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Best High Schools in Springfield, MA

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At a glance

Schools

9,759

Students

Districts

Top rankedLibertas Academy Charter School138^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools

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Biggest riser

High School Of Commerce up 41 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Baystate Academy Charter Public School 6.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Libertas Academy Charter School and 3 more

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Springfield, Massachusetts is home to 16 high schools serving roughly 9,759 students — 12 Springfield district schools and four charter schools. Enrollment varies enormously, from Springfield Central High (1,983), Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy (1,382) and Springfield High School of Science and Technology (1,091), down to Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community Colleg (25), Springfield Public Day High School (65) and Springfield International Academy at Sci-Technical (95). The district overall ranks 322 of 351 statewide (8th percentile, 0 stars). Free/reduced lunch data is not reported for any school.

Libertas Academy Charter School is the academic standout: ranked 162/351 (54th percentile, 3 stars) and the only school above the state in 10th grade ELA (53.33% vs 45.48%) and Biology (49.43% vs 37.68%). For completion, Conservatory of the Arts (100% graduation, 0% dropout), Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy (98.8%/1.2%) and The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning (98.7%/1.3%) lead. High School Of Commerce improved most, rising from the 14th to the 33rd percentile with test-score gains, though its graduation rate is 79.5% and dropout 14.1%.

At the other end, Emergence Academy (1st percentile, 0% graduation), Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (7.5% graduation, 50% dropout), Springfield International Academy at Sci-Technical (14.3%/83.3%), Springfield Public Day High School (47.1%/41.2%) and Springfield High School (35.4% graduation) struggle most, though these programs serve different student populations. Spending doesn't predict results: Emergence spends $33,687 per student with the lowest proficiency, while Libertas spends $22,013 with the strongest. High graduation rates also don't guarantee high test scores — Conservatory graduates 100% but ranks in the 11th percentile. Several schools lack current test, graduation or ranking data, and Gateway's reported 2500 student-teacher ratio is a reporting artifact, not a real classroom figure.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)						MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Physics End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	370 Pine Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 539-0055	712	72	9.9	83.3%	34 (4.8%)	137 (19.2%)	506 (71.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	12.5	316^th of 353 public high schools	10.5%					(n/a)	20.2	17.5	40.4	32.3	23.2	27.7	22.0	26.2	37.5	43.0	19.6	32.2	23.0	22.2	10.1	22.6	3.5		27.6	$21,814
Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 Roosevelt Avenue	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 366-5100	388	58	6.7	79.4%	23 (5.9%)	98 (25.3%)	258 (66.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	8.5	334^th of 353 public high schools	5.4%		6.7	332^nd of 349 public high schools	4.9%	2		8.8	3.5	16.7	10.3	9.8		12.3	1.7	21.3	14.8	11.9		11.7	4.0	11.7	8.6		15.3	$22,794
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield	Public, Charter	9-12	65 Lincoln Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (Dis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 273-1236	158	12	13.7	77.9%	7 (4.4%)	25 (15.8%)	116 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)	3.5	349^th of 353 public high schools	1.1%					(n/a)					0.0						0.0				0.0		0.0			$28,729
Libertas Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	146 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Libertas Academy Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 342-5510	563	72	7.7		13 (2.3%)	72 (12.8%)	462 (82.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	58.5	138^th of 353 public high schools	60.9%					(n/a)		33.3	41.1	46.7	53.3	40.3		43.0	35.4	63.3	38.7	47.0		37.8	35.5	37.8	49.4		16.7	$19,261
Springfield High School of Science and Technology	Public	9-12	1250 State Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2000	1,091	88	12.3	75.7%	85 (7.8%)	213 (19.5%)	745 (68.3%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	8.5	333^rd of 353 public high schools	5.7%		6.9	331^st of 349 public high schools	5.2%	2					13.6						12.3				6.4		7.5			$25,499
High School Of Commerce	Public	9-12	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7220	966	89	10.8	74.5%	77 (8.0%)	169 (17.5%)	680 (70.4%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	31.1	238^th of 353 public high schools	32.6%		21.1	279^th of 349 public high schools	20.1%	41					37.3						34.6				27.5		19.4	3.7		$25,738
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning	Public	6-12	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2929	593	54	11.0	57.5%	64 (10.8%)	116 (19.6%)	385 (64.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	22	284^th of 353 public high schools	19.5%		29.4	251^st of 349 public high schools	28.1%	33		19.5	18.8	26.3	32.4	21.5		10.7	4.8	9.1	24.2	8.2		15.4	17.0	15.4	16.4		22.1	$25,026
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy	Public	9-12	1300 State Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7424	1,382	117	11.8	76.1%	90 (6.5%)	231 (16.7%)	996 (72.1%)	31 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	24.6	273^rd of 353 public high schools	22.7%		26.2	261^st of 349 public high schools	25.2%	12					38.0						29.5				10.4			15.7		$27,556
Springfield Central High	Public	9-12	1840 Roosevelt Avenue	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7085	1,983	163	12.1	72.6%	121 (6.1%)	446 (22.5%)	1,298 (65.5%)	45 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (3.4%)	10.5	321^st of 353 public high schools	9.1%		13.8	308^th of 349 public high schools	11.7%	13					19.8						13.6				7.0		8.8	8.3		$24,416
John J Duggan Academy	Public	6-12	1015 Wilbraham Rd	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7410	823	70	11.7	81.1%	92 (11.2%)	188 (22.8%)	487 (59.2%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	23.6	277^th of 353 public high schools	21.5%		28.6	254^th of 349 public high schools	27.2%	23		23.3	24.7	32.5	33.8	26.7		26.7	14.1	28.3	27.0	23.1		15.1	16.9	15.1	19.0		17.6	$27,967
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	Dickenson Bldg 37 Alderman Str	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7285	237	19	12.6	63.9%	16 (6.8%)	49 (20.7%)	165 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)								(n/a)																				$21,912
Springfield Public Day High School	Public	9-12	90 Berkshire Street	Springfield	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7036	65	10	6.3	75.2%	10 (15.4%)	9 (13.8%)	45 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)																				$43,270
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community Colleg	Public	9-12	1 Armory Square Bldg. 19 Room	Springfield	01102	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 755-4480	25	0	2500.0	72.7%	0 (0.0%)	8 (32.0%)	16 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																				$25,381
Conservatory of the Arts	Public	6-12	339 State St	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7070	296	28	10.5	85.0%	31 (10.5%)	54 (18.2%)	204 (68.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12.9	314^th of 353 public high schools	11.0%		12	317^th of 349 public high schools	9.2%	3		19.6	16.7	11.1	26.3	15.8		10.6	2.4	2.2	5.3	5.2		8.9	13.5	8.9	12.2		8.9	$27,970
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Technical	Public	9-12	1250 State Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2000	95	7	13.1		13 (13.7%)	16 (16.8%)	63 (66.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3.4	351^st of 353 public high schools	0.6%		2.5	346^th of 349 public high schools	0.9%	5					0.0						0.0						0.0			$23,093
Emergence Academy	Public	6-12	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	382	32	12.0		60 (15.7%)	113 (29.6%)	188 (49.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	3.4	350^th of 353 public high schools	0.8%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.7		0.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.1		1.5	0.0	1.5	0.0		0.0	$26,708

Cities Near Springfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Springfield	1.71 mi	8	251^st
Agawam	2 mi	6	243^rd
Chicopee	3 mi	16	312^th
Longmeadow	3.21 mi	6	57^th
East Longmeadow	4.38 mi	5	158^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.