Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

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Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is an elementary school in Springfield, MA serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 298 students. Despite being part of the low-performing Springfield school district, Mary A. Dryden outperforms the district average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

In 2023-2024, 33.04% of Mary A. Dryden students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 19.1% for the district, and 34.21% were proficient or better in Math compared to 16.34% for the district. The school also has a higher statewide ranking and rating compared to nearby schools, ranking 585 out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools and receiving a 2-star rating. Notably, Mary A. Dryden's Hispanic and low socioeconomic status student groups perform particularly well, ranking in the top 30-57% of Massachusetts elementary schools in those categories.

Over the past 10 years, Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom 10% of schools in 2014-2015 to the top 40% in 2023-2024. This consistent improvement suggests the school is making progress in enhancing student outcomes. While Mary A. Dryden outperforms the nearby schools in most metrics, some other schools in the area, such as Frank H. Freedman, also demonstrate relatively strong academic performance, particularly in ELA.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 190 Surrey Rd
       Springfield, MA  01118


(413) 787-7248

District: Springfield

SchoolDigger Rank:
585th of 916 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,648 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  290

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
56.2%
White:
15.5%
African American:
15.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.2% Help


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Compare Details Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School ranks worse than 63.9% of elementary schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 6th 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 37.3. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.2%), African American (15.5%), White (15.5%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is 11.3. 17 elementary schools in the Springfield School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is $18,648. 24 elementary schools in the Springfield School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School 585th of 916 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School 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 Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

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Rank History for all students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 26.49 671st 884 24.1%
2004 16.34 746th 882 15.4%
2005 25.88 681st 887 23.2%
2006 29.27 686th 911 24.7%
2007 35.35 655th 911 28.1%
2008 55.98 423rd 908 53.4%
2009 41.49 588th 909 35.3%
2010 48.75 538th 920 41.5%
2011 72.41 278th 924 69.9%
2012 77.97 199th 930 78.6%
2013 89.90 41st 928 95.6%
2014 23.98 750th 926 19.0%
2015 10.79 854th 914 6.6%
2016 15.02 831st 932 10.8%
2017 25.58 729th 938 22.3%
2018 34.57 648th 934 30.6%
2019 29.89 697th 942 26.0%
2021 40.35 569th 936 39.2%
2022 43.27 535th 932 42.6%
2023 52.98 447th 928 51.8%
2024 37.30 585th 916 36.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.89 390th 886 56.0%
2019 46.95 482nd 896 46.2%
2021 48.44 436th 894 51.2%
2022 58.01 330th 905 63.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.66 300th 685 56.2%
2019 49.51 359th 700 48.7%
2021 55.06 278th 705 60.6%
2022 59.01 275th 772 64.4%
2023 71.82 135th 757 82.2%
2024 59.27 257th 760 66.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.46 688th 893 23.0%
2019 31.16 661st 902 26.7%
2021 41.83 545th 898 39.3%
2022 50.52 463rd 901 48.6%
2023 54.18 422nd 887 52.4%
2024 43.71 511th 886 42.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.76 360th 672 46.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.62 527th 898 41.3%
2019 30.19 682nd 907 24.8%
2021 39.92 543rd 904 39.9%
2022 35.89 591st 908 34.9%
2023 51.17 439th 896 51.0%
2024 31.66 616th 891 30.9%
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Rank History for Tested In Person students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.73 646th 925 30.2%
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Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.46 127th 399 68.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.71 153rd 379 59.6%
2019 47.65 202nd 398 49.2%
2021 74.73 46th 379 87.9%
2022 74.41 55th 401 86.3%
2023 74.98 57th 420 86.4%
2024 55.81 143rd 446 67.9%
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Rank History for White students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.58 309th 772 60.0%
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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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Enrollment information for Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 188 47 0 32 0 n/a n/a 0 267
1989 175 61 1 21 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1990 186 62 0 54 0 n/a n/a 0 302
1991 195 64 3 72 0 n/a n/a 0 334
1992 189 43 2 122 0 n/a n/a 0 356
1993 174 43 2 138 0 n/a n/a 0 357
1994 139 41 2 142 0 n/a n/a 0 324
1995 129 61 4 146 0 n/a n/a 0 340
1996 129 61 4 146 0 n/a n/a 0 340
1997 127 64 3 143 0 n/a n/a 0 337
1998 137 69 4 138 0 n/a n/a 0 348
1999 117 69 3 137 0 n/a n/a 0 326
2000 110 54 9 175 0 n/a n/a 0 348
2001 110 47 10 169 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2002 84 42 12 150 0 n/a n/a 0 288
2003 84 42 12 150 0 n/a n/a 0 288
2004 78 33 17 151 0 n/a n/a 0 279
2005 88 37 15 133 0 n/a n/a 0 273
2006 88 46 15 150 0 n/a n/a 7 306
2007 87 50 9 124 0 n/a n/a 11 281
2008 83 58 7 112 0 n/a n/a 8 268
2009 78 67 8 117 0 0 15 0 285
2010 82 61 11 120 0 1 15 0 290
2011 91 56 14 126 0 1 8 0 296
2012 83 47 11 116 0 0 4 0 261
2013 78 47 14 133 0 0 6 0 278
2014 74 64 24 159 0 0 5 0 326
2015 96 64 24 162 0 1 6 0 353
2016 77 53 24 168 0 1 7 0 330
2017 77 48 24 173 0 1 9 0 332
2018 86 50 26 196 0 1 12 0 371
2019 68 52 20 186 0 0 12 0 338
2020 58 59 23 182 1 0 13 0 336
2021 61 62 27 150 1 0 10 0 311
2022 55 44 26 142 1 0 9 0 277
2023 48 46 26 161 1 0 16 0 298
2024 45 45 22 163 1 0 14 0 290

