Springfield City Wire

Among the many ethnicities represented in Hampden County schools, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year was Hispanic, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of the 62,640 pupils attending Hampden County schools, 43.1% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnic group, making up 41.7% of the Hampden County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Hampden County schools, representing 42.8% of the student body.

Memorial School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, which included 39.9% of Hispanic students, 35.9% of white students, 9.6% of Asian students, and 6.6% of African American students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.5% compared to the previous year.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abner Gibbs School	White	59.5%	153
Agawam Early Childhood Center	White	70.3%	148
Agawam High School	White	81.4%	1,052
Agawam Junior High School	White	77.4%	518
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Hispanic	55.1%	434
Alice B. Beal Elementary School	Hispanic	54.5%	299
Arthur T. Talmadge School	Hispanic	64.7%	232
Balliet Preschool	Hispanic	63.1%	149
Barry School	White	55.7%	345
Belcher School	Hispanic	46%	224
Bellamy Middle School	White	50.4%	776
Benjamin J. Phelps School	White	82.8%	308
Birchland Park School	White	70.6%	598
Blueberry Hill School	White	71.2%	392
Bowe School	Hispanic	66.3%	409
Bowie School	White	59.3%	275
Brightwood School	Hispanic	84.9%	471
Brimfield Elementary School	White	92%	287
Center	White	82.1%	424
Chester Elementary School	White	95.2%	125
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Hispanic	61.7%	274
Chicopee Academy	Hispanic	50.6%	87
Chicopee Comprehensive High School	White	55.7%	1,206
Chicopee High School	Hispanic	51.2%	914
Clifford M. Granger School	White	75.5%	335
Conservatory of the Arts	Hispanic	69.6%	322
Daniel B. Brunton School	Hispanic	58.8%	357
Dupont Middle School	Hispanic	45.7%	696
E. N. White Elementary School	Hispanic	68.3%	413
Early Childhood Education Center	Hispanic	66.5%	179
East Longmeadow High School	White	78.1%	816
East Street Elementary School	White	75.5%	318
Edward P. Boland School	Hispanic	78.8%	551
Elias Brookings School	Hispanic	71.9%	270
Emergence Academy	Hispanic	71.9%	114
Fairview Elementary School	Hispanic	50.1%	369
Forest Park Middle School	Hispanic	68.2%	352
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center	White	75.2%	133
Frank H. Freedman School	Hispanic	64.3%	277
Franklin Ave School	White	45.8%	166
Frederick Harris School	Hispanic	57%	581
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	Hispanic	65.4%	26
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College	Hispanic	70%	30
Gen. John J. Stefanik School	Hispanic	62%	389
German Gerena Community School	Hispanic	77.2%	589
Glenbrook Middle School	White	69.6%	332
Glenwood School	Hispanic	79.2%	288
Glickman Elementary School	Hispanic	68.6%	312
Granite Valley School	White	86.4%	396
Green Meadows Elementary School	White	81.9%	309
H.B. Lawrence School	Hispanic	84.4%	173
Harris Brook Elementary School	White	77.3%	642
High School Of Commerce	Hispanic	71.4%	1,103
Highland School	White	80.5%	370
Hiram L. Dorman School	Hispanic	69.7%	271
Holland Elementary School	White	91.8%	231
Holyoke High School	Hispanic	81.7%	1,515
Holyoke Middle School	Hispanic	93.6%	281
Holyoke STEM Academy	Hispanic	81.4%	290
Homer Street School	Hispanic	67.7%	405
Impact Prep at Chestnut School	Hispanic	79.1%	206
Indian Orchard Elementary School	Hispanic	69.1%	543
James Clark School	White	77.9%	307
John Ashley Kindergarten	White	52.9%	174
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Hispanic	67.2%	390
John J. Duggan Academy	Hispanic	59.8%	815
John R. Fausey School	White	62.3%	411
Joseph Metcalf School	Hispanic	76.9%	373
Kelly Elementary School	Hispanic	90.8%	325
Kensington International School	Hispanic	75%	248
Kiley Academy	Hispanic	63.8%	315
Kiley Prep School	Hispanic	62.8%	266
Lambert-Lavoie School	White	53.1%	241
Liberty Preparatory Academy	White	62.5%	8
Liberty School	Hispanic	77.7%	251
Lincoln School	Hispanic	83.5%	448
Litwin School	White	49.5%	331
Longmeadow High School	White	75.1%	904
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School	Hispanic	84.5%	399
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School	Hispanic	65.3%	337
Ludlow Senior High School	White	83.9%	795
Mapleshade School	White	74%	292
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School	Hispanic	75%	160
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	Hispanic	53.7%	298
Mary M. Lynch School	Hispanic	62.6%	219
Mary M. Walsh School	Hispanic	66.7%	261
Mary O. Pottenger School	Hispanic	74.7%	395
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School	Hispanic	83.1%	360
Meadow Brook School	White	68.6%	566
Memorial School	Hispanic	39.9%	198
Mile Tree Elementary School	White	85%	354
Milton Bradley School	Hispanic	77.3%	515
Minnechaug Regional High School	White	77.8%	984
Mittineague School	White	68.5%	149
Monson High School	White	83.1%	295
Morgan Full Service Community School	Hispanic	91.6%	285
Mountain View School	White	78.1%	269
Munger Hill School	White	72.9%	340
Old Mill Pond School	White	77.5%	599
Palmer High School	White	70.8%	535
Paper Mill School	White	64.2%	341
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School	White	85.2%	640
Paul R. Baird Middle School	White	76.6%	516
Philip G. Coburn School	White	47.9%	534
Powder Mill School	White	88.3%	384
Quarry Hill Community School	White	93.1%	130
Rebecca M. Johnson School	Hispanic	70.3%	579
Rise Academy at Van Sickle	Hispanic	68.5%	241
Roberta G. Doering School	White	81.3%	512
Robinson Park School	White	75.5%	277
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy	Hispanic	71.5%	1,360
Samuel Bowles School	Hispanic	68.9%	225
Soule Road School	White	83.9%	310
South End Middle School	Hispanic	72.2%	187
Southampton Road School	White	68.6%	325
Southwick Regional School	White	90.1%	625
Springfield Central High School	Hispanic	65.6%	2,095
Springfield High School	Hispanic	69%	203
Springfield High School of Science and Technology	Hispanic	70.7%	1,087
Springfield International Academy at Johnson	Hispanic	58.1%	31
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech	Hispanic	90.9%	88
Springfield Legacy Academy	Hispanic	86%	321
Springfield Middle School	Hispanic	75%	20
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Hispanic	62.5%	32
Springfield Public Day High School	Hispanic	60.7%	61
Springfield Public Day Middle School	Hispanic	76.5%	51
Springfield Realization Academy	Hispanic	69.2%	133
Springfield Transition Academy	Hispanic	70.3%	101
STEM Middle Academy	Hispanic	68.4%	297
Stony Hill School	White	84.5%	303
Streiber Memorial School	White	58%	226
Sumner Avenue School	Hispanic	67.2%	460
Szetela Early Childhood Center	White	52.3%	222
Tatham School	White	73.9%	230
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School	Hispanic	64.2%	631
The Springfield Virtual School	Hispanic	76.5%	430
Thomas M. Balliet School	Hispanic	56%	277
Van Sickle Academy	Hispanic	80.1%	256
Wales Elementary School	White	93.8%	96
Warner School	Hispanic	59.2%	250
Washington School	Hispanic	65.5%	420
West Springfield Early Childhood	White	46.1%	89
West Springfield High School	White	62.2%	1,186
West Springfield Middle School	White	63.7%	897
Westfield High School	White	70.9%	1,027
Westfield Intermediate School	White	71.6%	668
Westfield Middle School	White	72.4%	691
Westfield Technical Academy	White	82%	543
Westfield Virtual School	White	57%	79
White Street School	Hispanic	67.9%	417
Wilbraham Middle School	White	80.5%	599
William N. DeBerry School	Hispanic	67.2%	244
William R. Peck School	Hispanic	78.1%	192
Williams Middle School	White	72%	282
Wolf Swamp Road School	White	72.3%	444
Woodland School	White	85.6%	313