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Springfield


At a glance
322ndof 351 Massachusetts districts▼ 1
Better than 8% of Massachusetts districts
1550 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103
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Statewide performance 2018–2026
2026: better than 8.3% of districts
64
Schools
23,452
Students
Top rankedAlfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School258th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools
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Biggest riser
Samuel Bowles up 203 spots statewide this year
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Smallest classes
Margaret C Ells 7.7 students per teacher
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Newly ranked this year
Emergence Academy
SchoolDigger ratings
2★
1★
0★
11 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)
Summary:

Springfield's public school system serves roughly 23,102 students across 61 schools — 34 elementary, 13 middle, 13 high, and 1 alternative — all within the Springfield district, which ranks 322nd of 351 in Massachusetts at the 8th percentile with 0 stars overall.

Strong performance exists here, but it is concentrated in a few schools. Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School is the only 4-star school, ranked 258 of 899 at the 71st percentile, with 55.56% ELA, 47.09% math, and 46.97% science proficiency — all above state averages. Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) (3 stars, 65th percentile) and Frederick Harris (3 stars, 59th percentile) also beat state averages in several subjects, while Warner posts exceptional math proficiency of 57.5% against the state's 41.11%. Among high schools, High School Of Commerce has the strongest rank (238 of 353), and Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy pairs a 98.8% graduation rate with just 1.2% dropout. Conservatory of the Arts graduates 100% with 0% dropout but low math proficiency, showing that graduation and test scores measure different things. Several schools are improving, including Frederick Harris (31st to 59th percentile), Warner, Commerce, and South End Middle School.

Districtwide, proficiency trails the state by roughly 18–24 points: 22.09% versus 40.03% in ELA, 17.37% versus 41.11% in math, and 20.9% versus 40.98% in science. The lowest reported results come from small or specialized programs such as Lincoln, Springfield Legacy Academy, and the Public Day and International Academy campuses, so those figures should not be compared directly to comprehensive schools. Note that free/reduced lunch data is blank for every school, spending figures are from 2020–2021, and very small schools can produce unstable percentages.

Ranking:
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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.

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