Daniel B Brunton

As a modestly sized elementary school in Springfield, Massachusetts, Daniel B Brunton hosts 314 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Springfield.

Within Springfield, which oversees 66 schools and 23,670 students, Daniel B Brunton is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Daniel B Brunton logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 21% White, 19% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hampden County put the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Daniel B Brunton is one.

Kiley Prep is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Daniel B Brunton has decreased 33%, going from 466 students in 2018 to 314 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 62% to 50%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.