Mittineague

As a minimally staffed elementary campus in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Mittineague instructs 110 students from grades 1 through 5, one of the schools within West Springfield. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 71% below typical.

West Springfield runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,998 students. Mittineague is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mittineague records that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder reads as 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Mittineague shows 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hampden County) records that median household income runs about $71,306, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Mittineague is one.

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

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mittineague's enrollment has decreased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 161 (now 110). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 71% to 57%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.