Edward P. Boland School

Edward P. Boland School is a big elementary campus in Springfield, Massachusetts, operated by Springfield. The school caters to 587 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 54% above typical.

Springfield runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 23,670 students. Edward P. Boland School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Edward P. Boland School records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the resource side, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the area at large, census data for Hampden County shows median household earnings sit near $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edward P. Boland School is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edward P. Boland School.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 25%: 786 students in 2018 compared to 587 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 10% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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