There were 5,475 African American students enrolled in Hampden County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Data showed that Hampden County welcomed a total of 62,621 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American pupils comprised 8.7% of the total, making this group the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 153 schools in Hampden County, Springfield Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 434 students.
Proficiency in core subjects in Massachusetts still remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, 25% of eighth-graders were not considered proficient in reading, and 32% did not reach math benchmarks. Fourth-graders performed better in reading, with 18% not reaching proficiency. However, they struggled with math, with only 68% achieving grade-level proficiency.
Ethnicities in Hampden County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Hampden County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | African American Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abner Gibbs School | 0 | 185 | 0% |
| Agawam Early Childhood Center | 4 | 150 | 2.7% |
| Agawam High School | 31 | 1,050 | 3% |
| Agawam Junior High School | 14 | 551 | 2.5% |
| Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School | 79 | 425 | 18.6% |
| Alice B. Beal Elementary School | 52 | 304 | 17.1% |
| Arthur T. Talmadge School | 38 | 224 | 17% |
| Balliet Preschool | 23 | 131 | 17.6% |
| Barry School | 32 | 362 | 8.8% |
| Belcher School | 19 | 229 | 8.3% |
| Bellamy Middle School | 45 | 817 | 5.5% |
| Benjamin J. Phelps School | 8 | 308 | 2.6% |
| Birchland Park School | 12 | 614 | 2% |
| Blueberry Hill School | 10 | 375 | 2.7% |
| Bowe School | 20 | 418 | 4.8% |
| Bowie School | 16 | 291 | 5.5% |
| Brightwood School | 36 | 480 | 7.5% |
| Brimfield Elementary School | 1 | 284 | 0.4% |
| Center | 15 | 409 | 3.7% |
| Chester Elementary School | 0 | 117 | 0% |
| Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) | 57 | 254 | 22.4% |
| Chicopee Academy | 6 | 69 | 8.7% |
| Chicopee Comprehensive High School | 38 | 1,212 | 3.1% |
| Chicopee High School | 54 | 932 | 5.8% |
| Clifford M. Granger School | 2 | 353 | 0.6% |
| Conservatory of the Arts | 59 | 303 | 19.5% |
| Daniel B. Brunton School | 45 | 295 | 15.3% |
| Dupont Middle School | 33 | 678 | 4.9% |
| E. N. White Elementary School | 7 | 451 | 1.6% |
| Early Childhood Education Center | 35 | 188 | 18.6% |
| East Longmeadow High School | 37 | 771 | 4.8% |
| East Street Elementary School | 6 | 359 | 1.7% |
| Edward P. Boland School | 58 | 554 | 10.5% |
| Elias Brookings School | 63 | 289 | 21.8% |
| Emergence Academy | 45 | 231 | 19.5% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 39 | 365 | 10.7% |
| Forest Park Middle School | 55 | 284 | 19.4% |
| Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center | 2 | 147 | 1.4% |
| Frank H. Freedman School | 48 | 267 | 18% |
| Franklin Ave School | 5 | 174 | 2.9% |
| Frederick Harris School | 96 | 512 | 18.8% |
| Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College | 7 | 28 | 25% |
| Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College | 8 | 25 | 32% |
| Gen. John J. Stefanik School | 21 | 391 | 5.4% |
| German Gerena Community School | 89 | 623 | 14.3% |
| Glenbrook Middle School | 17 | 320 | 5.3% |
| Glenwood School | 28 | 296 | 9.5% |
| Glickman Elementary School | 44 | 315 | 14% |
| Granite Valley School | 3 | 387 | 0.8% |
| Green Meadows Elementary School | 6 | 276 | 2.2% |
| H. B. Lawrence School | 20 | 334 | 6% |
| Harris Brook Elementary School | 12 | 617 | 1.9% |
| High School Of Commerce | 168 | 1,060 | 15.8% |
| Highland School | 2 | 347 | 0.6% |
| Hiram L. Dorman School | 37 | 277 | 13.4% |
| Holland Elementary School | 2 | 226 | 0.9% |
| Holyoke High School | 53 | 1,567 | 3.4% |
| Holyoke STEM Academy | 19 | 304 | 6.3% |
| Homer Street School | 110 | 499 | 22% |
| Impact Prep at Chestnut School | 25 | 202 | 12.4% |
| Indian Orchard Elementary School | 106 | 565 | 18.8% |
| James Clark School | 6 | 303 | 2% |
| John Ashley Kindergarten | 15 | 204 | 7.4% |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | 78 | 367 | 21.3% |
| John J. Duggan Academy | 206 | 831 | 24.8% |
| John R. Fausey School | 15 | 445 | 3.4% |
| Joseph Metcalf School | 7 | 205 | 3.4% |
