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Edward P. Boland School

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Edward P. Boland School ranks 636 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Edward P. Boland School is an elementary school in Springfield, MA serving 554 students in grades PK-5. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Edward P. Boland School over the past several years, with a ranking between 600-900 out of around 900 Massachusetts elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 32.21% of students proficient or better in ELA and 27.88% proficient or better in Math, compared to the Massachusetts averages of 41.53% and 40.74% respectively. This performance gap has persisted over time. Interestingly, the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 10.4 to 11.6 students per teacher, and its per-student spending is relatively high at $19,613 in the 2020-2021 school year.

One notable finding is the stark contrast in performance between different student subgroups at Edward P. Boland School. While Hispanic students and English Language Learners perform relatively well, other subgroups like White students, Special Education students, and Disabled students struggle significantly. This suggests the school may need to examine its instructional practices and support systems to better serve all student populations. Additionally, the school's proximity to the higher-performing Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School highlights the need to closely examine the factors driving the performance gap and implement targeted interventions to support student learning.

587

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,943

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

426 Armory Street
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 750-2511

District: Springfield

Students who attend Edward P. Boland School usually attend:

Middle:	Springfield Middle School
	Springfield Public Day Middle School
	STEM Middle Academy
High:	Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
	High School Of Commerce
	Liberty Preparatory Academy
	Springfield Central High
	More...
	Springfield High School
	Springfield High School of Science and Technology
	Springfield Public Day High School
	The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

African American:

10.4%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

636^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Springfield

321^st of 348Springfield 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	30.0	636 of 906	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	618 of 916	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.7	773 of 928	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	800 of 932	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	834 of 936	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	905 of 942	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	875 of 934	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	900 of 938	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	27.4	719 of 932	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	775 of 914	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.6	804 of 926	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	773 of 928	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	770 of 930	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	869 of 924	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	863 of 920	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	846 of 909	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.4	866 of 908	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.0	879 of 911	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	880 of 911	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	808 of 887	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	773 of 882	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	7.7	821 of 884	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	110 of 167	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	144 of 174	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.3	600 of 672	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	524 of 632	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	586 of 665	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	605 of 656	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	7 of 281	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	7 of 282	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	52.1	74 of 264	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.9	80 of 267	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	44 of 240	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	134 of 258	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	161 of 244	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	604 of 869	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	549 of 886	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	692 of 887	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	739 of 901	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	772 of 898	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	842 of 902	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	758 of 893	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	63 of 458	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	45 of 446	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	51.5	163 of 420	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	148 of 401	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	214 of 379	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	329 of 398	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	244 of 379	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	207 of 736	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	254 of 760	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	493 of 757	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	532 of 772	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	562 of 705	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	620 of 700	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	558 of 685	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	627 of 884	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	627 of 891	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	773 of 896	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	788 of 908	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	832 of 904	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	882 of 907	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	864 of 898	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	420 of 717	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	392 of 731	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	419 of 703	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	663 of 905	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	770 of 894	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	837 of 896	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	767 of 886	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.0	833 of 925	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	21.9	317 of 399	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	10.6	742 of 780	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+68 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+56 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

African American (2023)34th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)21st percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile~ school

White (2019)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science38%-4 vs state

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 vs state

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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
Edward P. Boland School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 Armory Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2511	587	46	12.7		32 (5.5%)	61 (10.4%)	466 (79.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	30	636^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.8%		32.6	618^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.5%	18	27.3	37.2	31.3				32.2	27.3	28.2	28.1				27.9	37.5		37.5		$25,943
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	474 Armory St	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7400	432	31	13.7		67 (15.5%)	82 (19.0%)	252 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	70.2	285^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.5%		68.3	297^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.6%	12	42.5	70.7	64.4	56.1	47.2	53.1	56.2	35.0	70.7	44.4	46.3	44.4	43.8	47.7	57.8	50.0	54.6	53.1	$23,993
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Public	1-5	34 Nye Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 886-5100	33	9	3.5		3 (9.1%)	8 (24.2%)	19 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)		30.0					15.0		10.0					10.5					$50,221
Liberty	Public	PK, KG-5	962 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7299	238	19	12.2		26 (10.9%)	23 (9.7%)	180 (75.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	36.2	584^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.5%		18.6	758^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.2%	174	33.3	28.2	40.0				33.7	13.3	25.6	37.1				26.0	57.1		57.1		$25,484
Glenwood	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Morrison Terrace	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7527	275	24	11.7		24 (8.7%)	22 (8.0%)	210 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	19.9	740^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.3%		13.8	816^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.9%	76	19.5	8.8	29.3				19.8	24.4	29.4	24.4				25.9	29.3		29.3		$25,049
German Gerena Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Birnie Avenue	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7320	621	56	11.1		20 (3.2%)	82 (13.2%)	484 (77.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	23.3	697^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.8	756^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.5%	59	23.8	23.0	36.6				27.7	19.1	13.8	23.5				18.7	42.0		42.0		$26,671
Rebecca M Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Catherine Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6687	589	55	10.7		26 (4.4%)	116 (19.7%)	434 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	12.8	817^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.8%		13.7	819^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.6%	2	24.7	20.0	16.2				20.6	12.9	20.0	14.7				16.1	20.6		20.6		$25,404
Springfield International Academy at Johnson	Public	3-5	55 Catherine Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6687	38	2	17.3		4 (10.5%)	18 (47.4%)	14 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	2.2	906^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0				0.0		0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0		0.0		$22,999
Brightwood	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7238	456	31	14.4		10 (2.2%)	35 (7.7%)	403 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4.8	894^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.3%		6.7	890^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.8%	4	6.2	8.6	7.8				7.5	6.2	10.0	6.3				7.5	9.5		9.5		$22,530
Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7314	431	33	12.9		19 (4.4%)	47 (10.9%)	355 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3.5	902^nd of 906 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.5	909^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.8%	7	4.9	5.9	0.0				4.0	3.3	5.9	6.5				5.2	8.7		8.7		$25,021

Frequently Asked Questions about Edward P. Boland School

What is the racial makeup of Edward P. Boland School?

Students at Edward P. Boland School are 79% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Edward P. Boland School attend?

Students who attend Edward P. Boland School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springfield Middle School
Middle : Springfield Public Day Middle School
Middle : STEM Middle Academy
High : Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
High : High School Of Commerce
High : Liberty Preparatory Academy
High : Springfield Central High
High : Springfield High School
High : Springfield High School of Science and Technology
High : Springfield Public Day High School
High : The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning

What district is Edward P. Boland School in?

Springfield

Is Edward P. Boland School a good school?

Edward P. Boland School ranks 636^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Edward P. Boland School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 587 students attended Edward P. Boland School.

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