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Philip G Coburn

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Philip G Coburn ranks 677 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

677^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Philip G Coburn is an elementary school located in West Springfield, MA, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 573. The school is part of the West Springfield school district, which is ranked 232 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Philip G Coburn has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 677-829 out of around 900 schools over the past 9 years. Its performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the West Springfield district and Massachusetts state averages across all grades and subjects. The school struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts schools for White, Asian, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, but performing better for Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spending per student that is higher than the state average, Philip G Coburn lags behind nearby schools like John R Fausey and Mittineague in academic performance. This raises questions about resource allocation, leadership, and best practices that could be shared across the West Springfield district to drive improvement. The school's relatively strong performance for English Language Learner students compared to other subgroups suggests an area of strength that could be leveraged to improve overall school outcomes.

699

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,312

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Southworth Street
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 263-3318

District: West Springfield

Students who attend Philip G Coburn usually attend:

Middle:	West Springfield Middle
High:	West Springfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2019 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 25th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 19 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg41%

677^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the West Springfield

232^nd of 348West Springfield 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	24.9	677 of 906	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	749 of 916	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	791 of 928	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	783 of 932	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	800 of 936	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	829 of 942	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	745 of 934	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	768 of 938	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	715 of 932	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.3	603 of 914	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.5	591 of 926	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	565 of 928	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.9	634 of 930	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.3	672 of 924	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.9	601 of 920	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	430 of 909	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.2	520 of 908	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.4	489 of 911	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.1	638 of 911	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	21.1	728 of 887	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.7	779 of 882	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.4	749 of 884	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	141 of 152	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	143 of 145	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	142 of 143	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	155 of 155	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	35.3	414 of 672	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	461 of 632	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	658 of 665	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	552 of 656	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	50 of 281	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	112 of 282	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	42 of 264	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	122 of 267	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	156 of 240	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	206 of 258	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	147 of 244	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	632 of 869	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	711 of 886	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	748 of 887	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	768 of 901	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	806 of 898	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	804 of 902	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	693 of 893	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	175 of 458	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	283 of 446	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	295 of 420	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.8	171 of 401	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	250 of 379	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	363 of 398	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	239 of 379	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	467 of 736	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	580 of 760	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	547 of 757	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	561 of 772	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	498 of 705	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	524 of 700	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	407 of 685	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	687 of 884	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	748 of 891	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	752 of 896	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	752 of 908	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	754 of 904	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	771 of 907	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	735 of 898	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	485 of 717	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	429 of 731	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	388 of 703	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	686 of 905	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	701 of 894	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	708 of 896	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	515 of 886	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.0	830 of 925	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	37.5	226 of 399	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	673 of 737	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	719 of 753	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	700 of 762	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	718 of 764	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	733 of 765	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	733 of 780	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	691 of 772	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)82nd percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+37 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)43rd percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2024)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

English Language Arts24%-18 vs state

Science22%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Philip G Coburn

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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
Philip G Coburn	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Southworth Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3318	699	65	10.7		345 (49.4%)	57 (8.2%)	188 (26.9%)	58 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	24.9	677^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.3	749^th of 916 public elementary schools	18.2%	72	30.3	29.0	13.9				24.0	40.9	36.8	20.3				32.1	22.1		22.1		$20,312
Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7314	431	33	12.9		19 (4.4%)	47 (10.9%)	355 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3.5	902^nd of 906 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.5	909^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.8%	7	4.9	5.9	0.0				4.0	3.3	5.9	6.5				5.2	8.7		8.7		$25,021
Brightwood	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7238	456	31	14.4		10 (2.2%)	35 (7.7%)	403 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4.8	894^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.3%		6.7	890^th of 916 public elementary schools	2.8%	4	6.2	8.6	7.8				7.5	6.2	10.0	6.3				7.5	9.5		9.5		$22,530
Memorial	Public	1-5	201 Norman Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3333	189	21	9.1		70 (37.0%)	13 (6.9%)	81 (42.9%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	34	602^nd of 906 public elementary schools	33.6%		15.8	791^st of 916 public elementary schools	13.6%	189	29.7	28.6	40.0				32.2	35.1	30.6	34.3				33.1	40.0		40.0		$20,422
German Gerena Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Birnie Avenue	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7320	621	56	11.1		20 (3.2%)	82 (13.2%)	484 (77.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	23.3	697^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.8	756^th of 916 public elementary schools	17.5%	59	23.8	23.0	36.6				27.7	19.1	13.8	23.5				18.7	42.0		42.0		$26,671
Mittineague	Public	1-5	26 Second Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3327	110	13	8.3		63 (57.3%)	6 (5.5%)	34 (30.9%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	39.2	553^rd of 906 public elementary schools	39.0%		63.4	334^th of 916 public elementary schools	63.5%	219	41.7	36.4	27.6				34.7	37.5	63.6	24.1				40.0	31.0		31.0		$20,246
William P. Sapelli Elementary	Public	K-4	65 Begley Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 821-0582	290	21	14.1		219 (75.5%)	10 (3.4%)	44 (15.2%)	8 (2.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	37.1	579^th of 906 public elementary schools	36.1%		54.9	415^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.7%	164	46.0	27.9					36.0	40.0	31.7					35.5					$21,954
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
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
John R Fausey	Public	K-5	784 Amostown Rd	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3314	435	37	11.6		258 (59.3%)	16 (3.7%)	112 (25.7%)	24 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	68.9	292^nd of 906 public elementary schools	67.8%		74.8	247^th of 916 public elementary schools	73.0%	45	41.3	41.1	55.6				45.6	51.7	62.2	59.8				57.8	64.6		64.6		$18,481

Frequently Asked Questions about Philip G Coburn

What is the racial makeup of Philip G Coburn?

Students at Philip G Coburn are 49% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Philip G Coburn a good school?

Philip G Coburn ranks 677^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Philip G Coburn?

In the 2024-25 school year, 699 students attended Philip G Coburn.

What district is Philip G Coburn in?

West Springfield

What schools do graduates of Philip G Coburn attend?

Students who attend Philip G Coburn usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Springfield Middle
High : West Springfield High

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