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Washington

Public Grades PK, KG-5
829th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 8% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Washington is a PK–5 elementary school with 430 students in Springfield, MA, part of the Springfield school district. In 2025–2026, it ranked 829 of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (8th percentile, 0 stars), down from 777 of 906 (14th percentile, 1 star). Its MCAS proficiency rates were 18.42% in English language arts, 11.18% in math, and 29.73% in science. The Springfield district averaged 22.09% ELA, 17.37% math, and 20.90% science; the state averaged 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Washington is below the district in ELA and math, above the district in science, and below the state in all three.

Math is the clearest concern. Washington’s 11.18% math proficiency is 6.19 points below the district and 29.93 points below the state, and grade-level scores are low throughout: 3rd grade 14.29%, 4th grade 11.86%, and 5th grade 5.41%. Nearby higher-performing same-district schools show stronger results are possible: White Street, about 0.55 miles away, ranked 49th percentile with 38.92% math; Frederick Harris, about 0.99 miles away, ranked 59th percentile with 42.64% math. Out of district, Blueberry Hill in Longmeadow, about 1.7 miles away, ranked 84th percentile with 63.96% math. By contrast, Martin Luther King Junior Charter School of Excellence, about 0.7 miles away, ranked 10th percentile; Washington’s math is even lower than that charter school’s 14.53%.

Science is a relative bright spot but volatile: Washington has beaten the Springfield science average in each of the last four displayed years, including 38.64% in 2024–2025, but fell to 29.73% in 2025–2026. Because science is tested in grade 5, that figure reflects one grade cohort. Subgroup results are uneven: English Language Learner students ranked 285 of 291 (2nd percentile, 0 stars), a steep drop from 81st percentile in 2020–2021; special education students ranked 625 of 709 (12th percentile, 1 star); and low-income students ranked 607 of 742 (18th percentile, 1 star). Resources do not appear obviously lower than nearby peers: Washington’s 2020–2021 per-student spending was $19,041, and its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio of 11.4 is mid-range locally. Overall, Washington is low-performing with urgent math needs and substantial subgroup gaps.

430
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,626
Per pupil spending ?
88.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 141 Washington Street
       Springfield, MA  01108

(413) 787-7551

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.0%
African American:
16.7%
White:
8.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school16%
District avg20%
Massachusetts avg41%
829th of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 12 pts since 2016
From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
29th of 32Elementary Schools in the Springfield
322nd 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202611.3829 of 8997.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.2777 of 90614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.9777 of 91615.2%★☆☆☆☆
202318.2764 of 92817.7%★☆☆☆☆
202216.5787 of 93215.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.9757 of 93619.1%★☆☆☆☆
201934.4652 of 94230.8%★★☆☆☆
201820.7778 of 93416.7%★☆☆☆☆
201718.8796 of 93815.1%★☆☆☆☆
201623.5750 of 93219.5%★☆☆☆☆
201521.5753 of 91417.6%★☆☆☆☆
201441.7602 of 92635.0%★★☆☆☆
201330.3694 of 92825.2%★☆☆☆☆
201212.7831 of 93010.6%★☆☆☆☆
201115.0803 of 92413.1%★☆☆☆☆
201054.7459 of 92050.1%★★★☆☆
200941.2590 of 90935.1%★★☆☆☆
200853.2465 of 90848.8%★★☆☆☆
200745.4555 of 91139.1%★★☆☆☆
200629.3687 of 91124.6%★☆☆☆☆
20053.7869 of 8872.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20042.1873 of 8821.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20032.6873 of 8841.2%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202627.7158 of 18816.0%★☆☆☆☆
202147.073 of 16656.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202243.9336 of 67250.0%★★★☆☆
202134.9407 of 63235.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.6491 of 66526.2%★☆☆☆☆
201821.5577 of 65612.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202621.5285 of 2912.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202349.785 of 26467.8%★★★☆☆
202155.746 of 24080.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202611.5798 of 8698.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.0761 of 86912.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3735 of 88617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202324.8678 of 88723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.1776 of 90113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202116.5754 of 89816.0%★☆☆☆☆
201932.2655 of 90227.4%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1725 of 89318.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202637.5299 of 47537.1%★★☆☆☆
202542.9248 of 45845.9%★★☆☆☆
202442.0243 of 44645.5%★★☆☆☆
202350.1169 of 42059.8%★★★☆☆
202248.9153 of 40161.8%★★★☆☆
202159.2101 of 37973.4%★★★★☆
201958.5133 of 39866.6%★★★☆☆
201842.5225 of 37940.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202626.9607 of 74218.2%★☆☆☆☆
202536.0498 of 73632.3%★★☆☆☆
202438.3491 of 76035.4%★★☆☆☆
202340.7465 of 75738.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.2525 of 77232.0%★★☆☆☆
202141.9413 of 70541.4%★★☆☆☆
201957.1266 of 70062.0%★★★☆☆
201834.1512 of 68525.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202615.4772 of 87912.2%★☆☆☆☆
202519.3733 of 88417.1%★☆☆☆☆
202418.9742 of 89116.7%★☆☆☆☆
202315.2785 of 89612.4%★☆☆☆☆
202221.4734 of 90819.2%★☆☆☆☆
202124.9682 of 90424.6%★☆☆☆☆
201936.9595 of 90734.4%★★☆☆☆
201819.7754 of 89816.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202621.0625 of 70911.8%★☆☆☆☆
202527.7543 of 71724.3%★☆☆☆☆
202416.6694 of 7315.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.8390 of 70344.5%★★☆☆☆
202232.5652 of 90528.0%★☆☆☆☆
202133.9614 of 89431.3%★★☆☆☆
201956.1345 of 89661.5%★★★☆☆
201838.1590 of 88633.4%★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202117.9757 of 92518.2%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202133.4245 of 39938.6%★★☆☆☆
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)50th percentile+34 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)39th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+10 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)18th percentile~ school
African American (2026)16th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)12th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)8th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Science30%-11 vs state
English Language Arts18%-22 vs state
Mathematics11%-30 vs state

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Students at Washington are 66% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Washington ranks in the bottom 7.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Washington.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 MCAS Next Generation test scoresSep 29, 2025
2023–24 school spending dataMay 8, 2025
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 1, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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