Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113001829
Mary M Walsh
50 Empress Ct, Springfield, MA 01129 · (413) 787-7448 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
27 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 | 30 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
49%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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2016
Math
32.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +8.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 12.0% |
| 2018-19 | 33.0% | 29.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2016-17 | 24.0% | 24.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mary M Walsh ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #632 of 920 ▲ 156 | #36 of 78 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #709 of 920 ▲ 76 | #48 of 78 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #201 of 901 | #23 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #887 of 1,086 | #74 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #16 of 938 | #1 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #510 of 938 | #29 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #109 of 602 | #17 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
232
-53 (-19%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 232 | 27.4 | 8.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 30.4 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 31.2 | 8.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 26 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 22.5 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 26 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 81% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | N/A | N/A | 70% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary M Walsh.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (295 to 232); teachers up 22% (22.5 to 27.4).
About Mary M Walsh
Mary M Walsh is a small elementary school located in Springfield, Massachusetts. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 232 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 39% lower.
Mary M Walsh is part of a district of 66 schools: Springfield, with 23,670 students.
More than half of enrollment at Mary M Walsh is Hispanic: 68%. The next largest groups are 15% Black and 15% White. The school's Hispanic share is 41 points above the 27% share among Hampden County residents. The diversity index for Mary M Walsh is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 8.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mary M Walsh, which has 27.4. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1.
In Hampden County, home to about 462,815 people, median household income comes to about $71,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Hampden County's 168 public schools enroll about 68,540 students and include Mary M Walsh.
Springfield International Charter School is the nearest public school to Mary M Walsh, about 0.8 miles away. Mary M Walsh is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 285 to 232, a 19% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.0:1 to 8.5:1.
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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
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Mary M WalshWhat is the total enrollment at Mary M Walsh?
Mary M Walsh enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mary M Walsh an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary M Walsh is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mary M Walsh have?
Mary M Walsh employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary M Walsh?
Student demographics at Mary M Walsh are roughly 15% White, 68% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Mary M Walsh public or private?
Mary M Walsh is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield.
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