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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113001822
German Gerena Community School
200 Birnie Avenue, Springfield, MA 01107 · (413) 787-7320 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- C-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.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 98 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
37%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
28.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +6.0pp since 2016
Math
19.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -4.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 6.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
| 2017-18 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2016-17 | 22.0% | 23.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where German Gerena Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #807 of 920 ▼ 7 | #60 of 78 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #694 of 920 ▲ 35 | #45 of 78 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #342 of 901 | #36 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #109 of 1,086 | #4 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #261 of 938 | #23 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #679 of 938 | #58 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #236 of 602 | #36 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
621
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 1,265
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 621 | 55.9 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 55.1 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 56.1 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 59 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 55.5 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 57 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 64 | 11.0:1 | 90% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | N/A | N/A | 84% (713) |
| 1990-91 | 1,265 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for German Gerena Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (720 to 621); teachers up 1% (55.5 to 55.9).
About German Gerena Community School
German Gerena Community School is an elementary school with a street address in Springfield, Massachusetts. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 621 students. It has 63% more students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).
Springfield enrolls 23,670 students in 66 schools, including German Gerena Community School.
Federal enrollment data show German Gerena Community School is 78% Hispanic. Next come 13% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% White. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
The school lists 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, German Gerena Community School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
In the wider Hampden County area, the median household earns about $71,306 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Hampden County, 168 public schools serve about 68,540 students.
German Gerena Community School is less than a tenth of a mile from Springfield Legacy Academy, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put German Gerena Community School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 621, compared with 649 in 2020-21.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- Springfield High School of Science and TechnologyHigh · 1,091 students
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- Springfield Legacy Academy0.1 mi · 299
- Impact Prep at Chestnut0.1 mi · 278
- Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)0.1 mi · 265
- Brightwood0.3 mi · 456
- Lincoln0.3 mi · 431
- Springfield Public Day Middle School0.3 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About German Gerena Community SchoolHow many students attend German Gerena Community School?
German Gerena Community School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does German Gerena Community School serve?
German Gerena Community School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does German Gerena Community School have?
German Gerena Community School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at German Gerena Community School?
Student demographics at German Gerena Community School are roughly 3% White, 78% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is German Gerena Community School public or private?
German Gerena Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.