13.2%

Asian students (%): 0.3%

Here:	0.3%
State average from 3564 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 0.80%

Here:	0.80%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.29%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 0.80%

Here:	0.80%
State average from 3564 schools:	0.19%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 2.9%

Here:	2.9%
State average from 3564 schools:	1.9%

Genders in Turners Fall High School

Grades in Turners Fall High School

Races in Turners Fall High School

First Language Not English # : 19
Limited English Proficient # : 6
Special Education # : 68
Low-Income # : 141
Free Lunch # : 104
Reduced Lunch # : 37

First Language Not English %: 4.9%

Here:	4.9%
State average from 1653 schools:	15.3%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.6%

This school:	1.6%
State average from 1385 schools:	7.6%

Special Education %: 17.7%

This school:	17.7%
State average from 1778 schools:	16.4%

Low-Income %: 36.7%

Here:	36.7%
State average from 1776 schools:	31.2%

Free Lunch %: 27.1%

Here:	27.1%
State average from 1774 schools:	25.4%

Reduced Lunch %: 9.6%

This school:	9.6%
State average from 1719 schools:	6.0%

2006 Student Enrollment: 392
9th grade Enrollment : 121
10th grade Enrollment : 111
11th grade Enrollment : 77
12th grade Enrollment : 83

Male students (%): 49.5%

Here:	49.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	51.7%

Female students (%): 50.5%

Here:	50.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	48.3%

White students (%): 89.3%

Here:	89.3%
State average from 1781 schools:	71.8%

African American students (%): 1.8%

This school:	1.8%
State average from 1781 schools:	9.0%

Hispanic students (%): 6.4%

Here:	6.4%
State average from 1781 schools:	12.7%

Asian students (%): 0.5%

Here:	0.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 0.50%

Here:	0.50%
State average from 1781 schools:	0.31%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	1.6%

Genders in Turners Fall High School

Grades in Turners Fall High School

Races in Turners Fall High School

First Language Not English # : 23
Limited English Proficient # : 7
Special Education # : 61
Low-Income # : 133

First Language Not English %: 5.9%

Here:	5.9%
State average from 1633 schools:	14.8%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1328 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 15.6%

Here:	15.6%
State average from 1780 schools:	15.9%

Low-Income %: 33.9%

Turners Fall High School:	33.9%
State average from 1771 schools:	30.5%

2005 Student Enrollment: 394
9th grade Enrollment : 132
10th grade Enrollment : 90
11th grade Enrollment : 94
12th grade Enrollment : 78

White students (%): 90.1%

Here:	90.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	74.4%

African American students (%): 1.5%

This school:	1.5%
State average from 1746 schools:	9.5%

Hispanic students (%): 6.1%

This school:	6.1%
State average from 1746 schools:	11.2%

Asian students (%): 0.8%

Here:	0.8%
State average from 1746 schools:	4.5%

Native American students (%): 1.50%

Here:	1.50%
State average from 1746 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 48.0%

Here:	48.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 52.0%

This school:	52.0%
State average from 1746 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Turners Fall High School

Races in Turners Fall High School

First Language Not English # : 14
Limited English Proficient # : 4
Special Education # : 63
Low-Income # : 140

First Language Not English %: 3.6%

Here:	3.6%
State average from 1573 schools:	14.2%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.0%

This school:	1.0%
State average from 1217 schools:	7.4%

Special Education %: 16.0%

This school:	16.0%
State average from 1745 schools:	15.4%

Low-Income %: 35.5%

This school:	35.5%
State average from 1735 schools:	29.2%

2004 Student Enrollment: 395
9th grade Enrollment : 115
10th grade Enrollment : 117
11th grade Enrollment : 82
12th grade Enrollment : 81

White students (%): 90.9%

Here:	90.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	75.1%

African American students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	9.4%

Hispanic students (%): 4.6%

Here:	4.6%
State average from 1729 schools:	10.7%

Asian students (%): 1.5%

Here:	1.5%
State average from 1729 schools:	4.4%

Native American students (%): 1.50%

Here:	1.50%
State average from 1729 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 53.2%

Here:	53.2%
State average from 1729 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 46.8%

Turners Fall High School:	46.8%
State average from 1729 schools:	48.1%

Grades in Turners Fall High School

Races in Turners Fall High School

First Language Not English # : 17
Limited English Proficient # : 8
Special Education # : 65
Low-Income # : 115

