Brightwood

471 Plainfield Street, Springfield MA, 1107 | Springfield School District | 413-787-7238
  • grades KG-5
  • students 317
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 20% 62% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 77 in Springfield
  • Ranked #0 of 2413 in Massachusetts
Proficiency Averages
31%Springfield
52%Massachusetts

Brightwood is a school servicing grades KG to 5 and is located in the district of "Springfield School District" in Springfield, MA. There are a total of 317 students and 24 teachers at Brightwood, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Brightwood has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 19.5%, which is 62% lower than the Massachusetts average.

Brightwood location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students317
Teachers24
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Brightwood, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All12%
3<= 10%
411-19%
511-19%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
320-29%
420-29%
520-29%
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Brightwood race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMassachusettsNational
White 1.1% 13.3% 65.2% 51.1%
Black 14.4% 21.6% 8.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 2.7% 6.2% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 83.4% 59.5% 16.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.1% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 2.8% 3.3% 3.1%

Springfield demographics profile

StatisticSpringfieldMassachusettsNational
Population153,6776,949,503328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,82289491
Median age33.639.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)37%53%55%
Speak English60%77%79%
Speak Spanish33%9%13%

Education level achieved in Springfield

IndexSpringfieldMassachusettsNational
Completed 8th grade73.2%88.3%84.3%
Completed high school70.9%87.2%83.0%
Completed some college46.1%65.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree26.4%49.0%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.8%41.2%30.3%
Completed masters7.1%18.2%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.5%5.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%2.6%1.3%
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Source: The Brightwood data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.