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Mary O Pottenger

Public Grades PK, KG-5

696^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Mary O Pottenger is an elementary school located in Springfield, MA that serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 366 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 O Pottenger's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is generally below the state average and the performance of nearby schools like Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School and Springfield Preparatory Charter School. In 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) was 30.67%, compared to the Springfield district average of 22.11% and the Massachusetts state average of 41.53%. In mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better was 21.85%, compared to the Springfield district average of 17.12% and the state average of 40.74%.

While the school's performance for Hispanic students and English Language Learner (ELL) students has been relatively strong, the performance for other subgroups, such as Special Education students and Disabled students, is very low, often ranking in the bottom 25% of schools in the state. The school's overall rating from SchoolDigger has also varied, with 1-2 stars in most years and a 3-star rating in 2018-2019. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, Mary O Pottenger's academic performance remains below average, suggesting a need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and instructional strategies.

365

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,293

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1435 Carew Street
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 787-7266

District: Springfield

Students who attend Mary O Pottenger 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
	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:

77.0%

African American:

11.5%

White:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2019) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

696^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	23.3	696 of 906	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	577 of 916	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	543 of 928	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	566 of 932	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	681 of 936	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	469 of 942	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.3	642 of 934	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.8	764 of 938	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.7	804 of 932	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	803 of 914	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	724 of 926	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.7	772 of 928	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	704 of 930	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	698 of 924	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.9	773 of 920	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	719 of 909	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	754 of 908	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	826 of 911	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	801 of 911	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	761 of 887	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.7	738 of 882	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.5	690 of 884	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	48.0	82 of 167	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	658 of 672	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	522 of 632	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	626 of 665	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	641 of 656	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	154 of 281	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	89.1	9 of 240	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.4	17 of 258	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	41.9	122 of 244	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	677 of 869	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	595 of 886	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	526 of 887	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	618 of 901	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	619 of 898	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.4	469 of 902	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	637 of 893	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	145 of 458	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.6	39 of 446	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	36 of 420	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	28 of 401	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	70.0	60 of 379	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	45 of 398	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	93 of 379	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	435 of 736	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.3	185 of 760	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	141 of 757	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	198 of 772	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	288 of 705	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	100 of 700	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	258 of 685	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	656 of 884	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	531 of 891	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	503 of 896	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	491 of 908	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	686 of 904	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	454 of 907	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.3	585 of 898	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	621 of 717	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.6	142 of 731	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	291 of 905	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	499 of 894	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	179 of 896	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.3	385 of 886	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	643 of 925	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.1	237 of 399	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+45 vs school

African American (2023)51st percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+18 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)41st percentile+13 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-11 vs state

Science29%-13 vs state

Mathematics22%-19 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
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
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
Liberty	Public	PK, KG-5	962 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7299	238	19	12.2		26 (10.9%)	23 (9.7%)	180 (75.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	36.2	584^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.5%		18.6	758^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.2%	174	33.3	28.2	40.0				33.7	13.3	25.6	37.1				26.0	57.1		57.1		$25,484
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
Glenwood	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Morrison Terrace	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7527	275	24	11.7		24 (8.7%)	22 (8.0%)	210 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	19.9	740^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.3%		13.8	816^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.9%	76	19.5	8.8	29.3				19.8	24.4	29.4	24.4				25.9	29.3		29.3		$25,049
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	474 Armory St	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7400	432	31	13.7		67 (15.5%)	82 (19.0%)	252 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	70.2	285^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.5%		68.3	297^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.6%	12	42.5	70.7	64.4	56.1	47.2	53.1	56.2	35.0	70.7	44.4	46.3	44.4	43.8	47.7	57.8	50.0	54.6	53.1	$23,993
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
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Public	1-5	34 Nye Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 886-5100	33	9	3.5		3 (9.1%)	8 (24.2%)	19 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)		30.0					15.0		10.0					10.5					$50,221
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mary O Pottenger

Is Mary O Pottenger a good school?

Mary O Pottenger ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mary O Pottenger?

Students at Mary O Pottenger are 77% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Mary O Pottenger in?

Springfield

What schools do graduates of Mary O Pottenger attend?

Students who attend Mary O Pottenger 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 : 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

How many students attend Mary O Pottenger?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Mary O Pottenger.

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