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Springfield International Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
809th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 906 Massachusetts Alternative Schools
Better than 11% of Massachusetts alternative schools
Summary

Springfield International Charter School is an alternative public charter school serving grades K-12 in Springfield, MA, with an enrollment of 1,478 students. The school has seen a decline in its four-year graduation rate over the past few years, dropping from 96.4% in 2022-2023 to 88.9% in 2023-2024, while its dropout rate has increased from 1.1% in 2021-2022 to 7.1% in 2023-2024.

Compared to other charter schools in the area, such as Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School and Libertas Academy Charter School, Springfield International Charter School consistently underperforms on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with only 47.73% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%, and a mathematics proficiency rate of just 10.05%, compared to the state average of 40.74%. Additionally, the school spends $13,676 per student, which is lower than the state average, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 18.6 in 2023-2024.

These findings suggest that Springfield International Charter School faces several challenges, including underperformance on standardized tests, declining graduation rates, and potential resource allocation concerns. Addressing these issues will be crucial for the school to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education to its diverse student population. The school's performance also lags behind that of nearby charter schools, which may indicate opportunities for improvement through collaboration or the adoption of best practices.

1,511
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,062
Per pupil spending ?
57.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 160 Joan Street
       Springfield, MA  01129-2704

(413) 783-2600

District: Springfield International Charter

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.3%
African American:
26.2%
White:
11.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025
Strengths
94% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg16%
Massachusetts avg41%
Elementary school
809th of 906
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
432nd of 484
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 31 pts since 2016
From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 11% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
250th of 349
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Bottom 28%▼ down 20 pts since 2015
From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202513.1809 of 90610.7%★☆☆☆☆
202411.4849 of 9167.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.4837 of 9289.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.9829 of 93211.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.9758 of 93619.0%★☆☆☆☆
201918.2807 of 94214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201820.6779 of 93416.6%★☆☆☆☆
201724.6741 of 93821.0%★☆☆☆☆
201636.0634 of 93232.0%★★☆☆☆
201428.4712 of 92623.1%★☆☆☆☆
201337.5639 of 92831.1%★★☆☆☆
201233.6671 of 93027.8%★☆☆☆☆
201140.2613 of 92433.7%★★☆☆☆
201041.8603 of 92034.5%★★☆☆☆
200936.1628 of 90930.9%★★☆☆☆
200841.6594 of 90834.6%★★☆☆☆
200721.0753 of 91117.3%★☆☆☆☆
200626.2709 of 91122.2%★☆☆☆☆
200530.1640 of 88727.8%★☆☆☆☆
200430.1643 of 88227.1%★☆☆☆☆
200329.5650 of 88426.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.9132 of 16921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.3138 of 16717.4%★☆☆☆☆
202325.8137 of 16718.0%★☆☆☆☆
202239.2104 of 17339.9%★★☆☆☆
202158.049 of 16670.5%★★★★☆
201932.7125 of 17227.3%★☆☆☆☆
201837.7113 of 17435.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201910.1144 of 1557.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202224.7545 of 67218.9%★☆☆☆☆
202121.1548 of 63213.3%★☆☆☆☆
201920.7583 of 66512.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.3492 of 65625.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.5274 of 2812.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.1276 of 2822.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202338.6162 of 26438.6%★★☆☆☆
202257.957 of 26778.7%★★★★☆
202158.641 of 24082.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202514.1775 of 86910.8%★☆☆☆☆
202412.7814 of 8868.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.9792 of 88710.7%★☆☆☆☆
202212.2822 of 9018.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.9748 of 89816.7%★☆☆☆☆
201918.1784 of 90213.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.1728 of 89318.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202532.2328 of 45828.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.8354 of 44620.6%★☆☆☆☆
202335.5278 of 42033.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.3286 of 40128.7%★☆☆☆☆
202146.2170 of 37955.1%★★★☆☆
201942.4236 of 39840.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.4194 of 37948.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202517.8676 of 7368.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.3703 of 7607.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.1668 of 75711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202221.9666 of 77213.7%★☆☆☆☆
