Summary:
ZIP code 01119 in Springfield contains two public elementary schools, Glickman Elementary and Mary M Lynch, both serving grades PK–5 within the Springfield Public Schools district, which ranks 322 of 351 districts in Massachusetts at the 8th percentile with 0 stars. Both schools sit in the bottom quarter of Massachusetts elementary schools and hold 1-star ratings for 2025–2026: Glickman ranks 761 of 899 (15th percentile) and Lynch ranks 733 of 899 (18th percentile). Neither school is high-performing by statewide measures, but each has distinct bright spots.
The two schools have opposite subject profiles, so families comparing them should focus on the subject that matters most for their child. Glickman is relatively stronger in math and science: its all-grade math score is 22.66% proficient versus Lynch's 16.49%, and its 3rd-grade math score of 29.73% is 5.39 percentage points above the district's 3rd-grade math score. Lynch is relatively stronger in English language arts, with 27.84% proficient in all-grade ELA versus Glickman's 20.16%. Lynch's standout result is 5th-grade ELA at 40.63% — above the district's 25.90% and above the state's 38.15%, the only 2025–2026 grade-level result in this area that exceeds the state average.
Concerns cut across both schools. Lynch's math is below the district at every grade level, and its 4th-grade math score of 13.33% is the lowest figure in the data, roughly 29.87 points below the state. Science fell sharply year over year at both: Glickman went from 43.48% in 2024–2025, above the state's 41.51%, to 25.58% in 2025–2026, while Lynch fell from 37.04% to 25.00%. Glickman spends more per student ($20,454) and has a smaller student-teacher ratio (9.8) than Lynch ($19,088 and 11.3), yet resource differences do not clearly explain the outcome patterns. Both schools also slipped in statewide percentile from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026.
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