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Frederick Harris

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Frederick Harris ranks 481 st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Frederick Harris is an elementary school located in Springfield, MA that serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 512 students. The school is part of the Springfield school district, which is ranked 321 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Frederick Harris has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, ranging from 481st out of 906 schools in 2024-2025 to 705th out of 936 schools in 2020-2021. In comparison, nearby schools like Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School and Frank H Freedman have performed significantly better, ranking in the top half of Massachusetts elementary schools. Frederick Harris' proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the Springfield district and Massachusetts state averages across all grade levels.

While Frederick Harris has shown some strengths in certain student subgroups, such as ranking 13th out of 281 Massachusetts elementary schools for English Language Learner students in 2024-2025, the school has struggled with other subgroups, such as Special Education students, who ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools. The school has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $15,734 in 2018-2019 to $18,487 in 2020-2021, and its student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 10.1 in 2023-2024 to 12.2 in 2022-2023. Overall, Frederick Harris faces several challenges, including consistently low academic performance, disparities in student subgroup outcomes, and proximity to higher-performing schools, which will need to be addressed to improve the educational experiences and outcomes for its students.

570

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,209

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

58 Hartford Ter
Springfield, MA 01118

(413) 787-7254

District: Springfield

Students who attend Frederick Harris usually attend:

Middle:	Springfield Middle School
	Springfield Public Day Middle School
	STEM Middle Academy
High:	Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
	High School Of Commerce
	Liberty Preparatory Academy
	Springfield Central High
	More...
	Springfield High School
	Springfield High School of Science and Technology
	Springfield Public Day High School
	The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.6%

African American:

20.5%

White:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Springfield

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

481^st of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Springfield

321^st of 348Springfield among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	481 of 906	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	629 of 916	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	665 of 928	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	675 of 932	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	705 of 936	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	685 of 942	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	708 of 934	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.9	646 of 938	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.8	526 of 932	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.6	487 of 914	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.1	652 of 926	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	645 of 928	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.1	643 of 930	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	677 of 924	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	726 of 920	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	721 of 909	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.8	726 of 908	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.3	722 of 911	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.8	722 of 911	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.5	705 of 887	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.5	753 of 882	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.0	752 of 884	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	73 of 169	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	48 of 167	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	36 of 167	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.0	80 of 173	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	58 of 166	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	13 of 172	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	64.5	39 of 174	77.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	31.5	453 of 672	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	552 of 632	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	605 of 665	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	633 of 656	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	13 of 281	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	35.2	174 of 267	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	146 of 240	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	226 of 258	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	199 of 244	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	542 of 869	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	651 of 886	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	701 of 887	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	679 of 901	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	711 of 898	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	609 of 902	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	653 of 893	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	27 of 458	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	47.3	206 of 446	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	129 of 420	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	152 of 401	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	136 of 379	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	195 of 398	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	144 of 379	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	101 of 736	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	49.9	353 of 760	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	385 of 757	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	502 of 772	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	433 of 705	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	293 of 700	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	427 of 685	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	375 of 884	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	580 of 891	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	589 of 896	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	623 of 908	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	642 of 904	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	711 of 907	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	721 of 898	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	526 of 717	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	610 of 731	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	526 of 703	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	649 of 905	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	635 of 894	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	414 of 896	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	591 of 886	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.5	683 of 925	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	202 of 399	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	310 of 753	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.8	628 of 762	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	467 of 764	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	585 of 765	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	340 of 780	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	493 of 772	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+39 vs school

White (2024)59th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)49th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-20 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science49%+8 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Frederick Harris	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Hartford Ter	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7254	570	47	12.1		71 (12.5%)	117 (20.5%)	311 (54.6%)	26 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	47.3	481^st of 906 public elementary schools	46.9%		30.9	629^th of 916 public elementary schools	31.3%	148	31.8	43.1	46.7	40.9	40.3	38.5	33.3	37.1	49.3	49.3	$27,209
Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	285 Dorset Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 214-7806	354	37	9.5		7 (2.0%)	91 (25.7%)	236 (66.7%)	8 (2.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	11.6	832^nd of 906 public elementary schools	8.2%		7.4	884^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.5%	52	23.2	26.3	5.5	18.5	21.4	17.5	5.5	14.9	14.6	14.6	$20,448
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Surrey Rd	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7248	304	26	11.4		46 (15.1%)	47 (15.5%)	173 (56.9%)	22 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	42.3	530^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.5%		37.3	585^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.1%	55	37.1	37.1	34.1	36.0	51.4	34.3	34.9	39.8	38.6	38.6	$25,242
White Street	Public	PK, KG-5	300 White Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7543	378	38	9.8		18 (4.8%)	77 (20.4%)	263 (69.6%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	53.8	416^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.1%		43	537^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.4%	121	58.8	46.3	33.9	45.5	47.1	51.9	27.9	41.6	45.9	45.9	$26,155
Washington	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Washington Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7551	430	38	11.4		37 (8.6%)	72 (16.7%)	284 (66.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	16.2	777^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.2%		16.9	777^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.2%		14.5	25.0	15.9	17.6	9.5	11.1	29.6	16.1	38.6	38.6	$26,626
Arthur T Talmadge	Public	PK, KG-5	1395 Allen Street	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7249	196	23	8.3		19 (9.7%)	26 (13.3%)	129 (65.8%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	16.1	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.7	780^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.8%		28.0	11.5	17.7	18.8	36.0	11.5	20.0	22.1	20.0	20.0	$27,574
Frank H Freedman	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Cherokee Dr	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7443	252	19	12.9		28 (11.1%)	40 (15.9%)	158 (62.7%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	55.2	406^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.2%		44.9	520^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.2%	114	53.9	55.9	54.3	54.7	38.5	35.3	20.0	30.5	54.3	54.3	$25,428
Kensington International School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Kensington Avenue	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7522	278	22	12.9		8 (2.9%)	58 (20.9%)	193 (69.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	14.1	799^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.8%		16.9	778^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.1%	21	25.0	26.1	12.8	20.8	18.2	30.4	10.5	18.1	18.4	18.4	$26,272
Alice B Beal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Tiffany Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7544	292	24	11.9		40 (13.7%)	50 (17.1%)	164 (56.2%)	20 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	43.7	517^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.9%		30	637^th of 916 public elementary schools	30.5%	120	32.5	47.5	44.8	41.3	25.0	45.0	31.0	33.9	44.8	44.8	$24,999
Elias Brookings	Public	PK, KG-5	433 Walnut Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7200	304	30	10.3		15 (4.9%)	69 (22.7%)	212 (69.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	21.2	721^st of 906 public elementary schools	20.4%		20.4	735^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.8%	14	26.7	30.6	20.6	26.1	26.7	30.6	23.5	27.0	17.7	17.7	$27,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Frederick Harris

What is the racial makeup of Frederick Harris?

Students at Frederick Harris are 55% Hispanic, 21% African American, 12% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Frederick Harris?

In the 2024-25 school year, 570 students attended Frederick Harris.

What district is Frederick Harris in?

Springfield

What schools do graduates of Frederick Harris attend?

Students who attend Frederick Harris usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springfield Middle School
Middle : Springfield Public Day Middle School
Middle : STEM Middle Academy
High : Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
High : High School Of Commerce
High : Liberty Preparatory Academy
High : Springfield Central High
High : Springfield High School
High : Springfield High School of Science and Technology
High : Springfield Public Day High School
High : The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning

Is Frederick Harris a good school?

Frederick Harris ranks 481^st of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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