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Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy
B−

Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12Career and Technical School

1300 State Street, Springfield, MA 01109 · (413) 787-7424 · Part of Springfield School District

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

Directions
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,382
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts49%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1300 State Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9360
Grade 10361
Grade 11341
Grade 12320
Enrollment over time
1,404’20
1,384’21
1,360’22
1,383’23
1,382’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 72%Black 17%White 7%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy from Springfield families.

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School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Springfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.