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Enrollment Analysis: Native American students comprised 0.1% 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 50 Native American students enrolled in Hampden County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.7% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampden County welcomed a total of 62,621 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Native American pupils comprised 0.1% of the total, making this group the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 153 schools in Hampden County, Frederick Harris School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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%)Native American (0.1%)Ethnicities < 5% (6.8%)

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

School nameNative American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2023-24% of Total
Abner Gibbs School01850%
Agawam Early Childhood Center01500%
Agawam High School01,0500%
Agawam Junior High School15510.2%
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School04250%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School13040.3%
Arthur T. Talmadge School02240%
Balliet Preschool01310%
Barry School03620%
Belcher School02290%
Bellamy Middle School08170%
Benjamin J. Phelps School13080.3%
Birchland Park School16140.2%
Blueberry Hill School03750%
Bowe School04180%
Bowie School02910%
Brightwood School04800%
Brimfield Elementary School12840.4%
Center04090%
Chester Elementary School01170%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)02540%
Chicopee Academy0690%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School21,2120.2%
Chicopee High School19320.1%
Clifford M. Granger School23530.6%
Conservatory of the Arts03030%
Daniel B. Brunton School02950%
Dupont Middle School16780.1%
E. N. White Elementary School04510%
Early Childhood Education Center01880%
East Longmeadow High School17710.1%
East Street Elementary School03590%
Edward P. Boland School05540%
Elias Brookings School02890%
Emergence Academy02310%
Fairview Elementary School13650.3%
Forest Park Middle School02840%
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center01470%
Frank H. Freedman School12670.4%
Franklin Ave School01740%
Frederick Harris School35120.6%
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College0280%
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College0250%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School03910%
German Gerena Community School16230.2%
Glenbrook Middle School03200%
Glenwood School02960%
Glickman Elementary School13150.3%
Granite Valley School13870.3%
Green Meadows Elementary School02760%
H. B. Lawrence School03340%
Harris Brook Elementary School06170%
High School Of Commerce01,0600%
Highland School03470%
Hiram L. Dorman School02770%
Holland Elementary School12260.4%
Holyoke High School01,5670%
Holyoke STEM Academy03040%
Homer Street School14990.2%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School12020.5%
Indian Orchard Elementary School15650.2%
James Clark School13030.3%
John Ashley Kindergarten02040%
John F. Kennedy Middle School03670%
John J. Duggan Academy18310.1%
John R. Fausey School04450%
Joseph Metcalf School02050%
Kelly Elementary School04590%
Kensington International School02620%
Kiley Academy02870%
Kiley Prep School02630%
Lambert-Lavoie School02260%
Liberty Preparatory Academy070%
Liberty School12460.4%
Lincoln School04540%
Litwin School03440%
Longmeadow High School09110%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School04940%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School03310%
Ludlow Senior High School07500%
Mapleshade School02870%
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School01380%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School12900.3%
Mary M. Lynch School02260%
Mary M. Walsh School02490%
Mary O. Pottenger School03660%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School04300%
Meadow Brook School05620%
Memorial School02080%
Mile Tree Elementary School13600.3%
Milton Bradley School13910.3%
Minnechaug Regional High School19810.1%
Mittineague School01400%
Monson High School12950.3%
Morgan Full Service Community School03230%
Mountain View School02730%
Munger Hill School03280%
Old Mill Pond School05760%
Palmer High School15090.2%
Paper Mill School03160%
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School06430%
Paul R. Baird Middle School05320%
Philip G. Coburn School15730.2%
Powder Mill School13810.3%
Quarry Hill Community School01250%
Rebecca M. Johnson School15950.2%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle02160%
Roberta G. Doering School05040%
Robinson Park School02850%
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy11,3830.1%
Samuel Bowles School13100.3%
Soule Road School03230%
South End Middle School01890%
Southampton Road School03050%
Southwick Regional School16140.2%
Springfield Central High School02,0420%
Springfield High School02210%
Springfield High School of Science and Technology01,0970%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson0320%
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech0720%
Springfield Legacy Academy03550%
Springfield Middle School0140%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School1372.7%
Springfield Public Day High School0780%
Springfield Public Day Middle School0610%
Springfield Realization Academy01990%
Springfield Transition Academy01150%
STEM Middle Academy22870.7%
Stony Hill School02910%
Streiber Memorial School02330%
Sumner Avenue School04880%
Szetela Early Childhood Center12400.4%
Tatham School02620%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School06090%
The Springfield Virtual School03040%
Thomas M. Balliet School02780%
Van Sickle Academy12520.4%
Wales Elementary School1931.1%
Warner School02380%
Washington School03970%
West Springfield High School01,2080%
West Springfield Middle School09260%
Westfield High School21,0060.2%
Westfield Intermediate School16840.1%
Westfield Middle School07060%
Westfield Technical Academy05480%
Westfield Virtual School0620%
White Street School13920.3%
Wilbraham Middle School06060%
William N. DeBerry School04240%
Williams Middle School03100%
Wolf Swamp Road School04480%
Woodland School13200.3%

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