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Daniel B Brunton

Public Grades PK, KG-5
716th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Daniel B Brunton is an elementary school in Springfield, MA that serves 295 students in grades PK-5. 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. Over the past 10 years, Daniel B Brunton has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Daniel B Brunton struggles to meet the needs of its students, particularly in academic performance. The school consistently underperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.95% of all students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 41.53% statewide, and 24.76% were proficient in math compared to 40.74% statewide. The school also faces challenges in serving certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools for female students, male students, white students, special education students, and disabled students.

When comparing Daniel B Brunton to other nearby elementary schools in the Springfield district, such as Glickman Elementary and Frank H Freedman, the school consistently underperforms on MCAS assessments. However, there are a few areas where Daniel B Brunton performs relatively better, such as the 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate and the 5th grade science proficiency rate, which are closer to the state averages.

314
Students ?
10.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,122
Per pupil spending ?
82.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.3%
White:
21.0%
African American:
19.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school24%
District avg20%
Massachusetts avg41%
716th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
16th of 32Elementary Schools in the Springfield
321st 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.3716 of 90621.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.2725 of 91620.9%★☆☆☆☆
202316.6789 of 92815.0%★☆☆☆☆
202214.0819 of 93212.1%★☆☆☆☆
202113.2821 of 93612.3%★☆☆☆☆
201925.2745 of 94220.9%★☆☆☆☆
201836.1637 of 93431.8%★★☆☆☆
201731.9682 of 93827.3%★☆☆☆☆
201640.1599 of 93235.7%★★☆☆☆
201525.4721 of 91421.1%★☆☆☆☆
201431.2687 of 92625.8%★☆☆☆☆
201320.2774 of 92816.6%★☆☆☆☆
201221.2752 of 93019.1%★☆☆☆☆
201121.3758 of 92418.0%★☆☆☆☆
201029.6705 of 92023.4%★☆☆☆☆
200928.4705 of 90922.4%★☆☆☆☆
200828.3712 of 90821.6%★☆☆☆☆
200726.6720 of 91121.0%★☆☆☆☆
200615.7795 of 91112.7%★☆☆☆☆
200521.8719 of 88718.9%★☆☆☆☆
200421.4713 of 88219.2%★☆☆☆☆
200320.8721 of 88418.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202240.0103 of 17340.5%★★☆☆☆
202134.0110 of 16633.7%★★☆☆☆
201957.460 of 17265.1%★★★☆☆
201876.620 of 17488.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202214.8664 of 6721.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.3477 of 63224.5%★☆☆☆☆
201936.3411 of 66538.2%★★☆☆☆
201866.1166 of 65674.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.7674 of 86922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202424.1686 of 88622.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.4745 of 88716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.7781 of 90113.3%★☆☆☆☆
202110.9833 of 8987.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.4732 of 90218.8%★☆☆☆☆
201839.1585 of 89334.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202543.6243 of 45846.9%★★☆☆☆
202447.8203 of 44654.5%★★★☆☆
202341.2239 of 42043.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.3260 of 40135.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.0246 of 37935.1%★★☆☆☆
201954.8152 of 39861.8%★★★☆☆
201870.664 of 37983.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202549.6341 of 73653.7%★★★☆☆
202442.3440 of 76042.1%★★☆☆☆
202334.6535 of 75729.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.1603 of 77221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202127.0564 of 70520.0%★☆☆☆☆
201952.0325 of 70053.6%★★★☆☆
201863.8188 of 68572.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.5709 of 88419.8%★☆☆☆☆
202420.1730 of 89118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202316.8767 of 89614.4%★☆☆☆☆
202214.8806 of 90811.2%★☆☆☆☆
202118.6747 of 90417.4%★☆☆☆☆
201928.6696 of 90723.3%★☆☆☆☆
201832.9636 of 89829.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202526.3559 of 71722.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.9682 of 7033.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.6745 of 90517.7%★☆☆☆☆
202123.1747 of 89416.4%★☆☆☆☆
201949.1449 of 89649.9%★★★☆☆
201858.6320 of 88663.9%★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202113.2812 of 92512.2%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202123.8304 of 39923.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.8559 of 73724.2%★☆☆☆☆
201930.5599 of 78023.2%★☆☆☆☆
201838.2525 of 77232.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+33 vs school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school
African American (2022)40th percentile+28 vs school
White (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)24th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)20th percentile~ school
Tested In Person (2021)12th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)1st percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
Science33%-8 vs state
Mathematics25%-16 vs state
English Language Arts21%-21 vs state

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