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Springfield School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Springfield.

Springfield’s School Grade D better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
23,670
Schools
66
Spent per student
$28,026
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Springfield School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 10% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% more per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 10% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Springfield. Grade by grade →

PK–531 elementary schoolsThis district
6–819 middle schoolsThis district
9–1211 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency15%
State average 40.7% · 11,302 students tested
Reading / language arts22%
State average 43.7% · 11,354 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 89.2% · 1,769 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$28,026 per student · 6% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 79%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
23,663’20
23,578’21
23,721’22
23,693’23
23,670’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 68%Black 18%White 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

66 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

German Gerena Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
621 students11:1
Rebecca M Johnson
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
589 students11:1
Edward P. Boland School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
587 students13:1
Indian Orchard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Indian Orchard
D
580 students13:1
Frederick Harris
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
570 students12:1
Sumner Avenue
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
490 students10:1
Benjamin Swan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
486 students13:1
William N. DeBerry
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
483 students14:1
Brightwood
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D−
456 students14:1
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Springfield
B
432 students14:1
Lincoln
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D−
431 students13:1
Washington
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
430 students11:1
Milton Bradley School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
385 students11:1
White Street
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
378 students10:1
Mary O Pottenger
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
365 students11:1
Samuel Bowles
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
325 students10:1
Daniel B Brunton
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
314 students11:1
Glickman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
310 students10:1
Elias Brookings
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D−
304 students10:1
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C+
304 students11:1
Alice B Beal Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
292 students12:1
Thomas M Balliet
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
291 students14:1
Hiram L Dorman
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
279 students14:1
Kensington International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
278 students13:1
Glenwood
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
275 students12:1
Frank H Freedman
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
252 students13:1
Liberty
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
238 students12:1
Warner
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
234 students9:1
Mary M Walsh
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C−
232 students8:1
Mary M Lynch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
C
216 students11:1
Arthur T Talmadge
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
196 students8:1
Early Childhood Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Springfield
165 students9:1
Margaret C Ells
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Springfield
141 students8:1
Balliet Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Springfield
99 students9:1
Springfield Public Day Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Springfield
D−
33 students4:1
The Springfield Virtual School
Other · Grades 3–12 · Springfield
250 students9:1
Springfield International Academy at Johnson
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Springfield
C−
38 students17:1
John J Duggan Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Springfield
C−
823 students12:1
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning
High · Grades 6–12 · Springfield
C
593 students11:1
Emergence Academy
Secondary · Grades 6–11 · Springfield
C−
382 students12:1
John F Kennedy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D−
366 students9:1
Springfield Legacy Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D−
299 students11:1
Kiley Prep
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D
298 students12:1
Conservatory of the Arts
High · Grades 6–12 · Springfield
D
296 students10:1
Forest Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D−
282 students10:1
Impact Prep at Chestnut
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D
278 students15:1
STEM Middle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D
269 students11:1
Kiley Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D−
268 students11:1
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
B−
265 students9:1
Van Sickle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D
262 students11:1
Springfield Realization Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
212 students15:1
Van Sickle Prep
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D−
206 students11:1
South End Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D−
163 students9:1
Springfield Public Day Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
D−
60 students7:1
Springfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springfield
18 students4:1
Springfield Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
C
1,983 students12:1
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
B−
1,382 students12:1
Springfield High School of Science and Technology
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
D−
1,091 students12:1
High School Of Commerce
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
C
966 students11:1
Springfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
C−
237 students13:1
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
D−
95 students13:1
Springfield Public Day High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
C−
65 students6:1
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community Colleg
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
25 students
Liberty Preparatory Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Springfield
6 students2:1
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
High · Grades 10–12 · Holyoke
21 students
Springfield Transition Academy
Ungraded · Springfield
110 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.