Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113001820
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School
190 Surrey Rd, Springfield, MA 01118 · (413) 787-7248 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- BThree-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
11.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 40 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
62%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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +6.0pp since 2016
Math
40.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +1.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 up about 1 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
| 2016-17 | 30.0% | 39.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #510 of 920 ▲ 102 | #24 of 78 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #564 of 920 ▲ 18 | #30 of 78 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #398 of 901 | #41 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #705 of 1,086 | #55 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #335 of 938 | #34 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #238 of 938 | #6 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #159 of 602 | #23 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
304
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 304 | 26.5 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 25.5 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 26.5 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 25 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 71% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | N/A | N/A | 44% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (371 to 304); teachers up 20% (22 to 26.5).
About Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School sits in Springfield, Massachusetts, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 304 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Massachusetts) has about 381 students.
The district, Springfield, has 23,670 students enrolled across 66 schools.
Roughly 57% of students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School are Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Black, 15% White, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hampden County residents are about 27% Hispanic. Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School, 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.5:1. That matches the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts fairly closely.
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of Massachusetts public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Within Hampden County, the median household income is $71,306, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School, Hampden County has 167 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Frederick Harris, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 304, starting from 311.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial SchoolHow many students attend Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School?
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is approximately 11.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School?
Student demographics at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School are roughly 15% White, 57% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School?
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is overseen by Springfield in Hampden County.
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