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William N. DeBerry

Public Grades PK, KG-5

792^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

William N. DeBerry is a PK–5 elementary school at 680 Union Street in Springfield, MA, serving 483 students in a district that ranks 322 of 351 statewide. In 2025–26 it ranked 792 of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools (12th percentile, 1 star) — its best showing since 2017–18 and its first star in eight years, after a long slide from the 31st percentile in 2016–17 to the 2nd in 2022–23.

On 2025–26 tests, DeBerry’s proficiency was 14.95% in English language arts, 13.47% in math, and 37.31% in science. That trails the Springfield district by 7.1 points in ELA and 3.9 in math, but science is 16.4 points above the district and only 3.7 below the state. Because MCAS science is given only in 5th grade, treat that science result as one cohort’s strong performance, not proof of a school-wide science program. Nearby, White Street (49th percentile) posts 40.72% ELA and 38.92% math while spending $17,859 per student with a 9.8 student–teacher ratio; DeBerry spends $20,554 with a 14.4 ratio. Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School (40th percentile) also outperforms DeBerry in all three subjects. Benjamin Swan Elementary, which shares the same address, is slightly higher in ELA and math (15.34% / 16.13%).

Improvement is broad: since 2022–23, ELA is up 4.0 points, math 6.2, and science 22.6, and every reported student group improved year over year. English learners rank in the 42nd percentile and low-income students in the 27th — well above the school’s overall 12th percentile — suggesting the school’s instruction is doing comparatively more for some of its highest-need groups. Keep in mind that free/reduced-lunch percentages are blank for every school in this data set, and no White or Asian subgroup rows are reported, which usually means the state suppressed them for small group size; read those as unreported, not as zero or a weakness. For local targets, White Street and Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School are the closest high-performing models.

483

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,579

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

680 Union Street
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-7582

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

African American:

20.9%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

792^nd of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th 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	14.1	792 of 899	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	878 of 906	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	867 of 916	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	909 of 928	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	900 of 932	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	884 of 936	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	865 of 942	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	764 of 934	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.5	651 of 938	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.0	678 of 932	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	817 of 914	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	865 of 926	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.9	906 of 928	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	918 of 930	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	898 of 924	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.8	908 of 920	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	891 of 909	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.9	869 of 908	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	887 of 911	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	897 of 911	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	777 of 887	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.8	776 of 882	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	866 of 884	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	125 of 188	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	139 of 169	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	159 of 167	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	482 of 672	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	378 of 632	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	401 of 665	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.8	180 of 656	72.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	168 of 291	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	205 of 281	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.7	93 of 282	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	137 of 258	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	766 of 869	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	828 of 869	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	845 of 886	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	843 of 887	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	878 of 901	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	862 of 898	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	782 of 902	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	811 of 893	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	320 of 475	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.9	402 of 458	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	351 of 446	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	365 of 420	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	358 of 401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	311 of 379	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	298 of 398	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.9	161 of 379	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.5	544 of 742	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	686 of 736	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	675 of 760	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	725 of 757	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	724 of 772	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	623 of 705	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	577 of 700	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	428 of 685	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	784 of 879	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	869 of 884	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	833 of 891	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	889 of 896	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	869 of 908	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	822 of 904	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	846 of 907	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	647 of 898	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	564 of 709	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	618 of 717	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	717 of 731	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	696 of 703	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	859 of 905	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	820 of 894	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	764 of 896	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	545 of 886	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	871 of 925	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.9	362 of 399	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)42nd percentile+30 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)9th percentile+4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 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)		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 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	90.3%	15 (3.1%)	100 (20.6%)	337 (69.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	11.8	824^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.3%		9.8	853^rd of 906 public elementary schools	5.8%	29	16.7	13.2	16.4	15.3	9.4	9.0	28.8	16.1	18.2	18.2	$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	94.4%	22 (4.6%)	101 (20.9%)	340 (70.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	14.1	792^nd of 899 public elementary schools	11.9%		6.5	878^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.1%	86	10.2	13.2	20.9	15.0	13.6	10.6	16.2	13.5	37.3	37.3	$23,579
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
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	$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
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	93.4%	15 (4.9%)	69 (22.7%)	212 (69.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	25.8	669^th of 899 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.2	721^st of 906 public elementary schools	20.4%	52	28.0	16.3	33.3	24.3	32.0	18.4	39.4	28.0	33.3	33.3	$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	93.2%	12 (3.1%)	73 (19.0%)	282 (73.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	17.7	751^st of 899 public elementary schools	16.5%		13	813^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.3%	62	24.6	18.8	32.7	25.5	22.8	16.7	17.3	19.1	21.2	21.2	$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	93.5%	8 (2.9%)	58 (20.9%)	193 (69.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	24.5	682^nd of 899 public elementary schools	24.1%		14.1	799^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.8%	117	20.6	30.8	15.8	23.9	17.7	38.5	21.1	27.2	36.8	36.8	$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	74.7%	46 (15.1%)	47 (15.5%)	173 (56.9%)	22 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	39.9	539^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.0%		42.3	530^th of 906 public elementary schools	41.5%	9	26.3	40.5	35.3	33.9	29.0	32.4	39.4	33.3	50.0	50.0	$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	89.4%	32 (5.5%)	61 (10.4%)	466 (79.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	30.8	620^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.0%		30	636^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.8%	16	29.2	16.9	38.9	28.7	32.3	17.2	32.4	27.5	42.3	42.3	$25,943

Frequently Asked Questions about William N. DeBerry

What is the racial makeup of William N. DeBerry?

Students at William N. DeBerry are 70% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend William N. DeBerry?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended William N. DeBerry.

What district is William N. DeBerry in?

Springfield

Is William N. DeBerry a good school?

William N. DeBerry ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of William N. DeBerry attend?

Students who attend William N. DeBerry 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 : 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

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