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Frank H Freedman

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Frank H Freedman ranks 472 nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Frank H Freedman is a PK–5 elementary school at 90 Cherokee Dr in Springfield's 01109 ZIP code, serving 252 students, making it mid-sized among the schools around it, which range from 196 to 570 students.

Freedman performs well above its own district's baseline. Springfield ranks 322 of 351 districts statewide, yet Freedman ranked 472 of 899 elementary schools in 2025‑26 (47th percentile, 2 stars) — about 39 percentile points above where its district sits. The school has an unusually long rank history, climbing from the 9th percentile in 2017‑18 to a peak of 55th in 2024‑25 before easing to 47th. In 2025‑26, 46.15% of students met expectations in ELA (district 22.09%, state 40.03%) and 43.33% in Science (district 20.90%, state 40.98%) — roughly double the district's rates in both. Its strongest result is how well it serves its highest-need students: low-income students rank at the 92nd percentile (5 stars), and special education students have risen from the 52nd percentile in 2020‑21 to the 82nd in 2024‑25.

Math is the clear weak spot. Proficiency has been flat near 30% for four years against a state level around 41%, and the gap widens as students move up — about 4 points below the state in grade 3 and roughly 13 points below in grades 4 and 5 — while ELA beats the state at every grade. Among 11 nearby schools, Freedman is the second-strongest, behind only Frederick Harris (59th percentile). Its nearest neighbor, Glickman Elementary, just 0.77 miles away, ranks in the 15th percentile with ELA at 20.16% — less than half of Freedman's. Frederick Harris and Mary M Walsh both outscore Freedman in math. Notably, Freedman achieves these results with mid-pack spending ($19,248 per student) and one of the larger class sizes in the group (12.9 students per teacher).

252

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,428

Per pupil spending ?

75.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

84%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 3% (any vaccine)

90 Cherokee Dr
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-7443

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

African American:

15.9%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Springfield

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

472^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	47.5	472 of 899	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	406 of 906	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	520 of 916	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	658 of 928	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	618 of 932	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	676 of 936	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	753 of 942	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	850 of 934	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	841 of 938	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	664 of 932	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	728 of 914	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	657 of 926	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.4	557 of 928	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.9	656 of 930	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	599 of 924	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.6	817 of 920	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.6	678 of 909	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	652 of 908	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.1	658 of 911	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	789 of 911	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.2	451 of 887	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.4	589 of 882	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	25.1	685 of 884	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	76.5	17 of 166	89.8%	★★★★★
2019	72.9	24 of 172	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.3	73 of 174	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	39.4	371 of 672	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	431 of 869	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	397 of 869	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	490 of 886	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	622 of 887	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	519 of 901	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	638 of 898	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	777 of 902	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	787 of 893	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	58 of 475	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	45 of 458	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	42 of 446	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	52.7	152 of 420	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	83 of 401	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	89 of 379	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	210 of 398	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	285 of 379	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	82.2	60 of 742	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	79.9	80 of 736	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	69 of 760	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	56.2	303 of 757	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	245 of 772	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	266 of 705	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	445 of 700	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	595 of 685	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	495 of 879	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	397 of 884	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	511 of 891	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	636 of 896	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	679 of 908	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	645 of 904	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	675 of 907	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	830 of 898	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	126 of 717	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	346 of 905	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	430 of 894	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	595 of 896	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	790 of 886	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.2	698 of 925	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	42.6	195 of 399	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+44 vs school

African American (2021)90th percentile+62 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile+40 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+27 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)51st percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%+6 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

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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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
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	75.4%	28 (11.1%)	40 (15.9%)	158 (62.7%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	47.5	472^nd of 899 public elementary schools	47.5%		55.2	406^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.2%	66	50.0	44.4	43.3	46.2	38.2	29.6	26.7	31.9	43.3	43.3	84%	3%	$25,428
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	83.9%	35 (11.3%)	45 (14.5%)	210 (67.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	17.1	761^st of 899 public elementary schools	15.4%		26.5	666^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.5%	95	24.3	20.4	16.3	20.2	29.7	18.8	20.9	22.7	25.6	25.6	87%	0%	$26,511
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	87.8%	19 (9.7%)	26 (13.3%)	129 (65.8%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	16.4	769^th of 899 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.1	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%	11	28.1	34.6	13.6	26.3	12.5	30.8	0.0	15.0	0.0	0.0			$27,574
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	74.7%	46 (15.1%)	47 (15.5%)	173 (56.9%)	22 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	39.9	539^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.3	530^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.5%	9	26.3	40.5	35.3	33.9	29.0	32.4	39.4	33.3	50.0	50.0	98%	0%	$25,242
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	73.7%	71 (12.5%)	117 (20.5%)	311 (54.6%)	26 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	57.8	369^th of 899 public elementary schools	59.0%		47.3	481^st of 906 public elementary schools	46.9%	112	46.3	46.9	47.0	46.7	43.3	48.4	36.4	42.6	48.5	48.5	89%	2%	$27,209
Thomas M Balliet	Public	PK, KG-5	52 Rosewell St	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7446	291	21	13.5	78.0%	25 (8.6%)	53 (18.2%)	179 (61.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	16.4	771^st of 899 public elementary schools	14.2%		25.4	675^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.5%	96	18.9	15.8	25.6	20.2	5.4	18.4	18.0	14.0	36.8	36.8	96%	2%	$24,505
Hiram L Dorman	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Lydia Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7554	279	21	13.5	90.7%	22 (7.9%)	38 (13.6%)	200 (71.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	16.6	768^th of 899 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.8	789^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.9%	21	47.2	15.4	7.4	24.5	25.0	12.8	3.7	14.7	7.4	7.4	86%	5%	$25,065
Mary M Lynch	Public	PK, KG-5	315 No Branch Pkwy	Springfield	01119	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7250	216	19	11.3	87.0%	16 (7.4%)	46 (21.3%)	139 (64.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	19.6	733^rd of 899 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.2	702^nd of 906 public elementary schools	22.5%	31	22.9	20.0	40.6	27.8	17.1	13.3	18.8	16.5	25.0	25.0			$26,258
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	81.9%	34 (14.7%)	35 (15.1%)	158 (68.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	40.7	528^th of 899 public elementary schools	41.3%		29.4	640^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.4%	112	34.5	21.9	42.3	32.2	44.8	43.8	34.6	41.4	34.6	34.6	95%	0%	$29,248
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 (Dis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 214-7806	354	37	9.5	82.8%	7 (2.0%)	91 (25.7%)	236 (66.7%)	8 (2.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	12.6	813^th of 899 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.6	832^nd of 906 public elementary schools	8.2%	19	20.7	13.3	16.7	16.9	15.5	15.0	13.0	14.5	31.5	31.5	89%	0%	$20,448

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Students who attend Frank H Freedman usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springfield Middle School
Middle : Springfield Public Day Middle School
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High : Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
High : High School Of Commerce
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High : Springfield Central High
High : Springfield High School
High : Springfield High School of Science and Technology
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Frank H Freedman ranks 472^nd of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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How many students attend Frank H Freedman?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Frank H Freedman.

What is the racial makeup of Frank H Freedman?

Students at Frank H Freedman are 63% Hispanic, 16% African American, 11% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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