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John R Fausey

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John R Fausey ranks 292 nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

John R Fausey is an exceptional elementary school located in West Springfield, MA, serving 445 students in grades 1-5. This school consistently outperforms the West Springfield school district and the state of Massachusetts in academic achievement, particularly in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 45.63% of all students at John R Fausey were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.84% in the West Springfield district and 41.53% statewide. In Mathematics, 57.79% of students at John R Fausey were proficient or better, compared to 34.75% in the district and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance is especially strong in Science, with 64.63% of students proficient or better, far exceeding the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, John R Fausey outperforms other elementary schools in the West Springfield district, as well as lower-performing schools in the Springfield district. The school's consistent high performance, low student-teacher ratio, and efficient spending per student suggest that it is an exemplary model of effective educational practices in the region.

435

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,481

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

784 Amostown Rd
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 263-3314

District: West Springfield

Students who attend John R Fausey usually attend:

Middle:	West Springfield Middle
High:	West Springfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 63rd percentile in 2022 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2025) from a 63rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Massachusetts median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg41%

292^nd of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	68.9	292 of 906	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	247 of 916	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	274 of 928	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	347 of 932	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	294 of 936	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	321 of 942	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	320 of 934	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	79.9	172 of 938	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	111 of 932	88.1%	★★★★☆
2015	88.1	62 of 914	93.2%	★★★★★
2014	67.6	314 of 926	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.9	233 of 928	74.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	290 of 930	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	343 of 924	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	464 of 920	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.9	284 of 909	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	437 of 908	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	457 of 911	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.8	459 of 911	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.6	503 of 887	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.5	607 of 882	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.2	559 of 884	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	553 of 672	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	467 of 632	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	485 of 665	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	518 of 656	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	224 of 869	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	193 of 886	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	243 of 887	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	298 of 901	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	193 of 898	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	264 of 902	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	319 of 893	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	26 of 458	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	25 of 446	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	49 of 420	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	27 of 401	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	14 of 379	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	68.0	86 of 398	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	66 of 379	82.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	44 of 736	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	49 of 760	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	56 of 757	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.1	98 of 772	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	136 of 705	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	170 of 700	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	96 of 685	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	339 of 884	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	276 of 891	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.5	300 of 896	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	414 of 908	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	408 of 904	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	352 of 907	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	299 of 898	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	295 of 717	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	511 of 731	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	352 of 703	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	250 of 905	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	54.8	357 of 894	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	334 of 896	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	242 of 886	72.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	74.7	232 of 925	74.9%	★★★★☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	47.4	179 of 399	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	276 of 737	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	198 of 753	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	220 of 762	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	373 of 764	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	287 of 765	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	299 of 780	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	242 of 772	68.7%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+26 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)75th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)55th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+23 vs state

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

English Language Arts46%+4 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)		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 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
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
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
Tatham	Public	K-5	61 Laurel Rd	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3330	277	24	11.7		199 (71.8%)	17 (6.1%)	36 (13.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	71.4	269^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.3%		72.1	268^th of 916 public elementary schools	70.7%	1	43.6	58.5	58.5	54.5	41.0	64.2	56.6	55.2	52.8	52.8	$17,982
John Ashley	Public	PK-K	88 Massasoit Avenue	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3323	148	18	8.4		78 (52.7%)	5 (3.4%)	51 (34.5%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)											$20,416
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
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
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
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
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
Bowe	Public	K-5	115 Hampden Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3431	411	33	12.3		99 (24.1%)	20 (4.9%)	267 (65.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	20.7	728^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.4	797^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.0%	69	24.1	20.3	29.8	24.2	29.3	19.0	21.1	22.7	35.1	35.1	$20,380

Frequently Asked Questions about John R Fausey

What schools do graduates of John R Fausey attend?

Students who attend John R Fausey usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Springfield Middle
High : West Springfield High

What district is John R Fausey in?

West Springfield

How many students attend John R Fausey?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended John R Fausey.

What is the racial makeup of John R Fausey?

Students at John R Fausey are 59% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American.

Is John R Fausey a good school?

John R Fausey ranks 292^nd of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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