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Hampden Charter School Of Science West

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
511 Main St.
West Springfield, MA 01089
Phone
(413) 278-5450
District
HAMPDEN CHARTER SCHOOL OF SCIENCE WEST (DISTRICT)
County
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
368
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

6

(10 is best)

Better than 58.8% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Hampden Charter School Of Science West Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
44%
41%
59%
41%
28%
41%
44%
41%
59%
41%
28%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
39%
53%
41%
38%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
46%
39%
57%
42%
35%
36%
46%
39%
57%
42%
35%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
52%
62%
57%
48%
48%
55%
52%
62%
57%
48%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 62 16.8%
Grade 7 65 17.7%
Grade 8 67 18.2%
Grade 9 60 16.3%
Grade 10 56 15.2%
Grade 11 32 8.7%
Grade 12 26 7.1%
Total 368 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.4% 44.4% 58.3%
Black 16.8% 16.8% 9.8%
Hispanic 37.2% 37.2% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.4% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 889
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.6%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 8.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,340 $2,185,080 52.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $729 $190,998 4.6%
Staff $50 $13,100 0.3%
General Administration $0 $0 0.0%
School Administration $1,637 $428,894 10.3%
Operation $1,328 $347,936 8.4%
Transportation $1,546 $405,052 9.7%
Other $1,137 $297,894 7.2%
Total Support $6,427 $1,683,874 40.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,115 $292,130 7.0%
Total Expenditures $15,882 $4,161,084 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,021 $10,957,524,359 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,684 $1,534,703,819 7.2%
Staff $914 $833,015,705 3.9%
General Administration $276 $251,849,785 1.2%
School Administration $979 $892,630,457 4.2%
Operation $1,659 $1,511,998,563 7.1%
Transportation $848 $773,223,628 3.6%
Other $478 $436,154,533 2.1%
Total Support $6,839 $6,233,540,894 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,416 $4,024,919,077 19.0%
Total Expenditures $23,275 $21,215,885,470 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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