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Benjamin J Phelps

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Benjamin J Phelps ranks 367 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin J Phelps is an elementary school in Agawam, Massachusetts, serving 308 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Agawam school district, which is ranked 231 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Overall, Benjamin J Phelps has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 333 to 683 out of 932-942 Massachusetts elementary schools. However, the school generally performs better than the Agawam district and the state of Massachusetts in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 51.85% of students at Benjamin J Phelps were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 34.12% in the Agawam district and 41.53% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade ELA, where 62.5% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

The school's performance has varied across different student subgroups, with the ranking for female students generally higher than for male students. The school's ranking for special education students has fluctuated, ranging from a 4-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 1-star rating in 2018-2019. However, the school's ranking for low socioeconomic status students has been relatively strong, reaching as high as 193 out of 736 Massachusetts elementary schools (4-star rating) in 2024-2025. With a higher per-student spending compared to some nearby schools, such as Mittineague and Philip G Coburn, Benjamin J Phelps may have the resources to continue improving its academic performance, particularly in areas where it has shown weaker results, such as 4th grade ELA and Mathematics.

304

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,460

Per pupil spending ?

34%

Free/discounted lunch ?

689 Main Street
Agawam, MA 01001

(413) 821-0587

District: Agawam

Students who attend Benjamin J Phelps usually attend:

Middle:	Agawam Junior High
	Roberta G. Doering School
High:	Agawam High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.7%

Hispanic:

12.5%

Asian:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Agawam

✓Above the Massachusetts median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2022) to 59th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg33%

Massachusetts avg41%

367^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Agawam

231^st of 348Agawam 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	59.2	367 of 906	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	491 of 916	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	451 of 928	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	333 of 932	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	451 of 936	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	455 of 942	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	421 of 934	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.8	683 of 938	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.1	609 of 932	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.5	515 of 914	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.4	572 of 926	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.1	386 of 928	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	405 of 930	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.8	330 of 924	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	440 of 920	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	417 of 909	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.2	321 of 908	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.1	323 of 911	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.7	372 of 911	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.6	277 of 887	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.6	314 of 882	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.9	339 of 884	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	25.6	532 of 665	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.4	264 of 656	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	296 of 869	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	487 of 886	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	465 of 887	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	403 of 901	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	575 of 898	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	492 of 902	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	546 of 893	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	193 of 736	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	331 of 760	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	249 of 757	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.3	77 of 772	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	72 of 705	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	112 of 700	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	58 of 685	91.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	454 of 884	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	452 of 891	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	402 of 896	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	268 of 908	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	275 of 904	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	408 of 907	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	281 of 898	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	47.5	326 of 703	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	193 of 905	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.3	340 of 894	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	308 of 896	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	162 of 886	81.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.3	479 of 925	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	402 of 737	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	505 of 753	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	523 of 762	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	382 of 764	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	465 of 765	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	470 of 780	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	491 of 772	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)48th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2019)20th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+10 vs state

Mathematics44%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Benjamin J Phelps

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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
Benjamin J Phelps	Public	K-4	689 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0587	304	23	13.4		230 (75.7%)	8 (2.6%)	38 (12.5%)	16 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	59.2	367^th of 906 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.3	491^st of 916 public elementary schools	46.4%	124	62.5	43.3		51.9	50.0	38.3		43.5			$21,460
Memorial	Public	1-5	201 Norman Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3333	189	21	9.1		70 (37.0%)	13 (6.9%)	81 (42.9%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	34	602^nd of 906 public elementary schools	33.6%		15.8	791^st of 916 public elementary schools	13.6%	189	29.7	28.6	40.0	32.2	35.1	30.6	34.3	33.1	40.0	40.0	$20,422
James Clark School	Public	K-4	65 Oxford Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0576	297	18	16.1		223 (75.1%)	10 (3.4%)	46 (15.5%)	11 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	45.6	499^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.9%		49.1	480^th of 916 public elementary schools	47.6%	19	31.3	46.6		38.4	35.8	50.0		42.4			$21,521
William P. Sapelli Elementary	Public	K-4	65 Begley Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0582	290	21	14.1		219 (75.5%)	10 (3.4%)	44 (15.2%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	37.1	579^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.1%		54.9	415^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.7%	164	46.0	27.9		36.0	40.0	31.7		35.5			$21,954
Sumner Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Sumner Avenue	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7430	490	47	10.3		36 (7.3%)	90 (18.4%)	327 (66.7%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	16.3	775^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.5%		18.5	761^st of 916 public elementary schools	16.9%	14	31.3	22.6	8.6	21.1	21.9	13.0	25.9	20.5	22.4	22.4	$26,417
Center	Public	K-5	837 Longmeadow Street	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 565-4290	412	36	11.4		320 (77.7%)	14 (3.4%)	35 (8.5%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	81.9	162^nd of 906 public elementary schools	82.1%		80.3	179^th of 916 public elementary schools	80.5%	17	59.7	54.8	57.1	57.3	54.4	64.5	66.3	61.9	71.3	71.3	$17,487
Mittineague	Public	1-5	26 Second Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3327	110	13	8.3		63 (57.3%)	6 (5.5%)	34 (30.9%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	39.2	553^rd of 906 public elementary schools	39.0%		63.4	334^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.5%	219	41.7	36.4	27.6	34.7	37.5	63.6	24.1	40.0	31.0	31.0	$20,246
Philip G Coburn	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Southworth Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3318	699	65	10.7		345 (49.4%)	57 (8.2%)	188 (26.9%)	58 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	24.9	677^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.3	749^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.2%	72	30.3	29.0	13.9	24.0	40.9	36.8	20.3	32.1	22.1	22.1	$20,312
Milton Bradley School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Mulberry Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7475	385	34	11.3		12 (3.1%)	73 (19.0%)	282 (73.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	13	813^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.8	817^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.8%	4	18.9	18.4	21.6	19.7	16.2	16.3	11.8	14.6	25.5	25.5	$26,871
Blueberry Hill	Public	K-5	275 Blueberry Hill Rd	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 565-4280	362	33	10.9		265 (73.2%)	9 (2.5%)	22 (6.1%)	46 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)	82.7	149^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.6%		90.1	72^nd of 916 public elementary schools	92.1%	77	55.6	59.3	56.6	57.1	56.3	74.6	64.8	65.0	72.2	72.2	$18,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin J Phelps

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin J Phelps?

Students at Benjamin J Phelps are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin J Phelps attend?

Students who attend Benjamin J Phelps usually go on to attend:

Middle : Agawam Junior High
Middle : Roberta G. Doering School
High : Agawam High

What district is Benjamin J Phelps in?

Agawam

Is Benjamin J Phelps a good school?

Benjamin J Phelps ranks 367^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Benjamin J Phelps?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Benjamin J Phelps.

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