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D−

Brightwood

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

255 Plainfield Street, Springfield, MA 01107 · (413) 787-7238 · Part of Springfield School District

Springfield’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
456
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Brightwood

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 33.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Springfield kids: 19 middle schools

On the path

Where Springfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5BrightwoodYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

255 Plainfield Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K54
Kindergarten59
Grade 175
Grade 255
Grade 370
Grade 473
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
342’20
423’21
471’22
480’23
456’24

Up 33.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 88%Black 8%White 2%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Brightwood from Springfield families.

Other schools in Springfield School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Springfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.