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Paper Mill

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Paper Mill ranks 616 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Paper Mill is an elementary school in Westfield, MA that serves 316 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Westfield school district, which is ranked 254 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Paper Mill's performance on MCAS Next Generation tests is generally lower than the Westfield district and Massachusetts state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.77% of Paper Mill students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.54% in Westfield and 41.53% statewide. In mathematics, 35.04% of Paper Mill students were proficient or better, compared to 34.42% in Westfield and 40.74% statewide. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated but generally remains in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, ranking 616th out of 906 in 2024-2025 and receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Southampton Road Elementary, about 2 miles away, consistently outperforms Paper Mill, the school's academic performance has declined over the past several years. Additionally, there are significant disparities in performance between student subgroups at Paper Mill, with Hispanic students performing relatively well but White students and students with disabilities performing poorly. The school's relatively high student-teacher ratio and lower spending per student compared to nearby schools may be contributing factors to its weaker academic outcomes.

312

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,892

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

148 Paper Mill Rd
Westfield, MA 01085-3899

(413) 572-6519

District: Westfield

Students who attend Paper Mill usually attend:

Middle:	Westfield Intermediate School
	Westfield Middle School
High:	Westfield High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.1%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Massachusetts avg41%

616^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Westfield

254^th of 348Westfield 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	32.0	616 of 906	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	595 of 916	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	579 of 928	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	730 of 932	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	546 of 936	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.3	639 of 942	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	540 of 934	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.1	495 of 938	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	618 of 932	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.4	539 of 914	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	661 of 926	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	695 of 928	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.9	624 of 930	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	601 of 924	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.2	490 of 920	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	485 of 909	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.4	450 of 908	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.3	547 of 911	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.1	481 of 911	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.0	355 of 887	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.6	564 of 882	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.8	470 of 884	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	26.5	517 of 656	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	582 of 869	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	554 of 886	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	541 of 887	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	721 of 901	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	633 of 898	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	513 of 902	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	538 of 893	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	237 of 458	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	188 of 446	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	123 of 420	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	88 of 379	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	455 of 736	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	392 of 760	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	540 of 757	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	728 of 772	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	54.7	281 of 705	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	428 of 700	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	448 of 685	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	608 of 884	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	593 of 891	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	584 of 896	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	692 of 908	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.4	419 of 904	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	672 of 907	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	486 of 898	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	413 of 717	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	466 of 731	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	396 of 703	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	849 of 905	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	568 of 894	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	646 of 896	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	660 of 886	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	50.7	470 of 925	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	291 of 399	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	627 of 737	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	583 of 753	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	551 of 762	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	705 of 764	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	555 of 765	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	637 of 780	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	550 of 772	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)49th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)27th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2018)21st percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-6 vs state

English Language Arts31%-11 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
Paper Mill	Public	K-4	148 Paper Mill Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6519	312	28	11.2		200 (64.1%)	7 (2.2%)	74 (23.7%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.1%)	32	616^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.0%		35.3	595^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.0%	21	27.3	35.3		30.8	27.3	45.1		35.0			$18,892
Southampton Road	Public	PK, KG-4	330 Southampton Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6435	310	22	14.3		215 (69.4%)	5 (1.6%)	65 (21.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	60.3	357^th of 906 public elementary schools	60.6%		53	439^th of 916 public elementary schools	52.1%	82	52.3	41.1		47.1	58.5	39.3		49.6			$18,009
Munger Hill	Public	PK, KG-4	33 Mallard Lane	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6520	320	30	10.5		255 (79.7%)	4 (1.3%)	31 (9.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	23.9	688^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.1%		31.6	622^nd of 916 public elementary schools	32.1%	66	24.1	32.9		29.1	25.9	27.4		26.8			$18,523
Abner Gibbs	Public	K-4	50 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6418	196	18	10.7		126 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (25.5%)	13 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)											$17,599
Franklin Ave	Public	K-4	22 Franklin Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6424	176	16	10.7		73 (41.5%)	7 (4.0%)	78 (44.3%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.0%)								(n/a)											$18,220
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
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
Westfield River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	133 Franklin Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(413) 579-9400	0																		(n/a)
Highland	Public	PK, KG-4	34 Western Avenue	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6428	305	25	12.3		251 (82.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	47.4	480^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.0%		37.7	580^th of 916 public elementary schools	36.7%	100	41.8	33.3		37.4	42.6	48.3		45.6			$17,531
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Paper Mill

How many students attend Paper Mill?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Paper Mill.

Is Paper Mill a good school?

Paper Mill ranks 616^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Paper Mill in?

Westfield

What is the racial makeup of Paper Mill?

Students at Paper Mill are 64% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Paper Mill attend?

Students who attend Paper Mill usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westfield Intermediate School
Middle : Westfield Middle School
High : Westfield High

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