Boland School
426 Armory St
Springfield MA, 01104, Hampden County
Phone: 413-750-2511
Ranking:
(1,249 out of 1,316, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Springfield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 62 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 790 | 754 | 768 | 748 | 671 | 615 | 634 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 198 | 25.1% | 198 | 26.3% | 191 | 24.9% | 180 | 24.1% | 195 | 29.1% | 161 | 26.2% | 142 | 22.4% |
Kindergarten: | 90 | 11.4% | 85 | 11.3% | 92 | 12.0% | 93 | 12.4% | 86 | 12.8% | 58 | 9.4% | 70 | 11.0% |
Grade 1: | 105 | 13.3% | 102 | 13.5% | 102 | 13.3% | 101 | 13.5% | 67 | 10.0% | 80 | 13.0% | 91 | 14.4% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 12.7% | 98 | 13.0% | 116 | 15.1% | 80 | 10.7% | 77 | 11.5% | 85 | 13.8% | 89 | 14.0% |
Grade 3: | 105 | 13.3% | 103 | 13.7% | 78 | 10.2% | 88 | 11.8% | 90 | 13.4% | 85 | 13.8% | 71 | 11.2% |
Grade 4: | 109 | 13.8% | 82 | 10.9% | 98 | 12.8% | 98 | 13.1% | 91 | 13.6% | 69 | 11.2% | 84 | 13.2% |
Grade 5: | 83 | 10.5% | 86 | 11.4% | 91 | 11.8% | 108 | 14.4% | 65 | 9.7% | 77 | 12.5% | 87 | 13.7% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 418 | 52.9% | 422 | 56.0% | 412 | 53.6% | 404 | 54.0% | 359 | 53.5% | 342 | 55.6% | 341 | 53.8% |
Female: | 372 | 47.1% | 332 | 44.0% | 356 | 46.4% | 344 | 46.0% | 312 | 46.5% | 273 | 44.4% | 256 | 40.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 618 | 78.2% | 591 | 78.4% | 587 | 76.4% | 542 | 72.5% | 479 | 71.4% | 434 | 70.6% | 424 | 66.9% |
Black: | 88 | 11.1% | 92 | 12.2% | 96 | 12.5% | 100 | 13.4% | 80 | 11.9% | 78 | 12.7% | 72 | 11.4% |
White: | 63 | 8.0% | 56 | 7.4% | 64 | 8.3% | 71 | 9.5% | 78 | 11.6% | 74 | 12.0% | 97 | 15.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 9 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.0% | 23 | 3.1% | 23 | 3.4% | 20 | 3.3% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 706 | 89.4% | 685 | 90.8% | 682 | 88.8% | 658 | 88.0% | 578 | 86.1% | 521 | 84.7% | 505 | 79.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 3.7% | 27 | 3.6% | 32 | 4.2% | 20 | 2.7% | 27 | 4.0% | 30 | 4.9% | 40 | 6.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.66 | 12.89 | 12.70 | 12.89 | 11.49 | 10.60 | 10.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38.5% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 19% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 28% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 23% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 35% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 25% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21.5% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13.9% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 11% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 43% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18.07% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 33% | 51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Boland School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.