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Van Sickle Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1170 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104 · (413) 750-2887 · Part of Springfield School District

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

Students
262
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Van Sickle Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • 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
6–8Van Sickle AcademyYou are here
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts14%
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).

1170 Carew Street, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 682
Grade 788
Grade 892
Enrollment over time
276’20
278’21
256’22
252’23
262’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%Black 9%White 8%Asian 2%Two or more races 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 Van Sickle Academy 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.