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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 8.7% of Hampden County's student body in 2023-24 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

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
Hispanic (43.6%)White (40.8%)African American (8.7%)Ethnicities < 5% (6.9%)

Enrollment Demographics in Hampden County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School nameAfrican American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2023-24% of Total
Abner Gibbs School01850%
Agawam Early Childhood Center41502.7%
Agawam High School311,0503%
Agawam Junior High School145512.5%
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School7942518.6%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School5230417.1%
Arthur T. Talmadge School3822417%
Balliet Preschool2313117.6%
Barry School323628.8%
Belcher School192298.3%
Bellamy Middle School458175.5%
Benjamin J. Phelps School83082.6%
Birchland Park School126142%
Blueberry Hill School103752.7%
Bowe School204184.8%
Bowie School162915.5%
Brightwood School364807.5%
Brimfield Elementary School12840.4%
Center154093.7%
Chester Elementary School01170%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)5725422.4%
Chicopee Academy6698.7%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School381,2123.1%
Chicopee High School549325.8%
Clifford M. Granger School23530.6%
Conservatory of the Arts5930319.5%
Daniel B. Brunton School4529515.3%
Dupont Middle School336784.9%
E. N. White Elementary School74511.6%
Early Childhood Education Center3518818.6%
East Longmeadow High School377714.8%
East Street Elementary School63591.7%
Edward P. Boland School5855410.5%
Elias Brookings School6328921.8%
Emergence Academy4523119.5%
Fairview Elementary School3936510.7%
Forest Park Middle School5528419.4%
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center21471.4%
Frank H. Freedman School4826718%
Franklin Ave School51742.9%
Frederick Harris School9651218.8%
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College72825%
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College82532%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School213915.4%
German Gerena Community School8962314.3%
Glenbrook Middle School173205.3%
Glenwood School282969.5%
Glickman Elementary School4431514%
Granite Valley School33870.8%
Green Meadows Elementary School62762.2%
H. B. Lawrence School203346%
Harris Brook Elementary School126171.9%
High School Of Commerce1681,06015.8%
Highland School23470.6%
Hiram L. Dorman School3727713.4%
Holland Elementary School22260.9%
Holyoke High School531,5673.4%
Holyoke STEM Academy193046.3%
Homer Street School11049922%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School2520212.4%
Indian Orchard Elementary School10656518.8%
James Clark School63032%
John Ashley Kindergarten152047.4%
John F. Kennedy Middle School7836721.3%
John J. Duggan Academy20683124.8%
John R. Fausey School154453.4%
Joseph Metcalf School72053.4%
Kelly Elementary School164593.5%
Kensington International School4026215.3%
Kiley Academy7028724.4%
Kiley Prep School5926322.4%
Lambert-Lavoie School92264%
Liberty Preparatory Academy070%
Liberty School242469.8%
Lincoln School444549.7%
Litwin School253447.3%
Longmeadow High School319113.4%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School224944.5%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School143314.2%
Ludlow Senior High School127501.6%
Mapleshade School162875.6%
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School2013814.5%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School4429015.2%
Mary M. Lynch School5122622.6%
Mary M. Walsh School4024916.1%
Mary O. Pottenger School4236611.5%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School214304.9%
Meadow Brook School205623.6%
Memorial School132086.3%
Mile Tree Elementary School183605%
Milton Bradley School6439116.4%
Minnechaug Regional High School429814.3%
Mittineague School11400.7%
Monson High School52951.7%
Morgan Full Service Community School173235.3%
Mountain View School102733.7%
Munger Hill School63281.8%
Old Mill Pond School125762.1%
Palmer High School105092%
Paper Mill School63161.9%
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School106431.6%
Paul R. Baird Middle School115322.1%
Philip G. Coburn School345735.9%
Powder Mill School43811%
Quarry Hill Community School21251.6%
Rebecca M. Johnson School12359520.7%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle4421620.4%
Roberta G. Doering School125042.4%
Robinson Park School72852.5%
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy2251,38316.3%
Samuel Bowles School4431014.2%
Soule Road School103233.1%
South End Middle School3718919.6%
Southampton Road School43051.3%
Southwick Regional School76141.1%
Springfield Central High School4342,04221.3%
Springfield High School3822117.2%
Springfield High School of Science and Technology2081,09719%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson123237.5%
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech6728.3%
Springfield Legacy Academy253557%
Springfield Middle School21414.3%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School83721.6%
Springfield Public Day High School87810.3%
Springfield Public Day Middle School126119.7%
Springfield Realization Academy4219921.1%
Springfield Transition Academy1811515.7%
STEM Middle Academy262879.1%
Stony Hill School72912.4%
Streiber Memorial School132335.6%
Sumner Avenue School8948818.2%
Szetela Early Childhood Center162406.7%
Tatham School192627.3%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School12160919.9%
The Springfield Virtual School4430414.5%
Thomas M. Balliet School5327819.1%
Van Sickle Academy242529.5%
Wales Elementary School2932.2%
Warner School5823824.4%
Washington School7139717.9%
West Springfield High School591,2084.9%
West Springfield Middle School459264.9%
Westfield High School221,0062.2%
Westfield Intermediate School136841.9%
Westfield Middle School177062.4%
Westfield Technical Academy85481.5%
Westfield Virtual School1621.6%
White Street School7439218.9%
Wilbraham Middle School186063%
William N. DeBerry School8942421%
Williams Middle School73102.3%
Wolf Swamp Road School184484%
Woodland School13200.3%

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