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Frank H Freedman Primary School
90 Cherokee Dr
Springfield MA, 01109, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-7443
Ranking:
(978 out of 1,316, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 265 | 279 | 303 | 282 | 279 | 292 | 275 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 50 | 18.9% | 54 | 19.4% | 51 | 16.8% | 43 | 15.2% | 45 | 16.1% | 47 | 16.1% | 54 | 19.6% |
Grade 1: | 49 | 18.5% | 43 | 15.4% | 58 | 19.1% | 45 | 16.0% | 49 | 17.6% | 48 | 16.4% | 43 | 15.6% |
Grade 2: | 44 | 16.6% | 50 | 17.9% | 47 | 15.5% | 49 | 17.4% | 46 | 16.5% | 46 | 15.8% | 56 | 20.4% |
Grade 3: | 45 | 17.0% | 44 | 15.8% | 52 | 17.2% | 46 | 16.3% | 45 | 16.1% | 56 | 19.2% | 44 | 16.0% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 13.6% | 46 | 16.5% | 49 | 16.2% | 47 | 16.7% | 50 | 17.9% | 50 | 17.1% | 42 | 15.3% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 15.5% | 42 | 15.1% | 46 | 15.2% | 52 | 18.4% | 44 | 15.8% | 45 | 15.4% | 36 | 13.1% |
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: | 123 | 46.4% | 136 | 48.7% | 146 | 48.2% | 137 | 48.6% | 130 | 46.6% | 143 | 49.0% | 119 | 43.3% |
Female: | 142 | 53.6% | 143 | 51.3% | 157 | 51.8% | 145 | 51.4% | 149 | 53.4% | 149 | 51.0% | 124 | 45.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 7 | 2.3% | 9 | 3.2% | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 148 | 55.8% | 151 | 54.1% | 170 | 56.1% | 146 | 51.8% | 145 | 52.0% | 145 | 49.7% | 127 | 46.2% |
Black: | 65 | 24.5% | 59 | 21.1% | 62 | 20.5% | 60 | 21.3% | 60 | 21.5% | 58 | 19.9% | 67 | 24.4% |
White: | 48 | 18.1% | 60 | 21.5% | 55 | 18.2% | 47 | 16.7% | 41 | 14.7% | 54 | 18.5% | 45 | 16.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.5% | 9 | 3.0% | 20 | 7.1% | 23 | 8.2% | 27 | 9.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 75.1% | 209 | 74.9% | 235 | 77.6% | 210 | 74.5% | 184 | 65.9% | 178 | 61.0% | 175 | 63.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 9.1% | 22 | 7.9% | 18 | 5.9% | 21 | 7.4% | 25 | 9.0% | 31 | 10.6% | 27 | 9.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.51 | 15.60 | 15.70 | 14.19 | 13.29 | 16.70 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 41.5% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 57% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 83% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 63% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 30% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 89% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 73% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 29% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.8% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32.6% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 43% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30.23% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 33% | 51% |
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* Frank H Freedman Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.