Hampden County Education: 27,238 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2024-25 school year

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There were 27,238 Hispanic students enrolled in Hampden County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampden County welcomed a total of 62,273 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hispanic pupils comprised 43.7% of the total, making this group the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 152 schools in Hampden County, Springfield Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,300 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 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Hampden County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name Hispanic Students Enrolment Total Enrollment in 2024-25 % of Total
Abner Gibbs School 49 196 25%
Agawam Early Childhood Center 14 135 10.4%
Agawam High School 125 1,025 12.2%
Agawam Junior High School 55 527 10.4%
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School 251 432 58.1%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School 164 292 56.2%
Arthur T. Talmadge School 128 196 65.3%
Balliet Preschool 68 99 68.7%
Barry School 128 359 35.7%
Belcher School 124 245 50.6%
Bellamy Middle School 321 776 41.4%
Benjamin J. Phelps School 38 304 12.5%
Birchland Park School 79 590 13.4%
Blueberry Hill School 22 362 6.1%
Bowe School 267 411 65%
Bowie School 83 260 31.9%
Brightwood School 403 456 88.4%
Brimfield Elementary School 14 258 5.4%
Center 35 412 8.5%
Chester Elementary School 6 114 5.3%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) 156 265 58.9%
Chicopee Academy 55 92 59.8%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School 450 1,192 37.8%
Chicopee High School 493 918 53.7%
Clifford M. Granger School 63 361 17.5%
Conservatory of the Arts 205 296 69.3%
Daniel B. Brunton School 157 314 50%
Dupont Middle School 316 683 46.3%
E. N. White Elementary School 336 453 74.2%
Early Childhood Education Center 116 165 70.3%
East Longmeadow High School 85 753 11.3%
East Street Elementary School 66 368 17.9%
Edward P. Boland School 466 587 79.4%
Elias Brookings School 211 304 69.4%
Emergence Academy 189 382 49.5%
Fairview Elementary School 207 387 53.5%
Forest Park Middle School 186 282 66%
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center 23 162 14.2%
Frank H. Freedman School 158 252 62.7%
Franklin Ave School 77 176 43.8%
Frederick Harris School 311 570 54.6%
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College 11 21 52.4%
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College 16 25 64%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School 245 392 62.5%
German Gerena Community School 483 621 77.8%
Glenbrook Middle School 34 327 10.4%
Glenwood School 210 275 76.4%
Glickman Elementary School 209 310 67.4%
Granite Valley School 32 400 8%
Green Meadows Elementary School 29 285 10.2%
H. B. Lawrence School 251 305 82.3%
Harris Brook Elementary School 106 593 17.9%
High School Of Commerce 681 966 70.5%
Highland School 32 305 10.5%
Hiram L. Dorman School 200 279 71.7%
Holland Elementary School 13 212 6.1%
Holyoke High School 1,295 1,569 82.5%
Holyoke STEM Academy 236 289 81.7%
Homer Street School 336 486 69.1%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School 219 278 78.8%
Indian Orchard Elementary School 370 580 63.8%
James Clark School 46 297 15.5%
John Ashley Kindergarten 51 148 34.5%
John F. Kennedy Middle School 259 366 70.8%
John J. Duggan Academy 488 823 59.3%
John R. Fausey School 111 435 25.5%
Joseph Metcalf School 172 213 80.8%
Kelly Elementary School 420 464 90.5%
Kensington International School 192 278 69.1%
Kiley Academy 165 268 61.6%
Kiley Prep School 177 298 59.4%
Lambert-Lavoie School 93 246 37.8%
Liberty Preparatory Academy 1 6 16.7%
Liberty School 179 238 75.2%
Lincoln School 355 431 82.4%
Litwin School 142 343 41.4%
Longmeadow High School 69 897 7.7%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School 370 463 79.9%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School 219 317 69.1%
Ludlow Senior High School 123 736 16.7%
Mapleshade School 56 297 18.9%
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School 99 141 70.2%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School 172 304 56.6%
Mary M. Lynch School 139 216 64.4%
Mary M. Walsh School 157 232 67.7%
Mary O. Pottenger School 281 365 77%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School 306 388 78.9%
Meadow Brook School 90 516 17.4%
Memorial School 81 189 42.9%
Mile Tree Elementary School 23 355 6.5%
Milton Bradley School 281 385 73%
Minnechaug Regional High School 131 990 13.2%
Mittineague School 33 110 30%
Monson High School 28 280 10%
Morgan Full Service Community School 286 334 85.6%
Mountain View School 38 286 13.3%
Munger Hill School 31 320 9.7%
Old Mill Pond School 106 677 15.7%
Palmer High School 72 416 17.3%
Paper Mill School 73 312 23.4%
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School 73 660 11.1%
Paul R. Baird Middle School 104 513 20.3%
Philip G. Coburn School 188 699 26.9%
Powder Mill School 29 383 7.6%
Quarry Hill Community School 15 120 12.5%
Rebecca M. Johnson School 434 589 73.7%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle 146 206 70.9%
Roberta G. Doering School 63 522 12.1%
Robinson Park School 44 290 15.2%
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy 996 1,382 72.1%
Samuel Bowles School 220 325 67.7%
Soule Road School 31 321 9.7%
South End Middle School 119 163 73%
Southampton Road School 65 310 21%
Southwick Regional School 47 588 8%
Springfield Central High School 1,300 1,983 65.6%
Springfield High School 164 237 69.2%
Springfield High School of Science and Technology 746 1,091 68.4%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson 13 38 34.2%
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech 62 95 65.3%
Springfield Legacy Academy 272 299 91%
Springfield Middle School 14 18 77.8%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School 19 33 57.6%
Springfield Public Day High School 44 65 67.7%
Springfield Public Day Middle School 40 60 66.7%
Springfield Realization Academy 165 212 77.8%
Springfield Transition Academy 72 110 65.5%
STEM Middle Academy 175 269 65.1%
Stony Hill School 20 317 6.3%
Streiber Memorial School 75 229 32.8%
Sumner Avenue School 326 490 66.5%
Szetela Early Childhood Center 93 222 41.9%
Tatham School 36 277 13%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School 384 593 64.8%
The Springfield Virtual School 188 250 75.2%
Thomas M. Balliet School 178 291 61.2%
Van Sickle Academy 204 262 77.9%
Wales Elementary School 6 93 6.5%
Warner School 150 234 64.1%
Washington School 283 430 65.8%
West Springfield High School 260 1,231 21.1%
West Springfield Middle School 208 909 22.9%
Westfield High School 228 1,034 22.1%
Westfield Intermediate School 156 729 21.4%
Westfield Middle School 134 671 20%
Westfield Technical Academy 85 557 15.3%
White Street School 263 378 69.6%
Wilbraham Middle School 55 613 9%
William N. DeBerry School 340 483 70.4%
Williams Middle School 24 337 7.1%
Wolf Swamp Road School 33 429 7.7%
Woodland School 26 324 8%


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