Philip G Coburn

Located at 115 Southworth Street, in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Philip G Coburn is a big primary school that instructs 699 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by West Springfield. Enrollment runs roughly 83% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 8 schools in West Springfield (3,998 students total), Philip G Coburn accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Philip G Coburn reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Philip G Coburn tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hampden County shows 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%. Across Hampden County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), Philip G Coburn is one campus in the mix.

Hampden Charter School of Science West is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Philip G Coburn's enrollment has increased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 699). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 16% to 27% over that span.

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