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Edward P. Boland School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
426 Armory Street
Springfield, MA 01104
Phone
(413) 750-2511
District
Springfield
County
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
551
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.5% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 35.8% of all U.S. schools.


Edward P. Boland School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
30%
44%
36%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
42%
19%
39%
14%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
42%
22%
43%
14%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
11
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 121 22.0%
Kindergarten 73 13.2%
Grade 1 76 13.8%
Grade 2 88 16.0%
Grade 3 64 11.6%
Grade 4 62 11.3%
Grade 5 67 12.2%
Total 551 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.0% 8.6% 57.0%
Black 11.9% 18.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 81.2% 71.2% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 1.9% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 155,305 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,873.1 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.9% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.8% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 13.0% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 58,448 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children 17.1% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.6% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.0% 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.6% 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.5% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.4% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 18.7% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,486 $298,070,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,655 $39,509,000 6.0%
Staff $872 $20,817,000 3.2%
General Administration $114 $2,714,000 0.4%
School Administration $1,129 $26,953,000 4.1%
Operation $1,886 $45,017,000 6.9%
Transportation $636 $15,190,000 2.3%
Other $404 $9,635,000 1.5%
Total Support $6,695 $159,835,000 24.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $8,332 $198,909,000 30.3%
Total Expenditures $27,513 $656,814,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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