First Language Not English %: 4.3%

This school:	4.3%
State average from 1530 schools:	13.9%

Limited English Proficient %: 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 1098 schools:	7.7%

Special Education %: 16.5%

Turners Fall High School:	16.5%
State average from 1725 schools:	15.0%

Low-Income %: 29.1%

Turners Fall High School:	29.1%
State average from 1698 schools:	28.9%

2003 Student Enrollment: 443
9th grade Enrollment : 135
10th grade Enrollment : 118
11th grade Enrollment : 95
12th grade Enrollment : 95

White students (%): 91.0%

This school:	91.0%
State average from 1634 schools:	75.8%

African American students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	9.1%

Hispanic students (%): 4.1%

Here:	4.1%
State average from 1634 schools:	10.4%

Asian students (%): 1.6%

Turners Fall High School:	1.6%
State average from 1634 schools:	4.3%

Native American students (%): 1.60%

Here:	1.60%
State average from 1634 schools:	0.36%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 49.2%

Here:	49.2%
State average from 1634 schools:	51.8%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 50.8%

Here:	50.8%
State average from 1634 schools:	48.2%

Grades in Turners Fall High School

Races in Turners Fall High School

First Language Not English # : 22
Limited English Proficient # : 6
Low-Income # : 117

First Language Not English %: 5.0%

This school:	5.0%
State average from 1462 schools:	14.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 1.4%

Here:	1.4%
State average from 950 schools:	8.4%

Low-Income %: 26.4%

Here:	26.4%
State average from 1608 schools:	27.9%

2002 Student Enrollment: 444
10th grade Enrollment : 130
11th grade Enrollment : 109
12th grade Enrollment : 117
Special grade Enrollment : 88

White students (%): 92.3%

Here:	92.3%
State average from 1682 schools:	76.8%

African American students (%): 2.5%

This school:	2.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 2.5%

Here:	2.5%
State average from 1682 schools:	9.9%

Asian students (%): 1.4%

This school:	1.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	4.2%

Native American students (%): 1.40%

Here:	1.40%
State average from 1682 schools:	0.37%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 46.6%

Turners Fall High School:	46.6%
State average from 1682 schools:	51.7%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 53.4%

Here:	53.4%
State average from 1682 schools:	48.3%

Grades in Turners Fall High School

Races in Turners Fall High School

First Language Not English # : 16
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Low-Income # : 117

First Language Not English %: 3.6%

Here:	3.6%
State average from 1452 schools:	13.6%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.7%

Turners Fall High School:	0.7%
State average from 887 schools:	7.9%

Low-Income %: 26.4%

Here:	26.4%
State average from 1613 schools:	27.4%

2001 Student Enrollment: 437
10th grade Enrollment : 121
11th grade Enrollment : 124
12th grade Enrollment : 100
Special grade Enrollment : 92

White students (%): 94.1%

Here:	94.1%
State average from 1664 schools:	77.2%

African American students (%): 1.8%

Here:	1.8%
State average from 1664 schools:	8.8%

Hispanic students (%): 1.6%

This school:	1.6%
State average from 1664 schools:	9.6%

Asian students (%): 0.9%

Here:	0.9%
State average from 1664 schools:	4.1%

Native American students (%): 1.60%

This school:	1.60%
State average from 1664 schools:	0.32%

Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students (%): 46.0%

This school:	46.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	51.6%

Multi-Race Non-Hispanic students (%): 54.0%

Here:	54.0%
State average from 1664 schools:	48.4%

Grades in Turners Fall High School

Races in Turners Fall High School

First Language Not English # : 9
Limited English Proficient # : 3
Low-Income # : 96

First Language Not English %: 2.1%

This school:	2.1%
State average from 1347 schools:	14.1%

Limited English Proficient %: 0.7%

Turners Fall High School:	0.7%
State average from 834 schools:	7.7%

Low-Income %: 22.0%

Here:	22.0%
State average from 1635 schools:	26.3%

2007 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 97
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 74

Average number of Absences: 11.9

This school:	11.9
State average from 1782 schools:	8.8

Attendance Rate: 92.7%

Turners Fall High School:	92.7%
State average from 1782 schools:	94.8%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 25.3%

Here:	25.3%
State average from 712 schools:	5.5%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 19.3%

