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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113001830
Sumner Avenue
45 Sumner Avenue, Springfield, MA 01108 · (413) 787-7430 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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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 | 73 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
Student demographics
51%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% . -17.0pp since 2016
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -10.0pp 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 20 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 17 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2017-18 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2016-17 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sumner Avenue ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #794 of 920 | #58 of 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #799 of 920 | #63 of 78 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #336 of 901 | #18 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #260 of 1,086 | #11 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #152 of 938 | #9 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #478 of 938 | #26 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #180 of 602 | #29 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
490
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 490 | 47.5 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 45.7 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 43.1 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 44 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 42 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 46 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 45 | 12.0:1 | 82% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | N/A | N/A | 79% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumner Avenue.
About Sumner Avenue
In Springfield, Massachusetts, Sumner Avenue is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 490 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts average about 381 students.
A total of 66 schools make up Springfield, with 23,670 students enrolled.
Roughly 67% of students at Sumner Avenue are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% Black, 7% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Hampden County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 40 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.3:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
Across Hampden County, the median household income is $71,306, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Hampden County is home to 168 public schools and about 68,540 public school students.
Springfield Realization Academy is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Sumner Avenue had 507 students, to 2024-25, when it had 490. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2020-21, and 10.3:1 in 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
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield
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- Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical AcademyHigh · 1,382 students
- Springfield High School of Science and TechnologyHigh · 1,091 students
- High School Of CommerceHigh · 966 students
- John J Duggan AcademyHigh · 823 students
- German Gerena Community SchoolElementary · 621 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield Central HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Springfield International Charter SchoolCombined · 1,511 students
- Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical AcademyHigh · 1,382 students
- Springfield High School of Science and TechnologyHigh · 1,091 students
- High School Of CommerceHigh · 966 students
- John J Duggan AcademyHigh · 823 students
Nearby schools
- Springfield Realization Academy0.6 mi · 212
- Forest Park Middle0.6 mi · 282
- Veritas Preparatory Charter School0.8 mi · 712
- Kensington International School0.9 mi · 278
- Springfield High School0.9 mi · 237
- Liberty Preparatory Academy0.9 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Sumner AvenueHow many students attend Sumner Avenue?
Sumner Avenue enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sumner Avenue serve?
Sumner Avenue serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sumner Avenue have?
Sumner Avenue employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sumner Avenue?
At Sumner Avenue, the student body is approximately 7% White, 67% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sumner Avenue public or private?
Sumner Avenue 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.