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Hiram L Dorman

Q: Is Hiram L Dorman a good school?

Hiram L Dorman ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hiram L Dorman?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Hiram L Dorman.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hiram L Dorman?

Students at Hiram L Dorman are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hiram L Dorman attend?

Students who attend Hiram L Dorman usually go on to attend: Middle : John F Kennedy Middle 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

Public Grades PK, KG-5

789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hiram L Dorman is an elementary school in Springfield, MA that serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 277 students. The school consistently performs below state and district averages on academic assessments, ranking among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Hiram L Dorman struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools for African American, Special Education, and Disabled students. The school's proficiency rates on MCAS assessments are significantly lower than the state and Springfield district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.5% of Hiram L Dorman students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide and 22.11% in the district. Similarly, only 12.4% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 40.74% statewide and 17.12% in the district.

While Hiram L Dorman spends between $16,170 and $19,827 per student, which is on par with the spending levels of nearby schools such as Frank H Freedman, Samuel Bowles, and Thomas M Balliet, these schools generally outperform Hiram L Dorman on academic measures. Addressing the challenges faced by Hiram L Dorman will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.

279

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,065

Per pupil spending ?

92.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Lydia Street
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-7554

District: Springfield

Students who attend Hiram L Dorman usually attend:

Middle:	John F Kennedy 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:

71.7%

African American:

13.6%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

789^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	14.8	789 of 906	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	809 of 916	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	783 of 928	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	879 of 932	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	811 of 936	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	851 of 942	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	847 of 934	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	885 of 938	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.3	771 of 932	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	846 of 914	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	886 of 926	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	853 of 928	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	905 of 930	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	876 of 924	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	838 of 920	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	813 of 909	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.1	788 of 908	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.9	835 of 911	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.8	889 of 911	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.3	841 of 887	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.6	827 of 882	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.2	855 of 884	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	7.5	166 of 166	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	152 of 172	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	78 of 174	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.1	498 of 632	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	612 of 665	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	563 of 656	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	108 of 281	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.4	239 of 258	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	240 of 244	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	733 of 869	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	742 of 886	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	717 of 887	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	875 of 901	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	749 of 898	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	833 of 902	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	867 of 893	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	260 of 458	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	229 of 446	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	222 of 420	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	301 of 401	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	168 of 379	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	292 of 398	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	297 of 379	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	477 of 736	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	547 of 760	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	581 of 757	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	717 of 772	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	554 of 705	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	594 of 700	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	584 of 685	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	792 of 884	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	787 of 891	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	776 of 896	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	824 of 908	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	792 of 904	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	805 of 907	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	724 of 898	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	662 of 717	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	503 of 731	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.1	854 of 905	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	757 of 894	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	800 of 896	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	786 of 886	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.2	845 of 925	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	30.4	263 of 399	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+22 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)34th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2021)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)9th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2021)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-12 vs state

English Language Arts22%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-28 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
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		22 (7.9%)	38 (13.6%)	200 (71.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	14.8	789^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.9%		14.5	809^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.7%	20	25.0	17.7	23.9				22.5	15.0	5.9	14.9				12.4	29.8		29.8		$25,065
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		25 (8.6%)	53 (18.2%)	179 (61.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	25.4	675^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.5%		31.6	623^rd of 916 public elementary schools	32.0%	52	19.1	36.6	25.0				26.9	19.1	19.1	30.6				22.5	44.4		44.4		$24,505
Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2071 Roosevelt Ave.	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 231-2722	486	43	11.2		21 (4.3%)	98 (20.2%)	352 (72.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	71.5	267^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.5%		68.7	290^th of 916 public elementary schools	68.3%	23	44.4	61.1	62.3	46.3	41.5	45.3	50.2	35.9	51.9	66.7	57.4	45.3	49.1	51.1	66.7	41.5	54.2	45.3	$19,723
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		16 (7.4%)	46 (21.3%)	139 (64.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	22.2	702^nd of 906 public elementary schools	22.5%		21.3	724^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.0%	22	9.7	37.8	18.5				23.2	10.0	27.0	25.9				21.3	37.0		37.0		$26,258
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
Samuel Bowles	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Bowles Park	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7334	325	31	10.3		35 (10.8%)	48 (14.8%)	220 (67.7%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	20.6	729^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.5	762^nd of 916 public elementary schools	16.8%	33	42.9	26.7	25.0				29.8	25.0	22.2	12.2				18.9	22.5		22.5		$25,969
Mary O Pottenger	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7266	365	33	10.9		29 (7.9%)	42 (11.5%)	281 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	23.3	696^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.2%		37.8	577^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.0%	119	29.6	28.9	33.3				30.7	27.8	20.0	17.3				21.9	28.9		28.9		$25,293
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiram L Dorman

How many students attend Hiram L Dorman?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Hiram L Dorman.

What is the racial makeup of Hiram L Dorman?

Students at Hiram L Dorman are 72% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Hiram L Dorman a good school?

Hiram L Dorman ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Hiram L Dorman in?

Springfield

What schools do graduates of Hiram L Dorman attend?

Students who attend Hiram L Dorman usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F Kennedy Middle
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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