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

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By Springfield City Wire

Jul 6, 2025

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%