Margaret C Ells

Located at 319 Cortland Street, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Margaret C Ells is a very small elementary-level community that works with 141 students (grade pre-K), part of Springfield. Enrollment runs roughly 63% below the state mean of about 381.

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

In terms of who attends, Margaret C Ells records that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Hampden County) records that 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 Margaret C Ells is one.

Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Margaret C Ells.

Margaret C Ells operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Margaret C Ells has ticked down 41%, going from 240 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 63% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.