Mary M Lynch

Mary M Lynch, a compact elementary school in Springfield, Massachusetts, run under Springfield, teaches 216 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 43% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Within Springfield, which oversees 66 schools and 23,670 students, Mary M Lynch is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Mary M Lynch reports that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 21% Black, 7% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hampden County put median household earnings sit near $71,306, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Mary M Lynch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas M Balliet, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mary M Lynch has decreased 19%, going from 266 students in 2018 to 216 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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