Elias Brookings

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Elias Brookings is an elementary school in Springfield, MA that serves 270 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the underperforming Springfield school district, which is ranked 328 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elias Brookings consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 735-912 out of 916-942 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. Additionally, Elias Brookings struggles to support certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% for male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school performs better for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 33% and top 21% of Massachusetts elementary schools, respectively.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($19,898 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average for elementary schools (around $15,000 per student), Elias Brookings is not seeing commensurate improvements in academic outcomes. The nearby Kensington International School, William N. DeBerry, and Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School generally perform better than Elias Brookings on academic measures, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level resources and demographics may be contributing to the underperformance of Elias Brookings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 433 Walnut Street
       Springfield, MA  01105


(413) 787-7200

District: Springfield

SchoolDigger Rank:
735th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,898 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  9.7 Help
Number of students:  289

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.4%
African American:
21.8%
Two or more races:
2.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.1% Help


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Compare Details Elias Brookings ranks worse than 80.2% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 14th among 32 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.41. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.4%), African American (21.8%), two or more races (2.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elias Brookings is 9.7, which is the 8th best among 32 elementary schools in the Springfield School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elias Brookings is $19,898, which is the 9th highest among 32 elementary schools in the Springfield School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elias Brookings:

SchoolDigger ranks Elias Brookings 735th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Elias Brookings in the ranking list.)

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Springfield:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield 328th of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elias Brookings

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Rank History for all students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 5.68 838th 884 5.2%
2004 3.46 867th 882 1.7%
2005 3.49 874th 887 1.5%
2006 4.77 890th 911 2.3%
2007 1.27 907th 911 0.4%
2008 1.99 902nd 908 0.7%
2009 2.21 897th 909 1.3%
2010 1.35 915th 920 0.5%
2011 6.49 890th 924 3.7%
2012 11.10 841st 930 9.6%
2013 4.57 900th 928 3.0%
2014 16.97 798th 926 13.8%
2015 7.65 878th 914 3.9%
2016 25.27 735th 932 21.1%
2017 18.50 799th 938 14.8%
2018 15.17 830th 934 11.1%
2019 8.88 891st 942 5.4%
2021 6.28 912th 936 2.6%
2022 10.27 865th 932 7.2%
2023 19.03 754th 928 18.8%
2024 20.41 735th 916 19.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.86 90th 258 65.1%
2024 57.88 59th 282 79.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.02 700th 886 21.0%
2019 19.81 814th 896 9.2%
2021 10.21 876th 894 2.0%
2022 15.63 846th 905 6.5%
2023 36.54 418th 703 40.5%
2024 42.20 383rd 731 47.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.34 522nd 685 23.8%
2019 22.55 609th 700 13.0%
2021 13.19 681st 705 3.4%
2022 17.71 708th 772 8.3%
2023 39.97 475th 757 37.3%
2024 44.96 406th 760 46.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.40 815th 893 8.7%
2019 9.22 864th 902 4.2%
2021 8.08 871st 898 3.0%
2022 17.12 765th 901 15.1%
2023 24.69 681st 887 23.2%
2024 17.65 751st 886 15.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.59 591st 656 9.9%
2019 25.84 527th 665 20.8%
2021 18.64 579th 632 8.4%
2022 18.09 626th 672 6.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.77 747th 898 16.8%
2019 11.67 839th 907 7.5%
2021 6.49 888th 904 1.8%
2022 6.51 889th 908 2.1%
2023 17.73 756th 896 15.6%
2024 26.56 662nd 891 25.7%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 7.56 891st 925 3.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.12 86th 174 50.6%
2019 47.48 87th 172 49.4%
2021 22.51 150th 166 9.6%
2022 30.15 132nd 173 23.7%
2024 43.91 87th 167 47.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elias Brookings

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.35 250th 379 34.0%
2019 20.95 354th 398 11.1%
2021 24.72 321st 379 15.3%
2022 35.43 257th 401 35.9%
2023 55.94 136th 420 67.6%
2024 54.73 148th 446 66.8%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Elias Brookings

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 167 134 23 247 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1989 140 142 11 266 0 n/a n/a 0 559
1990 127 158 11 268 0 n/a n/a 0 564
1991 115 196 24 301 1 n/a n/a 0 637
1992 230 183 8 133 0 n/a n/a 0 554
1993 222 203 12 176 2 n/a n/a 0 615
1994 212 203 11 161 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1995 160 209 17 213 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1996 160 209 17 213 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1997 148 215 13 207 0 n/a n/a 0 583
1998 164 194 20 218 4 n/a n/a 0 600
1999 157 238 12 230 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2000 140 262 8 255 0 n/a n/a 0 665
2001 131 279 7 292 0 n/a n/a 0 709
2002 78 223 4 275 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2003 78 223 4 275 0 n/a n/a 0 580
2004 49 171 5 257 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2005 47 171 4 277 1 n/a n/a 0 500
2006 41 125 2 253 0 n/a n/a 35 456
2007 51 140 1 260 0 n/a n/a 33 485
2008 47 129 0 262 0 n/a n/a 26 464
2009 35 90 2 221 0 0 19 0 367
2010 35 89 4 210 0 0 25 0 363
2011 38 80 5 199 0 0 21 0 343
2012 25 73 7 212 0 0 12 0 329
2013 24 60 5 250 0 0 7 0 346
2014 18 69 2 235 0 0 4 0 328
2015 16 63 1 246 1 0 3 0 330
2016 23 92 1 252 1 0 7 0 376
2017 32 91 1 246 3 0 6 0 379
2018 24 79 1 230 3 0 6 0 343
2019 23 71 1 226 4 0 11 0 336
2020 14 68 2 231 2 0 8 0 325
2021 16 59 2 210 2 0 8 0 297
2022 12 64 0 218 1 0 4 0 299
2023 9 60 0 195 1 0 5 0 270
2024 6 63 1 212 0 0 7 0 289

