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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Hampden County, Massachusetts

100 public schools in Hampden County, Massachusetts appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Forest Park Middle leads the list at -60.4%, against a median of -14.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

100

Hampden County, Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-60.4%

Median Enrollment change

-14.1%

FASTEST DECLINING · HAMPDEN COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Forest Park Middle	Springfield, MA	Springfield	712	282	-60.4%
2	Palmer High	Palmer, MA	Palmer	713	416	-41.7%
3	Margaret C Ells	Springfield, MA	Springfield	240	141	-41.3%
4	John Ashley	West Springfield, MA	West Springfield	234	148	-36.8%
5	Van Sickle Academy	Springfield, MA	Springfield	403	262	-35.0%
6	Daniel B Brunton	Springfield, MA	Springfield	466	314	-32.6%
7	South End Middle School	Springfield, MA	Springfield	240	163	-32.1%
8	Milton Bradley School	Springfield, MA	Springfield	545	385	-29.4%
9	Franklin Ave	Westfield, MA	Westfield	248	176	-29.0%
10	Frank H Freedman	Springfield, MA	Springfield	352	252	-28.4%
11	Southampton Road	Westfield, MA	Westfield	425	310	-27.1%
12	Edward P. Boland School	Springfield, MA	Springfield	786	587	-25.3%
13	Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary	Holyoke, MA	Holyoke	419	317	-24.3%
14	Paper Mill	Westfield, MA	Westfield	412	312	-24.3%
15	Arthur T Talmadge	Springfield, MA	Springfield	254	196	-22.8%
16	Lambert-Lavoie	Chicopee, MA	Chicopee	317	246	-22.4%
17	William P. Sapelli Elementary	Agawam, MA	Agawam	373	290	-22.3%
18	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield	Springfield, MA	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield	203	158	-22.2%
19	Bowie	Chicopee, MA	Chicopee	333	260	-21.9%
20	Benjamin J Phelps	Agawam, MA	Agawam	388	304	-21.6%
21	Rebecca M Johnson	Springfield, MA	Springfield	749	589	-21.4%
22	Mary M Walsh	Springfield, MA	Springfield	295	232	-21.4%
23	Memorial	West Springfield, MA	West Springfield	239	189	-20.9%
24	Morgan Full Service Community School	Holyoke, MA	Holyoke	416	334	-19.7%
25	Paul R Baird Middle	Ludlow, MA	Ludlow	638	513	-19.6%
26	Conservatory of the Arts	Springfield, MA	Springfield	368	296	-19.6%
27	Warner	Springfield, MA	Springfield	290	234	-19.3%
28	Mary M Lynch	Springfield, MA	Springfield	266	216	-18.8%
29	John F Kennedy Middle	Springfield, MA	Springfield	450	366	-18.7%
30	Southwick Regional School	Southwick, MA	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	720	588	-18.3%
31	Highland	Westfield, MA	Westfield	373	305	-18.2%
32	Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	Springfield, MA	Springfield	371	304	-18.1%
33	Litwin	Chicopee, MA	Chicopee	418	343	-17.9%
34	Streiber Memorial School	Chicopee, MA	Chicopee	279	229	-17.9%
35	Joseph Metcalf School	Holyoke, MA	Holyoke	259	213	-17.8%
36	Ludlow Senior High	Ludlow, MA	Ludlow	894	736	-17.7%
37	Westfield High	Westfield, MA	Westfield	1,257	1,034	-17.7%
38	Blueberry Hill	Longmeadow, MA	Longmeadow	439	362	-17.5%
39	Kelly Elementary	Holyoke, MA	Holyoke	562	464	-17.4%
40	White Street	Springfield, MA	Springfield	456	378	-17.1%
41	Sumner Avenue	Springfield, MA	Springfield	589	490	-16.8%
42	Springfield High School of Science and Technology	Springfield, MA	Springfield	1,304	1,091	-16.3%
43	Fairview Elementary	Chicopee, MA	Chicopee	461	387	-16.1%
44	Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Springfield, MA	Springfield	316	265	-16.1%
45	Maurice A Donahue Elementary	Holyoke, MA	Holyoke	462	388	-16.0%
46	Liberty	Springfield, MA	Springfield	283	238	-15.9%
47	Munger Hill	Westfield, MA	Westfield	379	320	-15.6%
48	The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning	Springfield, MA	Springfield	694	593	-14.6%
49	Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary	Holyoke, MA	Holyoke	541	463	-14.4%
50	Mary O Pottenger	Springfield, MA	Springfield	425	365	-14.1%

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