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 Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 267 n/a n/a n/a
1989 258 n/a n/a n/a
1990 302 n/a n/a n/a
1991 334 n/a n/a n/a
1992 356 n/a n/a n/a
1993 357 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 324 n/a n/a n/a
1995 340 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 340 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 337 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 348 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 326 n/a 0.0 60.7
2000 348 n/a 0.0 47.1
2001 336 n/a 0.0 43.8
2002 288 n/a n/a 72.6
2003 288 n/a n/a 72.6
2004 279 25.5 10.9 73.5
2005 273 28.5 9.6 73.3
2006 306 28.5 10.7 76.6
2007 281 26.0 10.8 74.8
2008 268 28.0 9.6 67.3
2009 285 23.9 11.9 63.5
2010 290 23.5 12.3 66.9
2011 296 23.6 12.5 71.3
2012 261 24.4 10.6 73.9
2013 278 25.2 11.0 76.3
2014 326 24.1 13.5 77.9
2015 353 24.0 14.7 74.2
2016 330 21.0 15.7 n/a
2017 332 24.4 13.5 n/a
2018 371 22.0 16.8 n/a
2019 338 22.0 15.3 n/a
2020 336 25.0 13.4 n/a
2021 311 25.0 12.4 n/a
2022 277 25.0 11.0 n/a
2023 298 26.5 11.2 n/a
2024 290 25.5 11.3 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 Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 267 n/a n/a n/a
1989 258 n/a n/a n/a
1990 302 n/a n/a n/a
1991 334 n/a n/a n/a
1992 356 n/a n/a n/a
1993 357 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 324 n/a n/a n/a
1995 340 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 340 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 337 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 348 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 326 n/a 0.0 60.7
2000 348 n/a 0.0 47.1
2001 336 n/a 0.0 43.8
2002 288 n/a n/a 72.6
2003 288 n/a n/a 72.6
2004 279 25.5 10.9 73.5
2005 273 28.5 9.6 73.3
2006 306 28.5 10.7 76.6
2007 281 26.0 10.8 74.8
2008 268 28.0 9.6 67.3
2009 285 23.9 11.9 63.5
2010 290 23.5 12.3 66.9
2011 296 23.6 12.5 71.3
2012 261 24.4 10.6 73.9
2013 278 25.2 11.0 76.3
2014 326 24.1 13.5 77.9
2015 353 24.0 14.7 74.2
2016 330 21.0 15.7 n/a
2017 332 24.4 13.5 n/a
2018 371 22.0 16.8 n/a
2019 338 22.0 15.3 n/a
2020 336 25.0 13.4 n/a
2021 311 25.0 12.4 n/a
2022 277 25.0 11.0 n/a
2023 298 26.5 11.2 n/a
2024 290 25.5 11.3 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 Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $886 (5.8%) $14,266 (94.2%) $15,152
2020 $1,307 (8.0%) $15,042 (92.0%) $16,350
2021 $2,054 (11.0%) $16,593 (89.0%) $18,648

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 697th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 447th of 928 Elementary schools
 25.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)4930.4
 18.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Springfield)4125.6
 15.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)5334.8
 18.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Springfield)3020.7
 9.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)4044.7
 4.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield)3321
 12%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)5347.4
 5.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Springfield)2822.9
 5.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)3657.1
 21.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield)3727.6
 9.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5243.8
 8.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)1751.4
 34.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Springfield)3019.8
 10.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.9
 8.2%
5th Grade Science (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)2148.6
 27.6%
   5th Grade Science (Springfield)2923.8
 5.2%
   5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)4841.6
 6.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)4142.9
 1.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Springfield)3021.9
 8.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)4143.7
 2.7%
   All Grades Mathematics (Springfield)2516.3
 8.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%
All Grades Science (Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School)2148.6
 27.6%
   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 Students338298
 11.8%
African American5246
 11.5%
American Indian01
Asian2026
 30%
Hispanic186161
 13.4%
Pacific Islander00
White6848
 29.4%
Two or More Races1216
 33.3%


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Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School ranks 585th of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School are 56% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 290 students attended Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School.


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