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Mary M Lynch

Public Grades PK, KG-5

702^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mary M Lynch is an elementary school located in Springfield, MA, serving grades PK-5 with 226 students. 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.

Mary M Lynch has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on the MCAS exams that are significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. The school struggles particularly in mathematics, with only 21.28% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 40.74%. However, the school performs better relative to other Massachusetts schools for its Hispanic and Special Education student populations, ranking in the top half of the state for these subgroups.

Compared to nearby schools, the Frank H Freedman school outperforms Mary M Lynch across all academic metrics, while the Indian Orchard Elementary and Hiram L Dorman schools have similar low performance. In contrast, the Warner school in the same district performs much better, ranking in the top half of Massachusetts elementary schools. The Springfield Preparatory Charter School also significantly outperforms the district and state averages, suggesting the charter school model may be more effective in improving academic outcomes for students in the Springfield area.

216

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,258

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 No Branch Pkwy
Springfield, MA 01119

(413) 787-7250

District: Springfield

Students who attend Mary M Lynch usually attend:

Middle:	Springfield Middle School
	Springfield Public Day Middle School
	STEM Middle Academy
High:	Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
	High School Of Commerce
	John J Duggan Academy
	Liberty Preparatory Academy
	More...
	Springfield Central High
	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:

64.4%

African American:

21.3%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓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 (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

702^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	22.2	702 of 906	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	724 of 916	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	866 of 928	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	852 of 932	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	682 of 936	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	824 of 942	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	812 of 934	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	829 of 938	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.0	601 of 932	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	17.3	785 of 914	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.4	637 of 926	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.3	677 of 928	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	763 of 930	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	620 of 924	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.2	697 of 920	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.8	614 of 909	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.8	719 of 908	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	673 of 911	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.6	673 of 911	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.2	693 of 887	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.9	549 of 882	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	38.7	599 of 884	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	18.5	610 of 665	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	690 of 869	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	748 of 886	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	810 of 887	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	814 of 901	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	661 of 898	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	828 of 902	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	731 of 893	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	179 of 458	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	139 of 446	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	252 of 420	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	343 of 401	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.5	92 of 379	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.5	259 of 398	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	202 of 379	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	345 of 736	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	383 of 760	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	622 of 757	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	668 of 772	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.8	222 of 705	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	544 of 700	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	442 of 685	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	662 of 884	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	653 of 891	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	832 of 896	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	841 of 908	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	611 of 904	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	726 of 907	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	795 of 898	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	206 of 717	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	18.0	817 of 905	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.0	416 of 894	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	692 of 896	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	619 of 886	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	26.3	690 of 925	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts23%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-19 vs state

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

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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
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
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
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
Warner	Public	PK, KG-5	493 Parker Street	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7258	234	26	9.0		18 (7.7%)	48 (20.5%)	151 (64.5%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	57.3	383^rd of 906 public elementary schools	57.7%		39.6	563^rd of 916 public elementary schools	38.5%	180	34.8	51.6	36.0				41.8	56.5	50.0	56.0				53.9	36.0		36.0		$26,747
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		34 (14.7%)	35 (15.1%)	158 (68.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	29.4	640^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.4%		21.9	717^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.7%	77	25.0	32.1	24.2				26.9	28.1	46.4	24.2				32.3	36.4		36.4		$29,248
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
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
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
Indian Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Milton Street	Indian Orchard	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7255	580	45	12.9		43 (7.4%)	126 (21.7%)	370 (63.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	17.8	766^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.5%		11.8	838^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.5%	72	24.3	23.0	21.3				22.9	31.1	19.7	17.6				23.0	23.0		23.0		$25,182
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		19 (9.7%)	26 (13.3%)	129 (65.8%)	8 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	16.1	780^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.9%		16.7	780^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.8%		28.0	11.5	17.7				18.8	36.0	11.5	20.0				22.1	20.0		20.0		$27,574

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary M Lynch

Is Mary M Lynch a good school?

Mary M Lynch ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mary M Lynch?

Students at Mary M Lynch are 64% Hispanic, 21% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mary M Lynch attend?

Students who attend Mary M Lynch usually go on to attend:

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 : John J Duggan Academy
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 district is Mary M Lynch in?

Springfield

How many students attend Mary M Lynch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Mary M Lynch.

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