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Arthur T Talmadge

Public Grades PK, KG-5

780^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Arthur T Talmadge is an elementary school located in Springfield, MA, serving 224 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Springfield school district, which is ranked 321 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arthur T Talmadge consistently ranks in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 18.82% in ELA, 22.09% in Math, and 20% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in 4th and 5th grade MCAS assessments, with proficiency rates often below 20%.

While Arthur T Talmadge struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools for female, male, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, the school performs relatively better for its Hispanic student population, ranking in the top 20-25% of Massachusetts elementary schools in recent years. Several nearby schools, such as Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School, Frank H Freedman, and Frederick Harris, outperform Arthur T Talmadge on academic measures, suggesting that the local community has access to higher-quality educational options.

196

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,574

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1395 Allen Street
Springfield, MA 01118

(413) 787-7249

District: Springfield

Students who attend Arthur T Talmadge 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:

65.8%

African American:

13.3%

White:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

780^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	16.1	780 of 906	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	780 of 916	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	705 of 928	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	806 of 932	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	878 of 936	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	875 of 942	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	798 of 934	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.7	805 of 938	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.0	665 of 932	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.5	584 of 914	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.1	715 of 926	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	66.7	341 of 928	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	299 of 930	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.5	224 of 924	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	63.8	356 of 920	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	322 of 909	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.2	276 of 908	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.1	188 of 911	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	86.9	94 of 911	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	83.2	135 of 887	84.8%	★★★★☆
2004	84.3	119 of 882	86.5%	★★★★☆
2003	81.9	148 of 884	83.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	82.8	15 of 167	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	25.0	144 of 166	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	149 of 172	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.2	53 of 174	69.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	658 of 672	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	566 of 632	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	698 of 869	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	732 of 886	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	606 of 887	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	705 of 901	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	823 of 898	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	856 of 902	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	732 of 893	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	316 of 458	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	174 of 446	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	89 of 420	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.1	196 of 401	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	208 of 379	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	244 of 398	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	210 of 379	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	541 of 736	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	553 of 760	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	420 of 757	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	576 of 772	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	643 of 705	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	559 of 700	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	415 of 685	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	786 of 884	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	768 of 891	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	746 of 896	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	850 of 908	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	859 of 904	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	787 of 907	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	770 of 898	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	693 of 717	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	571 of 731	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	619 of 703	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	706 of 905	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	843 of 894	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	778 of 896	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	592 of 886	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.3	875 of 925	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.5	307 of 399	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)91st percentile+67 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)23rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics22%-19 vs state

Science20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts19%-23 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)		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
Arthur T Talmadge	Public	PK, KG-5	1395 Allen Street	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7249	196	23	8.3		19 (9.7%)	26 (13.3%)	129 (65.8%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	16.1	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.7	780^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.8%		28.0	11.5	17.7	18.8	36.0	11.5	20.0	22.1	20.0	20.0	$27,574
Frank H Freedman	Public	PK, KG-5	90 Cherokee Dr	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7443	252	19	12.9		28 (11.1%)	40 (15.9%)	158 (62.7%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	55.2	406^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.2%		44.9	520^th of 916 public elementary schools	43.2%	114	53.9	55.9	54.3	54.7	38.5	35.3	20.0	30.5	54.3	54.3	$25,428
Frederick Harris	Public	PK, KG-5	58 Hartford Ter	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7254	570	47	12.1		71 (12.5%)	117 (20.5%)	311 (54.6%)	26 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	47.3	481^st of 906 public elementary schools	46.9%		30.9	629^th of 916 public elementary schools	31.3%	148	31.8	43.1	46.7	40.9	40.3	38.5	33.3	37.1	49.3	49.3	$27,209
Daniel B Brunton	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Parker Street	Springfield	01128	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7444	314	29	10.6		66 (21.0%)	61 (19.4%)	158 (50.3%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	21.3	716^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.0%		21.2	725^th of 916 public elementary schools	20.9%	9	13.9	16.7	30.8	21.0	25.0	16.7	30.8	24.8	33.3	33.3	$27,122
Glickman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Ashland Avenue	Springfield	01119	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2756	310	31	9.8		35 (11.3%)	45 (14.5%)	210 (67.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	26.5	666^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.5%		17.4	771^st of 916 public elementary schools	15.8%	105	17.3	27.1	37.0	26.7	19.2	18.8	34.8	24.0	43.5	43.5	$26,511
Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-5	285 Dorset Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 214-7806	354	37	9.5		7 (2.0%)	91 (25.7%)	236 (66.7%)	8 (2.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	11.6	832^nd of 906 public elementary schools	8.2%		7.4	884^th of 916 public elementary schools	3.5%	52	23.2	26.3	5.5	18.5	21.4	17.5	5.5	14.9	14.6	14.6	$20,448
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Surrey Rd	Springfield	01118	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7248	304	26	11.4		46 (15.1%)	47 (15.5%)	173 (56.9%)	22 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	42.3	530^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.5%		37.3	585^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.1%	55	37.1	37.1	34.1	36.0	51.4	34.3	34.9	39.8	38.6	38.6	$25,242
Mapleshade	Public	3-5	175 Mapleshade Avenue	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5485	297	23	12.7		194 (65.3%)	18 (6.1%)	56 (18.9%)	19 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	55.5	401^st of 906 public elementary schools	55.7%		57.7	396^th of 916 public elementary schools	56.8%	5	40.0	39.8	42.6	40.8	54.0	35.7	47.9	45.9	57.5	57.5	$19,922
Mary M Walsh	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Empress Ct	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7448	232	27	8.4		34 (14.7%)	35 (15.1%)	158 (68.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	29.4	640^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.4%		21.9	717^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.7%	77	25.0	32.1	24.2	26.9	28.1	46.4	24.2	32.3	36.4	36.4	$29,248
Meadow Brook	Public	PK, KG-2	607 Parker Street	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5470	516	36	14.2		355 (68.8%)	23 (4.5%)	91 (17.6%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)								(n/a)											$20,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Arthur T Talmadge

What is the racial makeup of Arthur T Talmadge?

Students at Arthur T Talmadge are 66% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Arthur T Talmadge a good school?

Arthur T Talmadge ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Arthur T Talmadge in?

Springfield

How many students attend Arthur T Talmadge?

In the 2024-25 school year, 196 students attended Arthur T Talmadge.

What schools do graduates of Arthur T Talmadge attend?

Students who attend Arthur T Talmadge 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

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