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About this school
Sumner Avenue Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Springfield, Massachusetts that is part of Springfield Public School District.
It serves 490 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
Its teachers have had 414 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
Supporting this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
Public School
Title 1
Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Grades Pre-K - 5
490 Students
42 Teachers
45 Sumner AveContact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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87%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Last updated Sep 20, 2026
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Sumner Avenue Elementary School
$216,130
raised using DonorsChoose
414
projects
funded
84
teachers
funded
460
donors
52
projects
for
basic supplies
35
projects for
technology
48
projects for
books
23
projects
for
art supplies
Sumner Avenue Elementary School has received support from
297 individuals from Massachusetts and
163 individuals out-of-state.