202137.4451 of 70536.0%★★☆☆☆
201930.7537 of 70023.3%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0500 of 68527.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202514.7794 of 88410.2%★☆☆☆☆
202411.9825 of 8917.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.7819 of 8968.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.0785 of 90813.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.1688 of 90423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201920.2761 of 90716.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.3750 of 89816.5%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202516.335 of 4827.1%★★☆☆☆
20245.740 of 400.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.730 of 339.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202524.1588 of 71718.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.4614 of 73116.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.5636 of 7039.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.4802 of 90511.4%★☆☆☆☆
202128.4682 of 89423.7%★☆☆☆☆
201924.5761 of 89615.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.4695 of 88621.6%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202115.8784 of 92515.2%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202133.5244 of 39938.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202519.8635 of 73713.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.5679 of 7539.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.9668 of 76212.3%★☆☆☆☆
202210.0724 of 7645.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.1683 of 76510.7%★☆☆☆☆
201929.6609 of 78021.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.9580 of 77224.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.9432 of 48410.7%★☆☆☆☆
202413.7442 of 49310.3%★☆☆☆☆
202310.9460 of 5018.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.4446 of 49710.3%★☆☆☆☆
202122.3387 of 50122.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.8391 of 49821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201816.6405 of 48416.3%★☆☆☆☆
201726.6356 of 48726.9%★☆☆☆☆
201642.4282 of 48241.5%★★☆☆☆
201425.8349 of 45523.3%★☆☆☆☆
201331.9331 of 45527.3%★☆☆☆☆
201238.9300 of 45534.1%★★☆☆☆
201153.2231 of 44948.6%★★☆☆☆
201053.2223 of 43448.6%★★☆☆☆
200946.4245 of 40940.1%★★☆☆☆
200826.5314 of 40722.9%★☆☆☆☆
200729.1305 of 39923.6%★☆☆☆☆
200639.5270 of 39932.3%★★☆☆☆
200538.4235 of 35634.0%★★☆☆☆
200440.5222 of 34435.5%★★☆☆☆
200329.9255 of 33924.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202529.3152 of 20626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202429.7148 of 20226.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.8159 of 20923.9%★☆☆☆☆
202230.2155 of 21226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202140.5114 of 19340.9%★★☆☆☆
201937.6122 of 19537.4%★★☆☆☆
201841.1103 of 17240.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202217.7109 of 13519.3%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202223.0381 of 44514.4%★☆☆☆☆
202122.3387 of 43110.2%★☆☆☆☆
201918.7389 of 4248.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.1387 of 4177.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202332.7131 of 15515.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.8425 of 47310.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.6434 of 4819.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.8457 of 4896.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.2447 of 4949.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.1378 of 48321.7%★☆☆☆☆
201925.5368 of 47823.0%★☆☆☆☆
201815.9403 of 46313.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202519.9335 of 37610.9%★☆☆☆☆
202422.1323 of 37814.6%★☆☆☆☆
202317.5339 of 3646.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.8313 of 36814.9%★☆☆☆☆
202141.6172 of 33548.7%★★☆☆☆
201939.6190 of 32241.0%★★☆☆☆
201829.1232 of 30924.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202515.5423 of 4648.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.5416 of 46911.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.7424 of 48111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9431 of 48911.9%★☆☆☆☆
202133.8320 of 46230.7%★★☆☆☆
201934.6319 of 45229.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.6327 of 43825.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202513.7426 of 4739.9%★☆☆☆☆
202414.8424 of 48312.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.1443 of 4899.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.2438 of 49711.9%★☆☆☆☆
202122.6374 of 48522.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.1408 of 47814.6%★☆☆☆☆
201816.9398 of 46614.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201810.676 of 849.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202521.9391 of 43510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.8400 of 4419.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.4410 of 4447.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.1444 of 50311.7%★☆☆☆☆
202129.2364 of 48925.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.7356 of 48426.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.4385 of 46717.6%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202116.3413 of 49115.9%★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202134.3218 of 33935.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202512.6347 of 38610.1%★☆☆☆☆
