Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Springfield

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
D−

South End Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

36 Margaret Street, Springfield, MA 01105 · (413) 750-2442 · Part of Springfield School District

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

Students
163
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about South End Middle School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 41 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 32.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Springfield kids: 11 high schools

On the path

Where Springfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–531 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8South End Middle SchoolYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 49.3%

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

36 Margaret Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 649
Grade 760
Grade 854
Enrollment over time
243’20
225’21
187’22
189’23
163’24

Down 32.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 74%Black 20%Two or more races 4%White 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South End Middle School from Springfield families.

Other schools in Springfield School District

The district →

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.