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Veritas Preparatory Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 5-12

316^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Veritas Preparatory Charter School is a charter school in Springfield, MA, serving 712 students in grades 5–12 as its own charter district. In the 2025–2026 rankings, Veritas Preparatory Charter School is ranked 316th of 353 Massachusetts schools — the 10th percentile, with 1 star — and its charter district, Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District), ranks 300th of 351, the 15th percentile, also 1 star.

Within the Springfield area, Veritas is not the lowest-performing option: it outperforms Springfield High School of Science and Technology, Springfield International Academy at Sci-Technical, Emergence Academy, Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield, and Conservatory of the Arts in several metrics. But it trails Libertas Academy Charter School, High School Of Commerce, and Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in key high-school results. Its clearest academic red flag is high-school science: 10th-grade science is 10.11% proficient and Biology End-of-Course is 3.45%, far below the state’s 40.50% and 37.68%. Math is the relative bright spot: all-grade math is 32.19% proficient versus 41.11% statewide, a smaller gap than ELA or science, and 7th-grade math (37.50%) and 8th-grade math (43.00%) are at or above state averages.

Resources look relatively favorable: Veritas has a 9.9 student-teacher ratio and spent $20,166 per student in 2020–2021, better than many nearby Springfield schools. Test-score trends are mixed: math improved from 2023–24 to 2024–25 and held roughly steady in 2025–26; ELA recovered somewhat; science rebounded from 14.65% to 22.61% but remains far below state; Biology has fallen sharply, ending at 3.45%. All reported student groups rank below the statewide median, with special education students comparatively higher and male and low-SES students lower, but none reaches the median. Important caveats: all-grade comparisons are affected by grade span, since Veritas serves grades 5–12 while many nearby schools are 9–12 or 6–12; free/reduced-lunch percentages and graduation/dropout data are not reported here.

712

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,814

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

370 Pine Street
Springfield, MA 01105

(413) 539-0055

District: Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

19.2%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Biology scores 34 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Massachusetts avg40%

Middle school

279^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

316^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 10%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

300^th of 351Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District) among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	279 of 478	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	302 of 484	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	349 of 493	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	367 of 501	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	345 of 497	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	308 of 501	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	237 of 498	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	196 of 484	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	179 of 487	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	218 of 482	54.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	72 of 215	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.1	47 of 206	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	98 of 202	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	72 of 209	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	97 of 212	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	62 of 193	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	93.5	8 of 195	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	3 of 172	98.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.2	351 of 445	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	171 of 431	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	255 of 424	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	158 of 417	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	3 of 193	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	264 of 468	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	311 of 473	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	329 of 481	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	381 of 489	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	320 of 494	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	248 of 483	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	204 of 478	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	209 of 463	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	126 of 383	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	135 of 376	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	154 of 378	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	166 of 364	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	128 of 368	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	98 of 335	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	55 of 322	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	52 of 309	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	128 of 461	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.6	145 of 464	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	229 of 469	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	284 of 481	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	234 of 489	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	134 of 462	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	64 of 452	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	45 of 438	89.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	293 of 470	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	280 of 473	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	361 of 483	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	336 of 489	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	373 of 497	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	367 of 485	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	269 of 478	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	194 of 466	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	163 of 436	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	176 of 435	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	286 of 441	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	225 of 444	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.1	219 of 503	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	122 of 489	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	55 of 484	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	39 of 467	91.6%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	340 of 491	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	48.4	152 of 339	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2026)98th percentile+57 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)63rd percentile+21 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)55th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)31st percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile-9 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics32%-9 vs state

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

Civics28%-12 vs state

Science23%-18 vs state

Biology3%-34 vs state

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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	83.8%	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
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	80.7%	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
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	83.1%	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
Emergence Academy	Public	6-12	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	382	32	12.0	92.7%	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
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	Dickenson Bldg 37 Alderman Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7285	237	19	12.6	83.1%	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
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community Colleg	Public	9-12	1 Armory Square Bldg. 19 Room 238	Springfield	01102	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 755-4480	25	0	2500.0	76.0%	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
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	84.7%	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
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	95.6%	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
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	86.4%	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
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	86.3%	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

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Veritas Preparatory Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Massachusetts high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Veritas Preparatory Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Veritas Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Veritas Preparatory Charter School are 71% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

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