Here:	19.3%
State average from 1093 schools:	8.3%

2006 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 10.8
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 89

Average number of Absences: 29.0

Here:	29.0
State average from 325 schools:	29.0

Attendance Rate: 7.4%

Turners Fall High School:	7.4%
State average from 325 schools:	4.5%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 93.5%

Here:	93.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 22.7%

Turners Fall High School:	22.7%
State average from 690 schools:	5.9%

2005 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 14.4
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 98

Average number of Absences: 41.0

Here:	41.0
State average from 322 schools:	31.1

Attendance Rate: 10.4%

Turners Fall High School:	10.4%
State average from 322 schools:	4.2%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 90.8%

Here:	90.8%
State average from 1746 schools:	94.8%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 24.9%

Here:	24.9%
State average from 663 schools:	6.2%

2004 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 14.1
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 89

Average number of Absences: 36.0

Here:	36.0
State average from 313 schools:	32.0

Attendance Rate: 9.1%

Here:	9.1%
State average from 314 schools:	4.6%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 90.9%

Here:	90.9%
State average from 1729 schools:	94.7%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 22.5%

Here:	22.5%
State average from 629 schools:	6.6%

2003 Attendance statistics:

In-School Suspensions count : 12.7
Out-of-School Suspensions count : 73

Average number of Absences: 56.0

Here:	56.0
State average from 282 schools:	30.1

Attendance Rate: 12.6%

Turners Fall High School:	12.6%
State average from 282 schools:	4.4%

In-School Suspensions Rate: 92.2%

Turners Fall High School:	92.2%
State average from 1635 schools:	94.4%

Out-of-School Suspensions Rate: 16.5%

Turners Fall High School:	16.5%
State average from 742 schools:	6.8%

Teacher Count in Turners Fall High School

Student/Teacher Ratio in Turners Fall High School

2007 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 30
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 23

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 79.3%

Here:	79.3%
State average from 1782 schools:	95.7%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 83.1%

Here:	83.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	95.3%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Turners Fall High School:	13.0
State average from 1782 schools:	10.0

2006 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 29
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 24

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 86.1%

Turners Fall High School:	86.1%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.8%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 83.5%

Here:	83.5%
State average from 1781 schools:	94.1%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.6

This school:	13.6
State average from 1781 schools:	13.4

2005 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 27
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 23

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 88.1%

Turners Fall High School:	88.1%
State average from 1745 schools:	94.4%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 85.8%

Here:	85.8%
State average from 1733 schools:	93.9%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.4

Here:	14.4
State average from 1746 schools:	13.6

2004 Teacher statistics:

Total number of Teachers : 24
Total number of Teachers in Core Academic Areas : 20

Percentage of Teachers Licensed in Teaching Assignment: 98.6%

Here:	98.6%
State average from 1728 schools:	94.1%

Percentage of Core Academic Teachers Identified as Highly Qualified: 98.4%

Here:	98.4%
State average from 1724 schools:	94.4%

Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.5

Turners Fall High School:	16.5
State average from 1729 schools:	13.8

SAT Results in Turners Fall High School

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 37

Reading: 513.0

Here:	513.0
State average from 322 schools:	488.1

Writing: 509.0

Turners Fall High School:	509.0
State average from 322 schools:	483.3

Math: 516.0

Here:	516.0
State average from 322 schools:	496.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Number of Test Takers : 31

Reading: 519.0

Turners Fall High School:	519.0
State average from 316 schools:	489.7

Writing: 511.0

This school:	511.0
State average from 316 schools:	484.0

Math: 492.0

Here:	492.0
State average from 316 schools:	498.9

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) statistics:

Reading: 498.0

Here:	498.0
State average from 299 schools:	500.8

Writing: 483.0

Turners Fall High School:	483.0
State average from 299 schools:	506.6

Math: 32.0

Here:	32.0
State average from 307 schools:	143.7

MCAS Results in Turners Fall High School

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

Students Tested - English : 87
Warning / Failing - English : 2
Needs Improvement - English : 26
Proficiency - English : 54
Advanced - English : 5

Students Tested - Math : 86
Warning / Failing - Math : 3
Needs Improvement - Math : 21
Proficiency - Math : 37
Advanced - Math : 25

MCAS English Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 88.5

This school:	88.5
State average from 336 schools:	88.3

Warning / Failing - English (%): 2.0%

Here:	2.0%
State average from 336 schools:	4.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 30.0%

