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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Springfield

This page covers 33 elementary schools in Springfield. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

33
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 33
1
rank
Kensington International School
Grades PK–05248 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.0:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
90
/100
Student:Teacher
9.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
2
rank
Washington
Grades PK–05420 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
88
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
3
rank
Sumner Avenue
Grades PK–05460 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.7:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
87
/100
Student:Teacher
10.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
4
rank
White Street
Grades PK–05417 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
86
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
5
rank
Alice B Beal Elementary
Grades PK–05299 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
82
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
6
rank
Springfield Public Day Elementary School
Grades 01–0532 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (3.3:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
73
/100
Student:Teacher
3.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
7
rank
Arthur T Talmadge
Grades PK–05232 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.1:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
10.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
8
rank
Mary M Walsh
Grades PK–05261 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.4:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
8.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
9
rank
Samuel Bowles
Grades PK–05225 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.3:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
8.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
10
rank
Daniel B Brunton
Grades PK–05357 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.9:1) · above-average investment ($33,774/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
9.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$33,774
Above nat'l avg
23 more elementary schools in Springfield not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
33
Elementary Schools
65
Total Schools
90
#1 Score
69
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.