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Harris Brook Elementary School

Q: Is Harris Brook Elementary School a good school?

Harris Brook Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Harris Brook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Harris Brook Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harris Brook Elementary School?

Students at Harris Brook Elementary School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Public Grades 2-5

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Harris Brook Elementary School is a grades 2–5 school at 209 Fuller Street in Ludlow, MA, serving 593 students as part of Ludlow Public Schools in the Springfield area. Its 2025–2026 overall rank is 724th of 899 Massachusetts schools — 19th percentile, 1 star — the lowest in its four-year history, down from 28th percentile in 2022–2023. The Ludlow district is ranked 262nd of 351.

Test results trail the state in every subject. In 2025–2026, 22.09% of students were proficient in ELA (state: 40.03), 27.36% in math (state: 41.11), and 20.28% in science (state: 40.98). Science is the weakest area — the lowest result among nearby schools with science data. Fifth grade is the sharpest internal weakness: ELA 14.48, math 17.12, and science 20.28, all far below state. Across all grades, results have drifted downward since 2022–2023 in all three subjects.

Among nearby schools, Harris Brook sits in the lower tier. The closest grade-span match, Litwin, also serves grades 2–5 less than two miles away and outperforms it in ELA, math, and science (35.44 / 34.18 / 38.10) with a 38th-percentile rank, even though its Chicopee district ranks lower than Ludlow's. Bowie, Warner, and Springfield Preparatory Charter School post much higher proficiency at similar student-teacher ratios. Harris Brook does outpace Indian Orchard Elementary, Thomas M Balliet, and Mary M Lynch in math, and edges its own district in ELA. Subgroup effectiveness rankings — which measure how well the school serves particular student groups — are uneven: one student group ranks at the 68th percentile with 3 stars, while English Language Learner effectiveness fell from 4 stars to 1 star over two years. Note that the data show patterns, not causes.

593

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,984

Per pupil spending ?

209 Fuller Street
Ludlow, MA 01056

(413) 583-5695

District: Ludlow

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.7%

Hispanic:

17.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg26%

Massachusetts avg41%

724^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2023

From bottom 28% (2023) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

262^nd of 351Ludlow 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
2026	20.4	724 of 899	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	665 of 906	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	695 of 916	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	671 of 928	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	259 of 291	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	70.2	33 of 281	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	48 of 282	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	34.6	181 of 264	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	683 of 869	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	630 of 869	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	643 of 886	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	673 of 887	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	152 of 475	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	256 of 458	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	262 of 446	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	306 of 420	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	531 of 742	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	540 of 736	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	578 of 760	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	481 of 757	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	723 of 879	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	653 of 884	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	697 of 891	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	628 of 896	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	559 of 709	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	610 of 717	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	648 of 731	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	498 of 703	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	695 of 734	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	664 of 737	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	691 of 753	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	674 of 762	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2024)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Harris Brook Elementary School	Public	2-5	209 Fuller Street	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 583-5695	593	53	11.1		431 (72.7%)	11 (1.9%)	106 (17.9%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	20.4	724^th of 899 public elementary schools	19.5%		26.7	665^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.6%	59	27.1	25.2	14.5				22.1	29.1	36.1	17.1				27.4	20.3		20.3		$18,984
East Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	508 East Street	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 589-9121	368	31	11.8	36.7%	265 (72.0%)	10 (2.7%)	67 (18.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)								(n/a)																			$21,829
Indian Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Milton Street	Indian Orchard	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7255	580	45	12.9	84.0%	43 (7.4%)	126 (21.7%)	370 (63.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	13.4	805^th of 899 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.8	766^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.5%	39	25.8	13.3	19.4				19.9	19.3	24.0	6.6				17.4	21.3		21.3		$25,182
Litwin	Public	2-5	135 Litwin Lane	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3545	343	28	12.1	68.4%	142 (41.4%)	32 (9.3%)	142 (41.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	38.4	554^th of 899 public elementary schools	38.4%		28.5	647^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.6%	93	42.0	33.3	31.0				35.4	38.3	37.5	27.4				34.2	38.1		38.1		$24,026
Warner	Public	PK, KG-5	493 Parker Street	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7258	234	26	9.0	82.9%	18 (7.7%)	48 (20.5%)	151 (64.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	60.9	347^th of 899 public elementary schools	61.4%		57.3	383^rd of 906 public elementary schools	57.7%	36	42.4	31.8	46.2				40.7	59.4	59.1	53.9				57.5	40.7		40.7		$26,747
Mary M Lynch	Public	PK, KG-5	315 No Branch Pkwy	Springfield	01119	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7250	216	19	11.3	89.1%	16 (7.4%)	46 (21.3%)	139 (64.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	19.6	733^rd of 899 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.2	702^nd of 906 public elementary schools	22.5%	31	22.9	20.0	40.6				27.8	17.1	13.3	18.8				16.5	25.0		25.0		$26,258
Thomas M Balliet	Public	PK, KG-5	52 Rosewell St	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7446	291	21	13.5	81.2%	25 (8.6%)	53 (18.2%)	179 (61.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	16.4	771^st of 899 public elementary schools	14.2%		25.4	675^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.5%	96	18.9	15.8	25.6				20.2	5.4	18.4	18.0				14.0	36.8		36.8		$24,505
Bowie	Public	PK, KG-5	80 D.A.R.E. Way	Chicopee	01022	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3532	260	23	11.1	54.2%	146 (56.2%)	13 (5.0%)	84 (32.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	54	411^th of 899 public elementary schools	54.3%		40	548^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.5%	137	50.0	33.3	49.0				43.6	50.0	33.3	32.7				36.9	56.9		56.9		$22,081
Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2071 Roosevelt Ave.	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 231-2722	486	43	11.2		21 (4.3%)	98 (20.2%)	352 (72.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	75.5	218^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.5	267^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.5%	49	59.6	49.1	58.5	56.6	50.0	36.5	51.7	57.7	45.3	49.1	64.2	43.4	53.9	52.2	58.5	49.0	53.9	50.0	$19,723
Stony Hill School	Public	2-3	675 Stony Hill Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 599-1950	317	22	14.1	20.3%	262 (82.6%)	13 (4.1%)	21 (6.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)	36.0						36.0	38.5						38.5					$18,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Harris Brook Elementary School

Is Harris Brook Elementary School a good school?

Harris Brook Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Harris Brook Elementary School in?

Ludlow

How many students attend Harris Brook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 593 students attended Harris Brook Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Harris Brook Elementary School?

Students at Harris Brook Elementary School are 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

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