Thomas M Balliet Primary School
52 Rosewell St
Springfield MA, 01109, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-7446
Ranking:
(1,125 out of 1,316, bottom 15%)*

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: | 22 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 332 | 314 | 314 | 345 | 289 | 281 | 279 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 47 | 14.2% | 54 | 17.2% | 41 | 13.1% | 45 | 13.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 45 | 13.6% | 39 | 12.4% | 48 | 15.3% | 52 | 15.1% | 40 | 13.8% | 41 | 14.6% | 40 | 14.3% |
Grade 1: | 51 | 15.4% | 48 | 15.3% | 43 | 13.7% | 43 | 12.5% | 48 | 16.6% | 39 | 13.9% | 53 | 19.0% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 15.1% | 50 | 15.9% | 38 | 12.1% | 51 | 14.8% | 46 | 15.9% | 44 | 15.7% | 54 | 19.4% |
Grade 3: | 49 | 14.8% | 35 | 11.1% | 46 | 14.6% | 42 | 12.2% | 46 | 15.9% | 61 | 21.7% | 46 | 16.5% |
Grade 4: | 44 | 13.3% | 53 | 16.9% | 38 | 12.1% | 58 | 16.8% | 60 | 20.8% | 48 | 17.1% | 51 | 18.3% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 13.9% | 35 | 11.1% | 60 | 19.1% | 54 | 15.7% | 49 | 17.0% | 48 | 17.1% | 35 | 12.5% |
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: | 176 | 53.0% | 165 | 52.5% | 167 | 53.2% | 179 | 51.9% | 159 | 55.0% | 147 | 52.3% | 135 | 48.4% |
Female: | 156 | 47.0% | 149 | 47.5% | 147 | 46.8% | 166 | 48.1% | 130 | 45.0% | 134 | 47.7% | 118 | 42.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 6 | 1.8% | 5 | 1.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 185 | 55.7% | 152 | 48.4% | 136 | 43.3% | 168 | 48.7% | 133 | 46.0% | 129 | 45.9% | 119 | 42.7% |
Black: | 94 | 28.3% | 95 | 30.3% | 99 | 31.5% | 91 | 26.4% | 80 | 27.7% | 74 | 26.3% | 80 | 28.7% |
White: | 40 | 12.0% | 54 | 17.2% | 62 | 19.7% | 66 | 19.1% | 56 | 19.4% | 56 | 19.9% | 53 | 19.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.1% | 7 | 2.2% | 13 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.3% | 13 | 4.5% | 14 | 5.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 74.7% | 229 | 72.9% | 225 | 71.7% | 247 | 71.6% | 191 | 66.1% | 186 | 66.2% | 185 | 66.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 11.4% | 23 | 7.3% | 27 | 8.6% | 41 | 11.9% | 41 | 14.2% | 46 | 16.4% | 34 | 12.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.01 | 12.08 | 13.62 | 18.17 | 14.45 | 16.20 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 42% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 45% | 40% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 42% | 32% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 31% | 36% | 57% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 39% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 40% | 61% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 32% | 40% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 22% | 35% | 57% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 32% | 52% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 60% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 43% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 34% | 38% | 60% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 41% | 65% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 37% | 46% | 66% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 24% | 44% | 61% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 43% | 52% | 67% |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 40% | 63% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77% | 41% | 62% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 38% | 58% |
2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 72.7% | 31.6% | 56% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 36% | 56% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 28% | 50% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 28% | 50% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 32% | 56% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 27% | 49% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 28% | 53% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 26% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 28% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 31% | 53% |
2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49.1% | 20.6% | 40% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 25% | 42% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 21% | 41% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 19% | 40% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 38% | 27% | 48% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 31% | 49% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 27% | 48% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 26% | 48% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 8% | 25% | 47% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 30% | 51% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 34% | 52% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 32% | 59% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 37% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 35% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 37% | 63% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 35% | 63% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 41% | 67% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 33% | 61% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 43% | 65% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 18% | 43% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 26% | 51% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 28% | 52% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 30% | 54% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 26% | 55% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 32% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 34% | 57% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 42% | 61% |
2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 40.82% | 27% | 52% |
2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 26% | 55% |
2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 30% | 51% |
2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 24% | 50% |
2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 24% | 51% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 21% | 50% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 17% | 18% | 49% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 25% | 53% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 22% | 26% | 50% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 28% | 52% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 30% | 33% | 51% |
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* Thomas M Balliet 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.