Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)

Regular School · Springfield, MA

Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) is a regular school school in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving grades 06–08 with 265 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

265

Teachers (FTE)

27.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

9.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	157	59%
Black or African American	63	24%
White	26	10%
Two or more races	12	5%
Asian	7	3%
Total enrollment	265	150M / 115F

English Language Learners: 16 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% -1.7pp	36.7%	291
Reading Proficiency	47.0% -2.2pp	49.2%	272
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	41

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)

-0.38 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

215 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

17% 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.)	265	100%

Contact & Location

355 Plainfield Street

Springfield, MA 01107

Phone: (413)750-2333

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 01107) → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Massachusetts teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

251113002840

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