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Benjamin Swan Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Swan Elementary is a public elementary school in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving 499 students in grades PK-5. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Benjamin Swan Elementary over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Benjamin Swan Elementary underperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In the projected 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 16.42% of students proficient or better in ELA, 12.43% in Mathematics, and 18% in Science. The school's performance is particularly concerning in Mathematics, where the proficiency rates are less than half the state average.

Several other nearby elementary schools in the Springfield district, such as Kensington International School, William N. DeBerry, and Hiram L Dorman, also perform poorly and are ranked in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts schools, suggesting that the challenges faced by Benjamin Swan Elementary may be systemic issues within the broader Springfield school district.

486

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,445

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

680 Union Street
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-7526

District: Springfield

Students who attend Benjamin Swan Elementary 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:

69.3%

African American:

20.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

853^rd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	9.8	853 of 906	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	851 of 916	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	768 of 928	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	632 of 932	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	707 of 936	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	786 of 942	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	773 of 934	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.8	722 of 938	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	807 of 932	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	755 of 914	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.1	729 of 926	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	751 of 928	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.6	705 of 930	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	868 of 924	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.1	918 of 920	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	895 of 909	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.9	888 of 908	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.5	872 of 911	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.2	884 of 911	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	875 of 887	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.9	870 of 882	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.5	874 of 884	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	134 of 169	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	106 of 167	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.8	41 of 167	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	24 of 173	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	68 of 172	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	65 of 174	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	37.3	390 of 672	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	516 of 665	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	392 of 656	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	193 of 281	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	249 of 282	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.2	38 of 264	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	25.0	213 of 258	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	208 of 244	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	798 of 869	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	820 of 886	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	739 of 887	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	624 of 901	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	725 of 898	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	771 of 902	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	727 of 893	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	365 of 458	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	303 of 446	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	180 of 420	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	62 of 401	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	85 of 379	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	191 of 398	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	162 of 379	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	646 of 736	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	623 of 760	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	472 of 757	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	206 of 772	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	312 of 705	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	405 of 700	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	363 of 685	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	829 of 884	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	824 of 891	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	733 of 896	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	602 of 908	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	613 of 904	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	730 of 907	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	723 of 898	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	418 of 717	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	445 of 731	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	436 of 703	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	307 of 905	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	478 of 894	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	549 of 896	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	463 of 886	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	677 of 925	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.1	253 of 399	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+36 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)37th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+25 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-24 vs state

English Language Arts16%-25 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)		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 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	Total
Benjamin Swan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Union Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7526	486	39	12.6		15 (3.1%)	100 (20.6%)	337 (69.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	9.8	853^rd of 906 public elementary schools	5.8%		11.2	851^st of 916 public elementary schools	7.1%	2	14.8	15.1	19.4	16.4	8.2	13.7	15.7	12.4	18.0	18.0	$23,445
William N. DeBerry	Public	PK, KG-5	680 Union Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7582	483	34	14.4		22 (4.6%)	101 (20.9%)	340 (70.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	6.5	878^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.2	867^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.3%	11	21.1	9.9	4.8	13.0	11.3	5.6	7.1	8.2	11.9	11.9	$23,579
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
Elias Brookings	Public	PK, KG-5	433 Walnut Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7200	304	30	10.3		15 (4.9%)	69 (22.7%)	212 (69.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	21.2	721^st of 906 public elementary schools	20.4%		20.4	735^th of 916 public elementary schools	19.8%	14	26.7	30.6	20.6	26.1	26.7	30.6	23.5	27.0	17.7	17.7	$27,575
Milton Bradley School	Public	PK, KG-5	22 Mulberry Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7475	385	34	11.3		12 (3.1%)	73 (19.0%)	282 (73.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	13	813^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.8	817^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.8%	4	18.9	18.4	21.6	19.7	16.2	16.3	11.8	14.6	25.5	25.5	$26,871
Kensington International School	Public	PK, KG-5	31 Kensington Avenue	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7522	278	22	12.9		8 (2.9%)	58 (20.9%)	193 (69.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	14.1	799^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.8%		16.9	778^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.1%	21	25.0	26.1	12.8	20.8	18.2	30.4	10.5	18.1	18.4	18.4	$26,272
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		46 (15.1%)	47 (15.5%)	173 (56.9%)	22 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	42.3	530^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.5%		37.3	585^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.1%	55	37.1	37.1	34.1	36.0	51.4	34.3	34.9	39.8	38.6	38.6	$25,242
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		32 (5.5%)	61 (10.4%)	466 (79.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	30	636^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.8%		32.6	618^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.5%	18	27.3	37.2	31.3	32.2	27.3	28.2	28.1	27.9	37.5	37.5	$25,943
White Street	Public	PK, KG-5	300 White Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7543	378	38	9.8		18 (4.8%)	77 (20.4%)	263 (69.6%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	53.8	416^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.1%		43	537^th of 916 public elementary schools	41.4%	121	58.8	46.3	33.9	45.5	47.1	51.9	27.9	41.6	45.9	45.9	$26,155

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Swan Elementary

Is Benjamin Swan Elementary a good school?

Benjamin Swan Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Benjamin Swan Elementary in?

Springfield

How many students attend Benjamin Swan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Benjamin Swan Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Swan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Swan Elementary 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

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Swan Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Swan Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 21% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% Asian.

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