Springfield City Wire

There were 26 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Hampden County districts in the 2024-25 school year, 44.4% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampden County districts welcomed a total of 61,596 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander pupils comprised 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 14 districts in Hampden County, Chicopee Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of six students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hampden County.

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.

District	% of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Agawam Public Schools	0.1%	3,461
Chicopee Public Schools	0.1%	6,755
East Longmeadow Public Schools	0%	2,442
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District	0.1%	2,881
Holyoke Public Schools	0.1%	4,795
Longmeadow Public Schools	0.1%	2,764
Ludlow Public Schools	0%	2,210
Monson Public Schools	0.1%	800
Palmer Public School District	0%	1,093
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District	0.2%	660
Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	0%	1,295
Springfield Public Schools	0%	23,670
West Springfield Public Schools	0.1%	3,998
Westfield Public Schools	0.1%	4,772