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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113000341
Rebecca M Johnson
55 Catherine Street, Springfield, MA 01109 · (413) 787-6687 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- DTest 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
10.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 54 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
42%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
21.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -13.0pp since 2016
Math
16.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -32.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 32 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 36.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| 2016-17 | 34.0% | 48.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rebecca M Johnson ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #839 of 920 ▼ 8 | #65 of 78 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #796 of 920 ▲ 44 | #60 of 78 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #397 of 901 | #40 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #139 of 1,086 | #6 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #214 of 938 | #19 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #628 of 938 | #47 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #108 of 602 | #16 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
589
-116 (-16%) vs 2020
-36% since 2000-01, when it was 918
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 589 | 54.7 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 56.5 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 54 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 61 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 48.5 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 59 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 57 | 14.8:1 | 92% (775) |
| 2000-01 | 918 | N/A | N/A | 74% (679) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rebecca M Johnson.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (749 to 589); teachers up 13% (48.5 to 54.7).
About Rebecca M Johnson
Rebecca M Johnson is a large elementary school. Its address is in Springfield, Massachusetts. It has an enrollment of 589 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Massachusetts, the average enrollment is about 381.
Springfield has a total of 66 schools and 23,670 students, Rebecca M Johnson among them.
More than half of enrollment at Rebecca M Johnson is Hispanic: 74%. The remaining shares are 20% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rebecca M Johnson scores 42%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rebecca M Johnson is 10.8:1, based on 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.
Rebecca M Johnson holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Massachusetts public elementary schools.
Census data for Hampden County show the median household earns about $71,306 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Rebecca M Johnson, Hampden County has 168 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Springfield International Academy at Johnson is less than a tenth of a mile from Rebecca M Johnson. The five-mile area around Rebecca M Johnson holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 705 (2020-21) to 589 (2024-25).
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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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- Springfield International Academy at Johnson0.0 mi · 38
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Frequently asked questions
About Rebecca M JohnsonHow many students attend Rebecca M Johnson?
Rebecca M Johnson enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rebecca M Johnson an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rebecca M Johnson is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rebecca M Johnson?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Rebecca M Johnson.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rebecca M Johnson?
At Rebecca M Johnson, the student body is approximately 4% White, 74% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Rebecca M Johnson public or private?
Rebecca M Johnson is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.