Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113001799
Daniel B Brunton
1801 Parker Street, Springfield, MA 01128 · (413) 787-7444 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
66%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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -13.0pp since 2016
Math
25.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2017-18 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 34.0% | 35.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Daniel B Brunton ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #726 of 920 ▼ 3 | #49 of 78 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #797 of 920 ▼ 47 | #61 of 78 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #225 of 901 | #24 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #675 of 1,086 | #47 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #192 of 938 | #15 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #145 of 938 | #2 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.6% | #29 of 602 | #3 of 65 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
314
-106 (-25%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 314 | 29.5 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 30.5 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 36.1 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 34 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 30 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 77% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | N/A | N/A | 57% (341) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Daniel B Brunton.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (466 to 314); teachers down 13% (34 to 29.5).
About Daniel B Brunton
Daniel B Brunton is a small elementary school. Its address is in Springfield, Massachusetts. There are 314 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Springfield has 23,670 students spread across 66 schools.
More than half of enrollment at Daniel B Brunton is Hispanic: 50%. The remaining shares are 21% White, 19% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
There are 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Daniel B Brunton, giving a ratio of 10.7:1. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 12.2:1.
Looking at the county, Hampden County, the median household earns about $71,306 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Hampden County has 168 public schools with about 68,540 students, including Daniel B Brunton.
Kiley Academy is the nearest public school to Daniel B Brunton, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Federal data place Daniel B Brunton in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 420 students in 2020-21 to 314 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.0:1 to 10.7:1.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Daniel B BruntonHow large is Daniel B Brunton?
Daniel B Brunton enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Daniel B Brunton serve?
Daniel B Brunton serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Daniel B Brunton?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Daniel B Brunton.
What is the student diversity at Daniel B Brunton?
Student demographics at Daniel B Brunton are roughly 21% White, 50% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Daniel B Brunton?
Daniel B Brunton is overseen by Springfield in Hampden County.
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