📍 255 Plainfield Street, Springfield, Hampden County, 01107
Brightwood is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Hampden County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brightwood enrolls 471 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Black or African American and 4.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 401 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 9.6% |
| White | 22 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Brightwood is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 3, state house district 111.
Brightwood is one of 66 schools in Springfield, based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The district serves 23,670 students district-wide and employs 2,180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Brightwood is larger than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize