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Bridge Street

Public Grades PK, KG-5
668th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 26% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Bridge Street is a PK–5 elementary school serving 281 students in Northampton, MA, a college town in western Massachusetts. In 2025–2026 it ranked 668 of 899 elementary schools statewide (26th percentile, 1 star), while its district, Northampton, ranked 139 of 351 districts (60th percentile, 3 stars).

Test results trail both district and state benchmarks in every subject: English language arts 30.51%, math 25.83%, and science 25.00%, compared with 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98% statewide. The most striking finding is how much Bridge Street differs from its own district peers. Jackson Street, Leeds, and R. K. Finn Ryan Road all rank between the 61st and 71st percentiles — roughly double Bridge Street's 26th. Science shows the largest gap, about 35 percentage points below the average of those same-district peers. Fifth grade is the weakest point, with 22.86% in ELA, 16.67% in math, and 25.00% in science.

Looking at student groups, the school's results for its Hispanic students rank at the 1st percentile statewide and for low-income students at the 2nd percentile, both with 0 stars — well below its already low overall ranking. Resources do not appear to explain the gap: Bridge Street's student–teacher ratio (10.1) is comparable to or better than nearby schools, and its per-pupil spending ($20,273) is higher than most same-district and nearby peers. Among schools outside the district, Bridge Street outperforms only E N White Elementary in Holyoke, and trails Mosier, Mountain View School, Hatfield Elementary, Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School, Hadley Elementary, and Crocker Farm Elementary. Rankings have stayed mostly between the 18th and 39th percentile for a decade, with no sustained improvement.

281
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,858
Per pupil spending ?
50.2%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
 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: Recently slipping — 39th percentile in 2023 → 26th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 39th-percentile peak (2023) to 26th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg45%
Massachusetts avg41%
668th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 26%▲ up 8 pts since 2016
From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Northampton
139th of 351Northampton 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202625.9668 of 89925.7%★☆☆☆☆
202528.4648 of 90628.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9657 of 91628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202339.8566 of 92839.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.4656 of 93229.6%★☆☆☆☆
202138.8583 of 93637.7%★★☆☆☆
201932.3668 of 94229.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.5768 of 93417.8%★☆☆☆☆
201723.2756 of 93819.4%★☆☆☆☆
201621.7765 of 93217.9%★☆☆☆☆
201526.7713 of 91422.0%★☆☆☆☆
201428.6711 of 92623.2%★☆☆☆☆
201332.0681 of 92826.6%★☆☆☆☆
201218.9765 of 93017.7%★☆☆☆☆
201127.3715 of 92422.6%★☆☆☆☆
201032.5669 of 92027.3%★☆☆☆☆
200936.1626 of 90931.1%★★☆☆☆
200831.2679 of 90825.2%★☆☆☆☆
200733.9666 of 91126.9%★☆☆☆☆
200631.7671 of 91126.3%★☆☆☆☆
200541.1552 of 88737.8%★★☆☆☆
200437.3592 of 88232.9%★★☆☆☆
200327.9662 of 88425.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202257.3228 of 67266.1%★★★☆☆
201827.0515 of 65621.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202621.3705 of 86918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202525.6653 of 86924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202430.5621 of 88629.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.2548 of 88738.2%★★☆☆☆
202236.5582 of 90135.4%★★☆☆☆
202134.3613 of 89831.7%★★☆☆☆
201914.8805 of 90210.8%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8633 of 89329.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202612.8469 of 4751.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.0434 of 4585.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.8408 of 4468.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202349.0177 of 42057.9%★★★☆☆
202233.4279 of 40130.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202610.6726 of 7422.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.9667 of 7369.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.8671 of 76011.7%★☆☆☆☆
202319.0683 of 7579.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.6701 of 7729.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.3610 of 70513.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.5610 of 70012.9%★☆☆☆☆
201826.0579 of 68515.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202636.4564 of 87935.8%★★☆☆☆
202532.8590 of 88433.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.7647 of 89127.4%★☆☆☆☆
202341.0545 of 89639.2%★★☆☆☆
202226.3687 of 90824.3%★☆☆☆☆
202144.1502 of 90444.5%★★☆☆☆
201945.5518 of 90742.9%★★☆☆☆
201819.2763 of 89815.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202635.9449 of 70936.7%★★☆☆☆
202529.6522 of 71727.2%★☆☆☆☆
202438.4426 of 73141.7%★★☆☆☆
202219.7794 of 90512.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.0654 of 89426.8%★☆☆☆☆
201922.7781 of 89612.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.0827 of 8866.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202137.2600 of 92535.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202634.3519 of 73429.3%★☆☆☆☆
202535.8510 of 73730.8%★★☆☆☆
202445.4435 of 75342.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.6479 of 76237.1%★★☆☆☆
202236.3521 of 76431.8%★★☆☆☆
202143.2460 of 76539.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.9550 of 78029.5%★☆☆☆☆
201818.5681 of 77211.8%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)35th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-24 vs school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts31%-10 vs state
Mathematics26%-15 vs state
Science25%-16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bridge Street

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

Students who attend Bridge Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School
High : Northampton High

Bridge Street ranks 668th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

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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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