202411.8365 of 3926.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.7385 of 4034.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.3382 of 4045.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.6316 of 40121.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.9324 of 39618.2%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9340 of 39513.9%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202530.0250 of 34928.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.9270 of 34822.4%★☆☆☆☆
202334.1238 of 34731.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.2243 of 34228.9%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7221 of 28522.5%★☆☆☆☆
201956.9178 of 35149.3%★★☆☆☆
201872.4108 of 34568.7%★★★☆☆
201766.3138 of 34860.3%★★★☆☆
201656.2204 of 35141.9%★★☆☆☆
201560.2182 of 35448.6%★★☆☆☆
201469.8121 of 34765.1%★★★☆☆
201365.4134 of 34461.0%★★★☆☆
201257.9183 of 34046.2%★★☆☆☆
201156.9188 of 34044.7%★★☆☆☆
201075.689 of 33573.4%★★★★☆
200968.0120 of 32262.7%★★★☆☆
200859.1160 of 31949.8%★★★☆☆
200741.6208 of 31634.2%★★☆☆☆
200652.8169 of 31446.2%★★☆☆☆
200567.7124 of 31160.1%★★★☆☆
200453.9170 of 30744.6%★★☆☆☆
200375.882 of 30473.0%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202541.876 of 14848.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.6103 of 16035.6%★★☆☆☆
202322.1112 of 14221.1%★☆☆☆☆
202264.134 of 13374.4%★★★★☆
202153.837 of 9460.6%★★★☆☆
201978.424 of 13782.5%★★★★☆
201879.720 of 13485.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202228.2205 of 29530.5%★★☆☆☆
202122.2165 of 20218.3%★☆☆☆☆
201954.0116 of 29961.2%★★★☆☆
201859.8108 of 29963.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202523.2264 of 33721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202423.7268 of 34221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202342.6206 of 33939.2%★★☆☆☆
202226.0261 of 34023.2%★☆☆☆☆
202118.9230 of 28118.1%★☆☆☆☆
201943.5223 of 34234.8%★★☆☆☆
201867.7130 of 33961.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202544.6123 of 24549.8%★★★☆☆
202442.0133 of 24946.6%★★☆☆☆
202349.7112 of 24153.5%★★★☆☆
202244.9106 of 21751.2%★★★☆☆
202143.477 of 14948.3%★★☆☆☆
201954.885 of 20658.7%★★★☆☆
201874.856 of 19371.0%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202551.2144 of 33456.9%★★★☆☆
202425.3264 of 33821.9%★☆☆☆☆
202354.4152 of 33855.0%★★★☆☆
202227.7241 of 33227.4%★☆☆☆☆
202132.3182 of 25328.1%★☆☆☆☆
201960.3128 of 33061.2%★★★☆☆
201876.368 of 33079.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202533.1220 of 33935.1%★★☆☆☆
202425.2263 of 34223.1%★☆☆☆☆
202324.4265 of 34322.7%★☆☆☆☆
202236.0226 of 33933.3%★★☆☆☆
202132.0204 of 28127.4%★☆☆☆☆
201965.3131 of 34662.1%★★★☆☆
201874.983 of 34375.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202560.088 of 30270.9%★★★★☆
202424.4219 of 28924.2%★☆☆☆☆
202333.4181 of 30139.9%★★☆☆☆
202222.5274 of 33919.2%★☆☆☆☆
202130.3202 of 26824.6%★☆☆☆☆
201960.9119 of 34865.8%★★★☆☆
201878.162 of 34482.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202527.8226 of 29824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.6222 of 30226.5%★☆☆☆☆
202375.673 of 30175.7%★★★★☆
202228.3222 of 30026.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.0202 of 24918.9%★☆☆☆☆
201970.195 of 30268.5%★★★☆☆
201885.612 of 30396.0%★★★★★
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
Tested Remotely (2021)39th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school
Disabled (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)15th percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)11th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
Asian (2019)7th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
Tested Remotely (2021)36th percentile+13 vs school
African American (2025)26th percentile+15 vs school
Asian (2022)19th percentile+9 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)16th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)15th percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)14th percentile+4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)10th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school
White (2025)10th percentile~ school
Male (2025)10th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2018)10th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school
High school
Special Education (2025)71st percentile+42 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)49th percentile+20 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school
Disabled (2022)31st percentile~ school
White (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts21%-21 vs state
Science20%-21 vs state
Biology18%-21 vs state
Civics18%-22 vs state
Mathematics10%-31 vs state

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Springfield International Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

Students at Springfield International Charter School are 52% Hispanic, 26% African American, 12% White, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,511 students attended Springfield International Charter School.


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