Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113001803
Frank H Freedman
90 Cherokee Dr, Springfield, MA 01109 · (413) 787-7443 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- AThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
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 | 38 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
56%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
55.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +28.0pp since 2016
Math
31.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 28 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 17.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 26.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Frank H Freedman ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #646 of 920 ▲ 23 | #40 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #256 of 920 ▲ 148 | #5 of 78 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #44 of 901 | #7 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #841 of 1,086 | #69 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #626 of 938 | #61 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #378 of 938 | #17 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #45 of 602 | #6 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
252
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 252 | 19.4 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 21.4 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 20.6 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 22 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 20 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 82% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | N/A | N/A | 84% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank H Freedman.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (352 to 252); teachers down 3% (20 to 19.4).
About Frank H Freedman
Frank H Freedman is a small elementary school in Massachusetts, located in Springfield. Enrollment stands at 252 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 34% below the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Frank H Freedman is run by Springfield, whose 66 schools enroll 23,670 students.
The student body at Frank H Freedman is 63% Hispanic. It is also 16% Black, 11% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Hampden County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 36 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Frank H Freedman comes to 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.0:1. The school's 13.0:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
On the allk12 Grade, Frank H Freedman lands at B, ahead of 59% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In Hampden County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $71,306 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Hampden County number 168, with about 68,540 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, John J Duggan Academy, is the closest to Frank H Freedman. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Federal data place Frank H Freedman in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 20 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Frank H FreedmanHow many students attend Frank H Freedman?
Frank H Freedman enrolls approximately 252 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Frank H Freedman serve?
Frank H Freedman serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Frank H Freedman?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Frank H Freedman.
How diverse is Frank H Freedman?
Frank H Freedman reports a student body of 11% White, 63% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Frank H Freedman?
Frank H Freedman is overseen by Springfield in Hampden County.
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