Enrollment
265
Middle
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113002840
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)
355 Plainfield Street, Springfield, MA 01107 · (413) 750-2333 · Hampden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 93 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 30% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2016
Math
39.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #150 of 304 ▲ 20 | #5 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #114 of 304 ▲ 17 | #5 of 28 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #165 of 299 | #14 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #282 of 310 | #23 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #35 of 296 | #3 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #78 of 296 | #3 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #65 of 204 | #7 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
265
-56 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 265 | 27.9 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 26.3 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 25.2 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 24.1 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted).
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (316 to 265); teachers up 16% (24.1 to 27.9).
About Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) is a small middle school in Springfield, Massachusetts. It teaches 265 students in grades 6 through 8. That is 52% below the average of about 547 students for middle schools in Massachusetts.
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) is run by Springfield, whose 66 schools enroll 23,670 students.
More than half of enrollment at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) is Hispanic: 59%. The next largest groups are 24% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 27% share among Hampden County residents. The diversity index for Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) comes to 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Massachusetts is 11.5:1.
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Massachusetts public middle schools.
In Hampden County, home to about 462,815 people, median household income comes to about $71,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Hampden County's 168 public schools enroll about 68,540 students and include Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted).
Impact Prep at Chestnut, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 321 to 265, a 17% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.9:1 to 9.5:1.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)What is the total enrollment at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)?
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) serve?
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted).
What is the student diversity at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)?
Student demographics at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) are roughly 10% White, 59% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) in?
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) is part of Springfield.
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