Schools in Zip Code 01118

Zip code 01118 is home to three public elementary schools — Frederick Harris, Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School, and Arthur T Talmadge — all serving pre-kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the Springfield district. Together they enroll 1,070 students, from 570 at Frederick Harris to 304 at Dryden and 196 at Talmadge. There are no middle or high schools in this zip. It is worth knowing that Springfield ranks 322nd of 351 districts, in the 8th percentile with 0 stars, so all three schools operate within a district scoring well below state averages.

Even so, outcomes differ dramatically school to school. Frederick Harris is the clear standout: in 2025–2026 it scored above the state in all three tested subjects — ELA 46.7, Math 42.64, and Science 48.48 — and it is the only 3-star school here, climbing from the 31st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 59th in 2025–2026. Mary A. Dryden is a mixed picture, with the zip's highest Science proficiency at 50% (above the state) but ELA and Math below state averages; it ranks 539th of 899, at the 40th percentile with 2 stars. Arthur T Talmadge is the concern, with ELA 26.25, Math 15, and Science 0, ranking 769th of 899 at the 14th percentile with 1 star.

A few broader patterns stand out. Talmadge has the highest per-student spending ($19,817) and smallest classes (8.3 students per teacher) yet the weakest results, while Harris spends the least ($18,487) with the largest classes (12.1) and performs best — though spending data is from 2020–2021 and small grade cohorts can skew percentages. Compared with district averages, Harris and Dryden exceed Springfield in all three subjects, while Talmadge beats the district only in ELA. Note that free/reduced-lunch data is unavailable, so socioeconomic context cannot be assessed, and Talmadge's 5th-grade Math and Science were reported as 0% proficient.