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Brightwood

Public Grades PK, KG-5

865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Brightwood is a PK–5 elementary school at 255 Plainfield Street in Springfield, MA, serving 456 students as part of the Springfield district, which itself ranks 322 of 351 districts statewide (8th percentile, 0 stars). Brightwood's statewide standing is very low and has been for a decade: in 2025–2026 it ranks 865 of 899 schools (4th percentile, 0 stars), and from 2015–2016 through 2025–2026 it has never risen above the 7th percentile.

In 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation results, Brightwood's all-grade proficiency rates were 14.36% in English Language Arts, 10.27% in math, and 12.7% in science — below Springfield's 22.09%, 17.37%, and 20.9%, and far below the state's roughly 40% in each subject. Math is the weakest relative area, about 7 points below the district and about 31 points below the state. Among nearby schools, Brightwood trails Glenwood, Edward P. Boland School, German Gerena Community School, and the West Springfield and Chicopee schools in all three subjects; it exceeds only Lincoln, which shares its address, and tiny Springfield Public Day Elementary School in some measures. Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, 1.24 miles away in the same district, scores 55.56% ELA, 47.09% math, and 46.97% science — roughly three to four times Brightwood's rates.

There was a modest 2025–2026 uptick from 2024–2025 in all three subjects, but not a breakthrough; results remain at the bottom of the range shown over recent years. Subgroup rankings are highest for English Language Learner students (35th percentile), still below median but well above the school's overall 4th percentile; male, special education, and low-income students rank lowest. Brightwood's per-student spending of $18,469 (2020–2021) is higher than several higher-scoring nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 14.4 is the highest among nearby regular elementary schools.

456

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,530

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

255 Plainfield Street
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 787-7238

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.4%

African American:

7.7%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school12%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

865^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Springfield

322^nd of 351Springfield 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	7.7	865 of 899	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	894 of 906	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	890 of 916	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	895 of 928	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	880 of 932	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	916 of 936	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	914 of 942	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	871 of 934	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	896 of 938	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	869 of 932	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.1	885 of 914	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	898 of 926	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.0	904 of 928	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	922 of 930	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.2	916 of 924	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.2	916 of 920	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.6	902 of 909	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	893 of 908	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	874 of 911	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.3	874 of 911	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	884 of 887	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.7	880 of 882	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	875 of 884	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	576 of 672	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	470 of 632	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	634 of 665	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	595 of 656	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	188 of 291	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	190 of 281	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	256 of 282	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	202 of 264	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	141 of 267	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	72 of 240	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	20.1	240 of 258	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	157 of 244	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	820 of 869	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	863 of 869	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	846 of 886	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	868 of 887	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	858 of 901	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	896 of 898	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	855 of 902	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	790 of 893	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	395 of 475	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	426 of 458	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	364 of 446	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	337 of 420	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	284 of 401	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	355 of 379	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	343 of 398	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	261 of 379	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	673 of 742	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	712 of 736	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	716 of 760	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	701 of 757	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	697 of 772	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	668 of 705	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	645 of 700	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	573 of 685	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	845 of 879	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	861 of 884	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	876 of 891	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	849 of 896	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	839 of 908	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	825 of 904	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	892 of 907	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	872 of 898	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	679 of 709	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	648 of 717	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	659 of 731	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	615 of 703	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	839 of 905	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	867 of 894	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	848 of 896	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	753 of 886	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	6.3	908 of 925	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.1	381 of 399	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts14%-26 vs state

Science13%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-31 vs state

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by a citizen
Sunday, October 20, 2019

I taught here. The majority of the students are very disrespectful and terribly behaved. Their parents are the main reason, being very disrespectful and undereducated. Some are fine, but far too few. The teaching staff is very good, but it is very difficult to work with the majority of the student population. The principal plays favorites, keeps uncertified teacher/friends on staff, and has driven out good teachers because of personal feelings, not on quality of teaching. Sad. The principal should be replaced. Honestly, they couldn't pay me to send my child to this school. Close Quote

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Brightwood	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7238	456	31	14.4	93.9%	10 (2.2%)	35 (7.7%)	403 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7.7	865^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.8%		4.8	894^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.3%	29	22.2	11.4	10.9				14.4	13.2	8.7	9.5				10.3	12.7		12.7		$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	93.5%	19 (4.4%)	47 (10.9%)	355 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3.7	897^th of 899 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.5	902^nd of 906 public elementary schools	0.4%	5	10.3	3.1	6.3				6.4	1.7	1.5	4.7				2.7	9.4		9.4		$25,021
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	85.0%	20 (3.2%)	82 (13.2%)	484 (77.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	18.8	740^th of 899 public elementary schools	17.7%		23.3	697^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.1%	43	22.8	24.7	26.7				24.7	18.7	22.2	15.6				18.7	31.1		31.1		$26,671
Philip G Coburn	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Southworth Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3318	699	65	10.7	78.4%	345 (49.4%)	57 (8.2%)	188 (26.9%)	58 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	34.4	591^st of 899 public elementary schools	34.3%		24.9	677^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.3%	86	32.8	31.1	22.0				28.3	41.8	46.0	31.7				39.5	28.1		28.1		$20,312
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34 Nye Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 886-5100	33	9	3.5	87.9%	3 (9.1%)	8 (24.2%)	19 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)							12.5							5.9					$50,221
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	46.1%	67 (15.5%)	82 (19.0%)	252 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	70.6	258^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.3%		70.2	285^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.5%	27	55.3	56.4	58.8	55.8	51.3	56.3	55.6	55.3	64.1	32.4	50.0	36.8	40.6	47.1	41.2	53.1	47.0	59.4	$23,993
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	89.4%	32 (5.5%)	61 (10.4%)	466 (79.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	30.8	620^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.0%		30	636^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.8%	16	29.2	16.9	38.9				28.7	32.3	17.2	32.4				27.5	42.3		42.3		$25,943
Memorial	Public	K-5	201 Norman Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3333	189	21	9.1	75.7%	70 (37.0%)	13 (6.9%)	81 (42.9%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	22.3	710^th of 899 public elementary schools	21.0%		34	602^nd of 906 public elementary schools	33.6%	108	15.2	24.2	16.0				18.1	24.2	48.5	30.0				33.6	16.7		16.7		$20,422
Glenwood	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Morrison Terrace	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7527	275	24	11.7	84.7%	24 (8.7%)	22 (8.0%)	210 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	17.5	754^th of 899 public elementary schools	16.1%		19.9	740^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	24.0	21.3	19.4				21.9	16.0	27.1	29.0				23.3	22.6		22.6		$25,049
Mittineague	Public	1-5	26 Second Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3327	110	13	8.3	58.2%	63 (57.3%)	6 (5.5%)	34 (30.9%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	38.5	552^nd of 899 public elementary schools	38.6%		39.2	553^rd of 906 public elementary schools	39.0%	1	25.0	27.8	31.6				27.9	50.0	38.9	42.1				44.3	31.6		31.6		$20,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Brightwood

Is Brightwood a good school?

Brightwood ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brightwood?

Students at Brightwood are 88% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Brightwood?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Brightwood.

What schools do graduates of Brightwood attend?

Students who attend Brightwood 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 : 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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