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Hiram L Dorman

Q: Is Hiram L Dorman a good school?

Hiram L Dorman ranks in the bottom 14.6% 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 : 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

768^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Hiram L Dorman is a PK–5 elementary school in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving 279 students as part of Springfield Public Schools, a district ranked 322nd of 351 statewide.

Dorman ranked 768th of 899 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026, placing it in the 15th percentile with 1 star. Over the past decade it has generally stayed between the 6th and 17th percentile, though the last three years show a slight upward trend (12 → 13 → 15). Its academic profile is mixed. ELA is the relative strength — 24.51% proficient, slightly above the district average but 15.52 points below the state — and 3rd-grade ELA (47.22%) is above both district and state. Math lags the district (14.71% vs. 17.37%), and science dropped to 7.41%, 13.49 points below the district and 33.57 points below the state. Performance falls steeply in the upper grades: 4th-grade ELA is 15.38%, 5th-grade ELA 7.41%, 5th-grade math 3.70%, and 5th-grade science 7.41%.

Nearby schools show what is possible. Frank H Freedman (47th percentile) and Samuel Bowles (41st) are same-district schools with much stronger proficiency, especially in science, while Thomas M Balliet posts similar ELA and math results but science of 36.84% versus Dorman's 7.41%. Springfield Preparatory Charter School, 0.76 miles away, ranks in the 76th percentile with proficiency above the state in all three subjects — and spent less per student ($16,557 vs. Dorman's $19,827 in 2020–2021) with a lower student-teacher ratio (11.2 vs. 13.5). Dorman's subgroup results are often stronger than its overall rank: English language learner students reached the 62nd percentile in 2024–2025, special education students improved from the 8th percentile in 2024 to the 36th in 2025, and low-income students have held in the low 30s. These suggest real leverage points even as absolute proficiency remains low.

279

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,065

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

86%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5% (any vaccine)

20 Lydia Street
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-7554

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.7%

African American:

13.6%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

768^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	16.6	768 of 899	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.8	710 of 869	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.1	275 of 475	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	36.0	497 of 742	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	14.1	788 of 879	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.8	451 of 709	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+22 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2021)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

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

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

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

Science7%-34 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)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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	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
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
Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2071 Roosevelt Ave.	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 231-2722	486	43	11.2	77.0%	21 (4.3%)	98 (20.2%)	352 (72.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	75.5	218^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.5	267^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.5%	49	59.6	49.1	58.5	56.6	50.0	36.5	51.7	57.7	45.3	49.1	64.2	43.4	53.9	52.2	58.5	49.0	53.9	50.0	95%	5%	$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	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
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
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	82.8%	35 (10.8%)	48 (14.8%)	220 (67.7%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	41.1	526^th of 899 public elementary schools	41.5%		20.6	729^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.5%	203	51.4	39.4	28.6				39.3	35.1	42.4	19.1				31.3	40.5		40.5		98%	0%	$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	80.5%	29 (7.9%)	42 (11.5%)	281 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	26.5	654^th of 899 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.3	696^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.2%	42	26.9	26.9	34.1				29.1	38.5	17.3	22.7				26.4	30.2		30.2		97%	0%	$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	93.2%	26 (4.4%)	116 (19.7%)	434 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	16.7	767^th of 899 public elementary schools	14.7%		12.8	817^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.8%	50	22.1	13.0	24.4				19.7	24.4	12.1	26.7				20.9	26.7		26.7		90%	0%	$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	92.1%	4 (10.5%)	18 (47.4%)	14 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	2.5	899^th of 899 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	906^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.0%	7			0.0				0.0			0.0				0.0	0.0		0.0				$22,999
Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	15 Catherine Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 787-7100	165	18	9.0	90.9%	5 (3.0%)	35 (21.2%)	117 (70.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)								(n/a)																					$27,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Hiram L Dorman

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 : 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

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.

What district is Hiram L Dorman in?

Springfield

Is Hiram L Dorman a good school?

Hiram L Dorman ranks in the bottom 14.6% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025

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