Here:	30.0%
State average from 336 schools:	24.7%

Proficiency - English (%): 62.0%

This school:	62.0%
State average from 336 schools:	50.1%

Advanced - English (%): 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 336 schools:	20.5%

MCAS Math Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 89.5

Here:	89.5
State average from 336 schools:	85.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 3.0%

Here:	3.0%
State average from 336 schools:	8.2%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 24.0%

Turners Fall High School:	24.0%
State average from 336 schools:	22.4%

Proficiency - Math (%): 43.0%

This school:	43.0%
State average from 336 schools:	29.0%

Advanced - Math (%): 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 336 schools:	40.4%

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

Students Tested - English : 77
Warning / Failing - English : 4
Needs Improvement - English : 12
Proficiency - English : 46
Advanced - English : 15

Students Tested - Math : 77
Warning / Failing - Math : 7
Needs Improvement - Math : 13
Proficiency - Math : 29
Advanced - Math : 28

MCAS English Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 90.3

Turners Fall High School:	90.3
State average from 321 schools:	86.0

Warning / Failing - English (%): 5.0%

This school:	5.0%
State average from 321 schools:	6.9%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 321 schools:	26.1%

Proficiency - English (%): 60.0%

This school:	60.0%
State average from 321 schools:	44.3%

Advanced - English (%): 19.0%

Here:	19.0%
State average from 321 schools:	22.8%

MCAS Math Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 85.4

Here:	85.4
State average from 321 schools:	81.8

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 321 schools:	11.5%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 17.0%

This school:	17.0%
State average from 321 schools:	24.9%

Proficiency - Math (%): 38.0%

This school:	38.0%
State average from 321 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 36.0%

Turners Fall High School:	36.0%
State average from 321 schools:	35.0%

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

Students Tested - English : 92
Warning / Failing - English : 16
Needs Improvement - English : 32
Proficiency - English : 23
Advanced - English : 21

Students Tested - Math : 253
Warning / Failing - Math : 9
Needs Improvement - Math : 83
Proficiency - Math : 102
Advanced - Math : 59

MCAS English Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 76.1

This school:	76.1
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 (%): 35.0%

Turners Fall High School:	35.0%
State average from 317 schools:	29.6%

Proficiency - English (%): 25.0%

Here:	25.0%
State average from 317 schools:	31.8%

Advanced - English (%): 23.0%

This school:	23.0%
State average from 317 schools:	27.2%

MCAS Math Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 86.5

Here:	86.5
State average from 316 schools:	83.6

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 4.0%

This school:	4.0%
State average from 316 schools:	9.0%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 33.0%

Here:	33.0%
State average from 316 schools:	27.6%

Proficiency - Math (%): 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 316 schools:	41.9%

Advanced - Math (%): 23.0%

This school:	23.0%
State average from 316 schools:	21.6%

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

Students Tested - English : 90
Warning / Failing - English : 9
Needs Improvement - English : 32
Proficiency - English : 38
Advanced - English : 11

Students Tested - Math : 91
Warning / Failing - Math : 22
Needs Improvement - Math : 33
Proficiency - Math : 28
Advanced - Math : 8

MCAS English Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS English Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - English: 78.7

Here:	78.7
State average from 309 schools:	83.1

Warning / Failing - English (%): 10.0%

Turners Fall High School:	10.0%
State average from 309 schools:	8.7%

Needs Improvement - English (%): 36.0%

This school:	36.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.3%

Proficiency - English (%): 42.0%

This school:	42.0%
State average from 309 schools:	42.9%

Advanced - English (%): 12.0%

Here:	12.0%
State average from 309 schools:	20.2%

MCAS Math Results - Turners Fall High School

MCAS Math Results - Massachusetts

Composite Performance Index - Math: 71.3

This school:	71.3
State average from 309 schools:	75.4

Warning / Failing - Math (%): 24.0%

This school:	24.0%
State average from 309 schools:	17.8%

Needs Improvement - Math (%): 36.0%

This school:	36.0%
State average from 309 schools:	29.5%

Proficiency - Math (%): 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 309 schools:	28.7%

Advanced - Math (%): 9.0%

Here:	9.0%
State average from 309 schools:	24.1%

Participation Statistics:

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

Enrollment : 91
Standard Assessment : 87
After October : 4