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Bridge Street

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Bridge Street ranks 648 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

648^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Bridge Street School is an elementary school located in Northampton, MA that serves grades PK-5 with 259 students. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation test scores, lags behind the Northampton district and the state of Massachusetts across most grade levels and subjects.

In 2024-2025, only 30.56% of Bridge Street students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45.75% in Northampton and 41.53% statewide. In mathematics, Bridge Street's proficiency rate was 26.13%, while Northampton's was 36.26% and the state's was 40.74%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. However, the nearby Leeds and R.K. Finn Ryan Road schools generally outperform Bridge Street on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better school rankings.

The school's lower academic performance may be attributed to its higher percentage of students from low-income families and with special education needs compared to the Northampton district and the state. While Bridge Street spends more per student and has smaller class sizes, these resources have not translated into significantly better academic results. Addressing the root causes of the achievement gap and learning from the successes of nearby higher-performing schools could be crucial steps in improving the educational experience and outcomes for the students at Bridge Street.

281

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,858

Per pupil spending ?

36.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Parsons Street
Northampton, MA 01060

(413) 587-1460

District: Northampton

Students who attend Bridge Street usually attend:

Middle:	John F Kennedy Middle School
High:	Northampton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

Hispanic:

32.4%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg42%

Massachusetts avg41%

648^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Northampton

178^th of 348Northampton 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	28.4	648 of 906	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	657 of 916	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	566 of 928	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	656 of 932	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	583 of 936	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.3	668 of 942	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	768 of 934	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	756 of 938	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.7	765 of 932	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	713 of 914	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	711 of 926	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	681 of 928	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	765 of 930	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	715 of 924	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.5	669 of 920	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	626 of 909	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.2	679 of 908	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.9	666 of 911	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.7	671 of 911	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.1	552 of 887	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	592 of 882	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	27.9	662 of 884	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	57.3	228 of 672	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.0	515 of 656	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	653 of 869	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	621 of 886	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	548 of 887	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	582 of 901	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	613 of 898	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	805 of 902	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	633 of 893	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	434 of 458	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	408 of 446	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	177 of 420	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	279 of 401	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	667 of 736	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	671 of 760	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	683 of 757	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	701 of 772	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	610 of 705	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	610 of 700	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	579 of 685	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	590 of 884	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	647 of 891	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	545 of 896	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	687 of 908	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	502 of 904	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	518 of 907	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.2	763 of 898	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	522 of 717	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.4	426 of 731	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	794 of 905	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	654 of 894	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	781 of 896	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	827 of 886	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.2	600 of 925	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	510 of 737	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	435 of 753	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	479 of 762	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	521 of 764	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	460 of 765	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	550 of 780	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	681 of 772	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)66th percentile+36 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)35th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science35%-6 vs state

English Language Arts31%-11 vs state

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 9, 2018

This school is going downhill by the day. They are not supportive of children's needs and continuously ignore bullying. Close Quote

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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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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
Bridge Street	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Parsons Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1460	281	28	10.1		142 (50.5%)	16 (5.7%)	91 (32.4%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.2%)	28.4	648^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.5%		27.9	657^th of 916 public elementary schools	28.3%	9	30.6	37.1	24.3				30.6	43.2	14.3	20.5				26.1	35.1		35.1		$22,858
Jackson Street	Public	K-5	120 Jackson Street	Northampton	01060	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1510	279	26	10.8		186 (66.7%)	10 (3.6%)	57 (20.4%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	67.8	304^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.4%		73.6	257^th of 916 public elementary schools	71.9%	47	60.0	61.4	41.5				54.0	57.5	41.1	47.2				47.7	58.2		58.2		$22,107
Hadley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21 River Drive	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Hadley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 584-5011	315	26	11.9		234 (74.3%)	8 (2.5%)	41 (13.0%)	19 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	70.5	279^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.2%		61.4	352^nd of 916 public elementary schools	61.6%	73	51.4	56.8	36.7	64.3			53.6	51.4	54.6	44.8	57.1			52.6	53.3		53.3		$24,286
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Public, Charter	K-8	1 Industrial Parkway	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 529-7178	218	21	10.4		166 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.3%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.1%)	71.8	262^nd of 906 public elementary schools	71.1%		63.7	332^nd of 916 public elementary schools	63.8%	70	72.7	63.6	45.0	52.9	43.3	52.0	54.3	54.6	50.0	57.1	36.4	64.5	50.0	51.6	66.7	75.0	71.1	66.7	$17,039
Hatfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	33 Main Street	Hatfield	01038	Hampshire County	Hatfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 247-5010	201	18	10.9		180 (89.6%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	52.3	433^rd of 906 public elementary schools	52.2%		50.4	468^th of 916 public elementary schools	48.9%	35	38.1	42.3	44.0	48.3			43.6	20.0	46.2	32.0	41.4			36.0	64.0		64.0		$23,467
R. K. Finn Ryan Road	Public	K-5	498 Ryan Road	Florence	01062	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1550	231	25	9.3		182 (78.8%)	4 (1.7%)	35 (15.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	41.1	542^nd of 906 public elementary schools	40.2%		51.4	457^th of 916 public elementary schools	50.1%	85	50.0	46.3	27.5				41.2	35.9	34.2	15.4				28.6	46.3		46.3		$23,288
Leeds	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Florence Street	Leeds	01053	Hampshire County	Northampton	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 587-1532	253	28	9.1		178 (70.4%)	1 (0.4%)	51 (20.2%)	8 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	62.1	347^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.7%		59.8	370^th of 916 public elementary schools	59.6%	23	37.5	64.9	56.9				54.3	41.9	46.0	32.8				38.9	60.3		60.3		$23,435
Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Park Street	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 529-1530	991	83	11.9		744 (75.1%)	10 (1.0%)	153 (15.4%)	17 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (6.0%)	35.6	588^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.1%		45.7	514^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.9%	74	38.8	34.2	26.1	28.6	25.7	34.0	31.1	38.8	37.6	25.2	36.2	44.1	31.0	35.3	40.9	29.6	35.7	29.0	$17,297
Crocker Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	280 West Street	Amherst	01002	Hampshire County	Amherst	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 362-1600	353	36	9.7		163 (46.2%)	41 (11.6%)	71 (20.1%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.2%)	77.5	211^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.7%		77.8	210^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.1%	1	51.6	58.7	57.9	62.5			58.3	59.4	53.3	48.7	59.2			55.2	61.5		61.5		$28,357
Mosier	Public	2-4	101 Mosier Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 538-5077	365	27	13.3		270 (74.0%)	6 (1.6%)	66 (18.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	26.9	664^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.7%		46.4	510^th of 916 public elementary schools	44.3%	154	31.9	31.4					31.7	29.5	28.6					29.1					$18,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Bridge Street

How many students attend Bridge Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Bridge Street.

What district is Bridge Street in?

Northampton

What schools do graduates of Bridge Street attend?

Students who attend Bridge Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School
High : Northampton High

Is Bridge Street a good school?

Bridge Street ranks 648^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bridge Street?

Students at Bridge Street are 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

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