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Benjamin Swan Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

680 Union Street, Springfield, MA 01109 · (413) 787-7526 · Part of Springfield School District

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

Students
486
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Benjamin Swan Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 23.7% 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–5Benjamin Swan ElementaryYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 49.3%

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

680 Union Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten72
Grade 180
Grade 272
Grade 366
Grade 475
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
393’20
369’21
405’22
499’23
486’24

Up 23.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%Black 21%Two or more races 6%White 3%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Benjamin Swan Elementary 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.