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elias Brookings

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 571 n/a n/a n/a
1989 559 n/a n/a n/a
1990 564 n/a n/a n/a
1991 637 n/a n/a n/a
1992 554 n/a n/a n/a
1993 615 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 587 n/a n/a n/a
1995 599 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 599 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 583 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 600 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 637 n/a 0.0 85.4
2000 665 n/a 0.0 91.4
2001 709 n/a 0.0 91.7
2002 580 n/a n/a 81.6
2003 580 n/a n/a 81.6
2004 482 53.0 9.1 92.5
2005 500 47.0 10.6 91.4
2006 456 53.8 8.5 92.2
2007 485 47.0 10.3 99.8
2008 464 48.1 9.6 96.8
2009 367 36.6 10.0 91.8
2010 363 30.4 11.9 90.6
2011 343 32.0 10.6 95
2012 329 38.3 8.5 95.1
2013 346 35.7 9.6 95.7
2014 328 33.4 9.8 97.3
2015 330 28.0 11.7 86.1
2016 376 29.0 12.9 n/a
2017 379 30.4 12.4 n/a
2018 343 27.9 12.2 n/a
2019 336 28.0 12.0 n/a
2020 325 29.0 11.2 n/a
2021 297 29.0 10.2 n/a
2022 299 29.7 10.0 n/a
2023 270 29.2 9.2 n/a
2024 289 29.4 9.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elias Brookings

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 571 n/a n/a n/a
1989 559 n/a n/a n/a
1990 564 n/a n/a n/a
1991 637 n/a n/a n/a
1992 554 n/a n/a n/a
1993 615 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 587 n/a n/a n/a
1995 599 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 599 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 583 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 600 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 637 n/a 0.0 85.4
2000 665 n/a 0.0 91.4
2001 709 n/a 0.0 91.7
2002 580 n/a n/a 81.6
2003 580 n/a n/a 81.6
2004 482 53.0 9.1 92.5
2005 500 47.0 10.6 91.4
2006 456 53.8 8.5 92.2
2007 485 47.0 10.3 99.8
2008 464 48.1 9.6 96.8
2009 367 36.6 10.0 91.8
2010 363 30.4 11.9 90.6
2011 343 32.0 10.6 95
2012 329 38.3 8.5 95.1
2013 346 35.7 9.6 95.7
2014 328 33.4 9.8 97.3
2015 330 28.0 11.7 86.1
2016 376 29.0 12.9 n/a
2017 379 30.4 12.4 n/a
2018 343 27.9 12.2 n/a
2019 336 28.0 12.0 n/a
2020 325 29.0 11.2 n/a
2021 297 29.0 10.2 n/a
2022 299 29.7 10.0 n/a
2023 270 29.2 9.2 n/a
2024 289 29.4 9.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Elias Brookings

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,254 (7.3%) $16,003 (92.7%) $17,256
2020 $1,582 (8.8%) $16,436 (91.2%) $18,017
2021 $2,062 (10.4%) $17,836 (89.6%) $19,898

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elias Brookings

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 891st of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 754th of 928 Elementary schools
 13.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Elias Brookings)2325
 2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Springfield)4125.6
 15.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Elias Brookings)1427.5
 13.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Springfield)3020.7
 9.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Elias Brookings)3223.8
 8.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield)3321
 12%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Elias Brookings)2931
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Springfield)2822.9
 5.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Elias Brookings)3015.2
 14.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield)3727.6
 9.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Elias Brookings)2427.3
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Springfield)3019.8
 10.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Elias Brookings)1915.2
 3.9%
   5th Grade Science (Springfield)2923.8
 5.2%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Elias Brookings)2921.7
 7.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Springfield)3021.9
 8.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Elias Brookings)2228.7
 6.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Springfield)2516.3
 8.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Elias Brookings)1915.2
 3.9%
   All Grades Science (Springfield)2318.1
 4.9%
   All Grades Science (Massachusetts)4741.2
 5.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students336270
 19.6%
African American7160
 15.5%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic226195
 13.7%
Pacific Islander00
White239
 60.9%
Two or More Races115
 54.5%


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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