Springfield City Wire

There were 26,977 Hispanic students enrolled in Hampden County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampden County welcomed a total of 62,640 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic pupils comprised 43.1% of the total, making this group the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 156 schools in Hampden County, Springfield Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,374 students.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

School name	Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% of Total
Abner Gibbs School	44	153	28.8%
Agawam Early Childhood Center	27	148	18.2%
Agawam High School	95	1,052	9%
Agawam Junior High School	73	518	14.1%
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	239	434	55.1%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School	163	299	54.5%
Arthur T. Talmadge School	150	232	64.7%
Balliet Preschool	94	149	63.1%
Barry School	113	345	32.8%
Belcher School	103	224	46%
Bellamy Middle School	308	776	39.7%
Benjamin J. Phelps School	24	308	7.8%
Birchland Park School	81	598	13.5%
Blueberry Hill School	18	392	4.6%
Bowe School	271	409	66.3%
Bowie School	78	275	28.4%
Brightwood School	400	471	84.9%
Brimfield Elementary School	12	287	4.2%
Center	35	424	8.3%
Chester Elementary School	3	125	2.4%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	169	274	61.7%
Chicopee Academy	44	87	50.6%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School	438	1,206	36.3%
Chicopee High School	468	914	51.2%
Clifford M. Granger School	55	335	16.4%
Conservatory of the Arts	224	322	69.6%
Daniel B. Brunton School	210	357	58.8%
Dupont Middle School	318	696	45.7%
E. N. White Elementary School	282	413	68.3%
Early Childhood Education Center	119	179	66.5%
East Longmeadow High School	62	816	7.6%
East Street Elementary School	48	318	15.1%
Edward P. Boland School	434	551	78.8%
Elias Brookings School	194	270	71.9%
Emergence Academy	82	114	71.9%
Fairview Elementary School	185	369	50.1%
Forest Park Middle School	240	352	68.2%
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center	19	133	14.3%
Frank H. Freedman School	178	277	64.3%
Franklin Ave School	71	166	42.8%
Frederick Harris School	331	581	57%
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	17	26	65.4%
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College	21	30	70%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School	241	389	62%
German Gerena Community School	455	589	77.2%
Glenbrook Middle School	20	332	6%
Glenwood School	228	288	79.2%
Glickman Elementary School	214	312	68.6%
Granite Valley School	36	396	9.1%
Green Meadows Elementary School	38	309	12.3%
H.B. Lawrence School	146	173	84.4%
Harris Brook Elementary School	98	642	15.3%
High School Of Commerce	787	1,103	71.4%
Highland School	38	370	10.3%
Hiram L. Dorman School	189	271	69.7%
Holland Elementary School	11	231	4.8%
Holyoke High School	1,237	1,515	81.7%
Holyoke Middle School	263	281	93.6%
Holyoke STEM Academy	236	290	81.4%
Homer Street School	274	405	67.7%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School	163	206	79.1%
Indian Orchard Elementary School	375	543	69.1%
James Clark School	37	307	12.1%
John Ashley Kindergarten	53	174	30.5%
John F. Kennedy Middle School	262	390	67.2%
John J. Duggan Academy	487	815	59.8%
John R. Fausey School	83	411	20.2%
Joseph Metcalf School	287	373	76.9%
Kelly Elementary School	295	325	90.8%
Kensington International School	186	248	75%
Kiley Academy	201	315	63.8%
Kiley Prep School	167	266	62.8%
Lambert-Lavoie School	87	241	36.1%
Liberty Preparatory Academy	3	8	37.5%
Liberty School	195	251	77.7%
Lincoln School	374	448	83.5%
Litwin School	117	331	35.3%
Longmeadow High School	66	904	7.3%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School	337	399	84.5%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School	220	337	65.3%
Ludlow Senior High School	85	795	10.7%
Mapleshade School	35	292	12%
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School	120	160	75%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	160	298	53.7%
Mary M. Lynch School	137	219	62.6%
Mary M. Walsh School	174	261	66.7%
Mary O. Pottenger School	295	395	74.7%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School	299	360	83.1%
Meadow Brook School	97	566	17.1%
Memorial School	79	198	39.9%
Mile Tree Elementary School	19	354	5.4%
Milton Bradley School	398	515	77.3%
Minnechaug Regional High School	103	984	10.5%
Mittineague School	32	149	21.5%
Monson High School	27	295	9.2%
Morgan Full Service Community School	261	285	91.6%
Mountain View School	32	269	11.9%
Munger Hill School	45	340	13.2%
Old Mill Pond School	89	599	14.9%
Palmer High School	100	535	18.7%
Paper Mill School	81	341	23.8%
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School	58	640	9.1%
Paul R. Baird Middle School	91	516	17.6%
Philip G. Coburn School	140	534	26.2%
Powder Mill School	21	384	5.5%
Quarry Hill Community School	5	130	3.8%
Rebecca M. Johnson School	407	579	70.3%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle	165	241	68.5%
Roberta G. Doering School	51	512	10%
Robinson Park School	39	277	14.1%
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy	972	1,360	71.5%
Samuel Bowles School	155	225	68.9%
Soule Road School	20	310	6.5%
South End Middle School	135	187	72.2%
Southampton Road School	63	325	19.4%
Southwick Regional School	31	625	5%
Springfield Central High School	1,374	2,095	65.6%
Springfield High School	140	203	69%
Springfield High School of Science and Technology	768	1,087	70.7%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson	18	31	58.1%
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech	80	88	90.9%
Springfield Legacy Academy	276	321	86%
Springfield Middle School	15	20	75%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	20	32	62.5%
Springfield Public Day High School	37	61	60.7%
Springfield Public Day Middle School	39	51	76.5%
Springfield Realization Academy	92	133	69.2%
Springfield Transition Academy	71	101	70.3%
STEM Middle Academy	203	297	68.4%
Stony Hill School	23	303	7.6%
Streiber Memorial School	70	226	31%
Sumner Avenue School	309	460	67.2%
Szetela Early Childhood Center	75	222	33.8%
Tatham School	37	230	16.1%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School	405	631	64.2%
The Springfield Virtual School	329	430	76.5%
Thomas M. Balliet School	155	277	56%
Van Sickle Academy	205	256	80.1%
Wales Elementary School	2	96	2.1%
Warner School	148	250	59.2%
Washington School	275	420	65.5%
West Springfield Early Childhood	21	89	23.6%
West Springfield High School	241	1,186	20.3%
West Springfield Middle School	176	897	19.6%
Westfield High School	205	1,027	20%
Westfield Intermediate School	138	668	20.7%
Westfield Middle School	125	691	18.1%
Westfield Technical Academy	72	543	13.3%
Westfield Virtual School	24	79	30.4%
White Street School	283	417	67.9%
Wilbraham Middle School	59	599	9.8%
William N. DeBerry School	164	244	67.2%
William R. Peck School	150	192	78.1%
Williams Middle School	23	282	8.2%
Wolf Swamp Road School	43	444	9.7%
Woodland School	20	313	6.4%