Hiram L Dorman

Hiram L Dorman is a small K-5 school in Springfield, Massachusetts, part of Springfield. The school teaches 279 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Springfield runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 23,670 students. Hiram L Dorman is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hiram L Dorman lists that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 14% Black, 8% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hampden County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Hiram L Dorman is one.

Springfield Central High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hiram L Dorman.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hiram L Dorman has edged down 9%, going from 307 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 26% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.