📍 808 Cape Street, Ashfield, Franklin County, 01330
Sanderson Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ashfield, Franklin County. The school has 139 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mohawk Trail school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sanderson Academy enrolls 139 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sanderson Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 4, state house district 100.
Sanderson Academy is one of 4 schools in Mohawk Trail, based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. The district serves 805 students district-wide and employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 139 students, Sanderson Academy is smaller than the district average of about 201 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant