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Sumner Avenue Primary School
45 Sumner Ave
Springfield MA, 01108, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-7430
Ranking:
(1,191 out of 1,316, bottom 9%)*

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: | 53 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 47 | 40 | 45 | |||||||
Total Students: | 539 | 560 | 528 | 540 | 475 | 473 | 464 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 74 | 13.7% | 77 | 13.8% | 65 | 12.3% | 73 | 13.5% | 61 | 12.8% | 73 | 15.4% | 58 | 12.5% |
Kindergarten: | 74 | 13.7% | 73 | 13.0% | 85 | 16.1% | 74 | 13.7% | 69 | 14.5% | 54 | 11.4% | 43 | 9.3% |
Grade 1: | 76 | 14.1% | 96 | 17.1% | 81 | 15.3% | 86 | 15.9% | 66 | 13.9% | 65 | 13.7% | 75 | 16.2% |
Grade 2: | 95 | 17.6% | 87 | 15.5% | 68 | 12.9% | 72 | 13.3% | 62 | 13.1% | 71 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.1% |
Grade 3: | 85 | 15.8% | 74 | 13.2% | 74 | 14.0% | 77 | 14.3% | 74 | 15.6% | 61 | 12.9% | 71 | 15.3% |
Grade 4: | 73 | 13.5% | 78 | 13.9% | 79 | 15.0% | 79 | 14.6% | 64 | 13.5% | 78 | 16.5% | 77 | 16.6% |
Grade 5: | 62 | 11.5% | 75 | 13.4% | 76 | 14.4% | 79 | 14.6% | 79 | 16.6% | 71 | 15.0% | 70 | 15.1% |
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: | 292 | 54.2% | 300 | 53.6% | 301 | 57.0% | 308 | 57.0% | 253 | 53.3% | 257 | 54.3% | 225 | 48.5% |
Female: | 247 | 45.8% | 260 | 46.4% | 227 | 43.0% | 232 | 43.0% | 222 | 46.7% | 216 | 45.7% | 208 | 44.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 38 | 7.1% | 35 | 6.3% | 24 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.9% | 26 | 5.5% | 25 | 5.3% | 31 | 6.7% |
Hispanic: | 354 | 65.7% | 348 | 62.1% | 327 | 61.9% | 320 | 59.3% | 255 | 53.7% | 235 | 49.7% | 202 | 43.5% |
Black: | 85 | 15.8% | 99 | 17.7% | 92 | 17.4% | 103 | 19.1% | 92 | 19.4% | 110 | 23.3% | 120 | 25.9% |
White: | 43 | 8.0% | 63 | 11.3% | 68 | 12.9% | 72 | 13.3% | 75 | 15.8% | 75 | 15.9% | 83 | 17.9% |
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: | 17 | 3.2% | 12 | 2.1% | 15 | 2.8% | 22 | 4.1% | 24 | 5.1% | 27 | 5.7% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 471 | 87.4% | 481 | 85.9% | 431 | 81.6% | 414 | 76.7% | 362 | 76.2% | 328 | 69.3% | 342 | 73.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 6.5% | 22 | 3.9% | 12 | 2.3% | 27 | 5.0% | 25 | 5.3% | 34 | 7.2% | 38 | 8.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.26 | 10.90 | 10.61 | 12.00 | 10.05 | 11.80 | 10.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 61% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 16% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 33% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 27% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 40% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 47% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 15% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 38% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 51% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 66% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 60% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23.4% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 43% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25.3% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 16% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 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 | 23% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37.98% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 33% | 51% |
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* Sumner Avenue Primary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.