Glenwood

Glenwood is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Springfield, Massachusetts, part of Springfield, with 275 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Glenwood sits 28% below that benchmark.

Glenwood is one of 66 schools operated by Springfield, a district that works with 23,670 students overall.

On demographics, Glenwood shows that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 9% White, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hampden County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Hampden County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), Glenwood is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Liberty, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Glenwood operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glenwood has decreased 8%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 275 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 71% to 76% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.