Best Public Schools in Hampden, MA

Summary:

The city of Hampden, Massachusetts has one public elementary school, Green Meadows Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 276 students. The school is part of the Hampden-Wilbraham school district, which is ranked 115 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Green Meadows Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, from 413 out of 928 schools in 2022-2023 to 326 out of 906 schools in 2024-2025. The school's MCAS test scores show some strengths, with the school outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for all grades, as well as in 5th grade Science, in 2024-2025. However, the school's 3rd grade ELA and Mathematics scores were below the district and state averages in the same year.

Despite the ranking fluctuations, Green Meadows Elementary has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating solid, average performance compared to other elementary schools in Massachusetts. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 and a high per-student spending of $18,064 for the 2020-2021 school year, which may contribute to its educational program and support student learning.

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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
Green Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	38 North Rd	Hampden	01036	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 566-3996	285	23	12.6		235 (82.5%)	10 (3.5%)	29 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	65.4	326^th of 906 public elementary schools	64.0%		53.2	436^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.4%	110	35.2	51.3	60.4	48.2	42.6	48.7	66.7	52.5	60.4	60.4	$20,002

Cities Near Hampden

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wilbraham	2.47 mi	5	117^th
East Longmeadow	2.83 mi	5	158^th
Springfield	3.98 mi	72	336^th
Longmeadow	6.35 mi	6	57^th
Monson	6.47 mi	3	299^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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