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Daniel B Brunton Primary School
1801 Parker St
Springfield MA, 01128, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-7444
Ranking:
(1,112 out of 1,316, bottom 16%)*

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: | 41 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 515 | 519 | 533 | 513 | 462 | 497 | 543 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 45 | 8.7% | 42 | 8.1% | 47 | 8.8% | 47 | 9.2% | 44 | 9.5% | 51 | 10.3% | 42 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten: | 72 | 14.0% | 76 | 14.6% | 90 | 16.9% | 83 | 16.2% | 66 | 14.3% | 48 | 9.7% | 82 | 15.1% |
Grade 1: | 85 | 16.5% | 96 | 18.5% | 89 | 16.7% | 70 | 13.6% | 64 | 13.9% | 72 | 14.5% | 95 | 17.5% |
Grade 2: | 96 | 18.6% | 78 | 15.0% | 80 | 15.0% | 70 | 13.6% | 64 | 13.9% | 80 | 16.1% | 85 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 15.3% | 71 | 13.7% | 76 | 14.3% | 70 | 13.6% | 71 | 15.4% | 89 | 17.9% | 78 | 14.4% |
Grade 4: | 67 | 13.0% | 84 | 16.2% | 66 | 12.4% | 81 | 15.8% | 88 | 19.0% | 72 | 14.5% | 82 | 15.1% |
Grade 5: | 71 | 13.8% | 72 | 13.9% | 85 | 15.9% | 92 | 17.9% | 65 | 14.1% | 85 | 17.1% | 79 | 14.5% |
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: | 253 | 49.1% | 270 | 52.0% | 275 | 51.6% | 273 | 53.2% | 247 | 53.5% | 268 | 53.9% | 280 | 51.6% |
Female: | 262 | 50.9% | 249 | 48.0% | 258 | 48.4% | 240 | 46.8% | 215 | 46.5% | 229 | 46.1% | 245 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 16 | 3.1% | 13 | 2.5% | 18 | 3.4% | 13 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.2% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.6% |
Hispanic: | 290 | 56.3% | 284 | 54.7% | 281 | 52.7% | 268 | 52.2% | 225 | 48.7% | 235 | 47.3% | 258 | 47.5% |
Black: | 85 | 16.5% | 92 | 17.7% | 94 | 17.6% | 92 | 17.9% | 94 | 20.3% | 113 | 22.7% | 118 | 21.7% |
White: | 112 | 21.7% | 116 | 22.4% | 127 | 23.8% | 128 | 25.0% | 119 | 25.8% | 125 | 25.2% | 139 | 25.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.3% | 14 | 3.0% | 9 | 1.8% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 411 | 79.8% | 407 | 78.4% | 408 | 76.5% | 377 | 73.5% | 325 | 70.3% | 316 | 63.6% | 347 | 63.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 4.3% | 24 | 4.6% | 26 | 4.9% | 20 | 3.9% | 24 | 5.2% | 32 | 6.4% | 30 | 5.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.65 | 12.36 | 13.32 | 13.57 | 11.69 | 12.40 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47.9% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 46% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 48% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 39% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 55% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 36% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27.4% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20.0% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 43% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.80% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 33% | 51% |
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* Daniel B Brunton Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.