Summary:
West Springfield, Massachusetts has 6 elementary schools in this data set, serving a combined 1,858 students across grade spans that range from PK–K only to K–5 and 1–5; the West Springfield district ranks 230th of 351 districts in Massachusetts (34th percentile, 2 stars), and its 2025–2026 all-grade proficiency — ELA 36.01%, math 40.32%, science 37.35% — is below the state rates of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%.
Two schools clearly outpace the rest. Tatham leads in ELA at 46.10%, with math 52.48% and science 56.36%, and the highest rank percentile among ranked schools at 66. John R Fausey posts the group's top math (53.48%) and science (64.44%) scores, with ELA at 41.39% and a rank percentile of 63. Both score above state in all three subjects. At the other end, Memorial is the lowest performer in every subject — ELA 18.10%, math 33.62%, science 16.67% — with a rank percentile of 21 and 1 star. Science shows the widest internal gap at 47.77 points between Fausey and Memorial.
Philip G Coburn is the largest school (699 students) and remains below district and state in all three subjects, but its rank percentile has climbed from 18 to 25 to 34. Mittineague, the smallest tested school at 110 students, has math above district and state (44.26%) but ELA (27.87%) and science (31.58%) below both. John Ashley is PK–K only and has no MCAS or rank data, so it cannot be compared academically. Notably, Memorial has the highest per-student spending ($17,118) with the lowest scores, while Tatham has the lowest spending ($14,825) and the top ELA result — though that spending data is from 2020–2021, and free/reduced-lunch figures are blank for every school, so equity comparisons aren't possible here.
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