Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School

Regular School · Springfield, MA

Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School is a regular school school in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–05 with 304 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

304

Teachers (FTE)

26.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	173	57%
Black or African American	47	15%
White	46	15%
Asian	22	7%
Two or more races	14	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	304	147M / 157F

English Language Learners: 40 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20-24%	36.7%	123
Reading Proficiency	45-49%	49.2%	123
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	48

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	304	100%

Contact & Location

190 Surrey Rd

Springfield, MA 01118

Phone: (413)787-7248

http://www.springfieldpublicschools.com

District

Springfield

Per-pupil expenditure: $34,924

District enrollment: 23,721

Other Schools in District

Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School Elementary
Alice B Beal Elementary Elementary
Arthur T Talmadge Elementary
Benjamin Swan Elementary Elementary
Brightwood Elementary
Daniel B Brunton Elementary
Edward P. Boland School Elementary
Elias Brookings Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 01118) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

251113001820

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD