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Schools in Springfield · Springfield School District

Springfield’s public schools score below 90% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

15% of students in Springfield’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Springfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

#267of 283 Massachusetts townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

22%

▼ 22 pts vs MA 44%

2021–22

Math proficiency

15%

▼ 26 pts vs MA 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

83%

▼ 6 pts vs MA 89%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$28.0K

▲ 6% vs MA $26.5K

FY2024

Students per teacher

11.4

MA 11.9

Schools in town

21,882 students on the public path

In brief

Springfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 31 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Springfield’s, its schools beat 42%, higher than their 10% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $28,026 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

31 elementary schools, then 19 middle and 11 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Springfield International Charter School, Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence, Veritas Preparatory Charter School, Baystate Academy Charter Public School, Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield, Springfield Preparatory Charter School, Libertas Academy Charter School, St. Michaels Academy (private), Pope Francis Preparatory School (private), Pioneer Valley Christian Academy (private), Pioneer Valley Montessori School (private), Academy Hill School (private), Springfield SDA Junior Academy (private), Mill Pond School (private) and RFK Academy School (private) are in town. The Springfield Virtual School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Springfield’s grade

D Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

D: better than 10% of Massachusetts school districts, #267 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 10%

Lower resultsHigher results

Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (31)Better than 42%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,328 test results and a graduating class of 1,769 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Springfield’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,302 in math, 11,354 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Springfield, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in Springfield’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to B, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Springfield	D	Springfield
Ludlow	C	Ludlow
Chicopee	C⁻	Chicopee
West Springfield Town	C	West Springfield
Agawam Town	C	Agawam
East Longmeadow	B⁺	East Longmeadow
Longmeadow	A⁻	Longmeadow

Springfield’s public schools score below 90% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation

Springfield’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

31 elementary schools, then 19 middle and 11 high schools

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Springfield’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Springfield vs. its neighbors

Every school in Springfield

Questions about Springfield’s schools

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