Indian Orchard Elementary

Indian Orchard Elementary is one of the expansive elementary-level communitys in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Springfield, with 580 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 52% above the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within Springfield, which oversees 66 schools and 23,670 students, Indian Orchard Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Indian Orchard Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment; the rest reads as 22% Black, 7% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hampden County put median household income runs about $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. Indian Orchard Elementary is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

Springfield Public Day High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Indian Orchard Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 9%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 580 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 14% to 7% across the same window.

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