| Kelly Elementary School | 16 | 459 | 3.5% |
| Kensington International School | 40 | 262 | 15.3% |
| Kiley Academy | 70 | 287 | 24.4% |
| Kiley Prep School | 59 | 263 | 22.4% |
| Lambert-Lavoie School | 9 | 226 | 4% |
| Liberty Preparatory Academy | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| Liberty School | 24 | 246 | 9.8% |
| Lincoln School | 44 | 454 | 9.7% |
| Litwin School | 25 | 344 | 7.3% |
| Longmeadow High School | 31 | 911 | 3.4% |
| Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School | 22 | 494 | 4.5% |
| Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School | 14 | 331 | 4.2% |
| Ludlow Senior High School | 12 | 750 | 1.6% |
| Mapleshade School | 16 | 287 | 5.6% |
| Margaret C. Ells Elementary School | 20 | 138 | 14.5% |
| Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School | 44 | 290 | 15.2% |
| Mary M. Lynch School | 51 | 226 | 22.6% |
| Mary M. Walsh School | 40 | 249 | 16.1% |
| Mary O. Pottenger School | 42 | 366 | 11.5% |
| Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School | 21 | 430 | 4.9% |
| Meadow Brook School | 20 | 562 | 3.6% |
| Memorial School | 13 | 208 | 6.3% |
| Mile Tree Elementary School | 18 | 360 | 5% |
| Milton Bradley School | 64 | 391 | 16.4% |
| Minnechaug Regional High School | 42 | 981 | 4.3% |
| Mittineague School | 1 | 140 | 0.7% |
| Monson High School | 5 | 295 | 1.7% |
| Morgan Full Service Community School | 17 | 323 | 5.3% |
| Mountain View School | 10 | 273 | 3.7% |
| Munger Hill School | 6 | 328 | 1.8% |
| Old Mill Pond School | 12 | 576 | 2.1% |
| Palmer High School | 10 | 509 | 2% |
| Paper Mill School | 6 | 316 | 1.9% |
| Pathfinder Vocational Technical School | 10 | 643 | 1.6% |
| Paul R. Baird Middle School | 11 | 532 | 2.1% |
| Philip G. Coburn School | 34 | 573 | 5.9% |
| Powder Mill School | 4 | 381 | 1% |
| Quarry Hill Community School | 2 | 125 | 1.6% |
| Rebecca M. Johnson School | 123 | 595 | 20.7% |
| Rise Academy at Van Sickle | 44 | 216 | 20.4% |
| Roberta G. Doering School | 12 | 504 | 2.4% |
| Robinson Park School | 7 | 285 | 2.5% |
| Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy | 225 | 1,383 | 16.3% |
| Samuel Bowles School | 44 | 310 | 14.2% |
| Soule Road School | 10 | 323 | 3.1% |
| South End Middle School | 37 | 189 | 19.6% |
| Southampton Road School | 4 | 305 | 1.3% |
| Southwick Regional School | 7 | 614 | 1.1% |
| Springfield Central High School | 434 | 2,042 | 21.3% |
| Springfield High School | 38 | 221 | 17.2% |
| Springfield High School of Science and Technology | 208 | 1,097 | 19% |
| Springfield International Academy at Johnson | 12 | 32 | 37.5% |
| Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech | 6 | 72 | 8.3% |
| Springfield Legacy Academy | 25 | 355 | 7% |
| Springfield Middle School | 2 | 14 | 14.3% |
| Springfield Public Day Elementary School | 8 | 37 | 21.6% |
| Springfield Public Day High School | 8 | 78 | 10.3% |
| Springfield Public Day Middle School | 12 | 61 | 19.7% |
| Springfield Realization Academy | 42 | 199 | 21.1% |
| Springfield Transition Academy | 18 | 115 | 15.7% |
| STEM Middle Academy | 26 | 287 | 9.1% |
| Stony Hill School | 7 | 291 | 2.4% |
| Streiber Memorial School | 13 | 233 | 5.6% |
| Sumner Avenue School | 89 | 488 | 18.2% |
| Szetela Early Childhood Center | 16 | 240 | 6.7% |
| Tatham School | 19 | 262 | 7.3% |
| The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School | 121 | 609 | 19.9% |
| The Springfield Virtual School | 44 | 304 | 14.5% |
| Thomas M. Balliet School | 53 | 278 | 19.1% |
| Van Sickle Academy | 24 | 252 | 9.5% |
| Wales Elementary School | 2 | 93 | 2.2% |
| Warner School | 58 | 238 | 24.4% |
| Washington School | 71 | 397 | 17.9% |
| West Springfield High School | 59 | 1,208 | 4.9% |
| West Springfield Middle School | 45 | 926 | 4.9% |
| Westfield High School | 22 | 1,006 | 2.2% |
| Westfield Intermediate School | 13 | 684 | 1.9% |
| Westfield Middle School | 17 | 706 | 2.4% |
| Westfield Technical Academy | 8 | 548 | 1.5% |
| Westfield Virtual School | 1 | 62 | 1.6% |
| White Street School | 74 | 392 | 18.9% |
| Wilbraham Middle School | 18 | 606 | 3% |
| William N. DeBerry School | 89 | 424 | 21% |
| Williams Middle School | 7 | 310 | 2.3% |
| Wolf Swamp Road School | 18 | 448 | 4% |
| Woodland School | 1 | 320 | 0.3% |
