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Mary O Pottenger

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1435 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104 · (413) 787-7266 · Part of Springfield School District

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

Students
365
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mary O Pottenger

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.7% 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–5Mary O PottengerYou are here
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts42%
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).

1435 Carew Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten53
Grade 144
Grade 254
Grade 355
Grade 449
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
423’20
404’21
395’22
366’23
365’24

Down 13.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%Black 12%White 8%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary O Pottenger 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.