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Baystate Academy Charter Public School

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

332^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 5% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Baystate Academy Charter Public School is a public charter high school located in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 414 students. The school is part of the Baystate Academy Charter Public School district, which is ranked 347 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Baystate Academy Charter Public School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts high schools over the past several years, with rankings ranging from 275 out of 285 schools in 2020-2021 to 332 out of 349 schools in the projected 2024-2025 school year. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the years, with a brief 1-star rating in 2022-2023 and 2018-2019. The school performs particularly poorly for female, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs slightly better for African American and special education students, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of Massachusetts high schools.

Baystate Academy Charter Public School's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby public high schools in the Springfield district, such as John J. Duggan Academy, Chicopee High, and Springfield Central High, which all have higher rankings, graduation rates, and academic proficiency rates. The school's four-year graduation rate has declined from 87.5% in 2021-2022 to 69.6% in the projected 2023-2024 school year, and the dropout rate has increased from 6.3% in 2021-2022 to a projected 7.1% in 2023-2024.

388

Students ?

6.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,794

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Roosevelt Avenue
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 366-5100

District: Baystate Academy Charter Public School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

African American:

25.3%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2019 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg10%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

445^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

332^nd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 15% (2019) to bottom 5% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

347^th of 348Baystate Academy Charter Public School 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
2025	9.9	445 of 484	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	472 of 493	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	466 of 501	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	450 of 497	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	452 of 501	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	437 of 498	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	448 of 484	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	414 of 487	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	406 of 482	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	192 of 206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	197 of 202	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	193 of 209	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	156 of 212	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	152 of 193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	110 of 195	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	149 of 172	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	426 of 445	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	354 of 431	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	368 of 424	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	360 of 417	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	174 of 180	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	111 of 138	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	57 of 127	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	455 of 473	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	470 of 481	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	464 of 489	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	443 of 494	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	439 of 483	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	433 of 478	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	442 of 463	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	347 of 376	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	341 of 378	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	295 of 364	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	289 of 368	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	291 of 335	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	233 of 322	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	218 of 309	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	428 of 464	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	444 of 469	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	429 of 481	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	430 of 489	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	423 of 462	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	379 of 452	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	389 of 438	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	422 of 473	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	455 of 483	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	458 of 489	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	455 of 497	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	441 of 485	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	419 of 478	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	421 of 466	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	429 of 441	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	392 of 444	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	435 of 503	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	437 of 489	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	417 of 484	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	420 of 467	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.9	440 of 491	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	16.9	306 of 339	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	332 of 349	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	339 of 348	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	300 of 347	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	310 of 342	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	275 of 285	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	298 of 351	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	121 of 148	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	140 of 160	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	103 of 133	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.7	38 of 137	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	54 of 134	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	12.5	287 of 295	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	201 of 202	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	207 of 299	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	221 of 299	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	328 of 337	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	341 of 342	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	321 of 339	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	328 of 340	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	270 of 281	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	280 of 342	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	265 of 339	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	233 of 245	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	240 of 249	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	163 of 241	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	164 of 217	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	139 of 149	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	154 of 206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	89 of 193	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	325 of 334	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	327 of 338	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	286 of 338	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	309 of 332	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	241 of 253	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	245 of 330	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	215 of 330	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	325 of 339	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	318 of 342	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	264 of 343	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	296 of 339	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	270 of 281	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	320 of 346	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	273 of 343	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	168 of 302	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.7	315 of 339	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	258 of 268	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	242 of 348	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	152 of 344	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)7th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-30 vs state

Civics11%-28 vs state

Biology9%-30 vs state

Mathematics9%-31 vs state

English Language Arts9%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Baystate Academy Charter Public School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Public, Charter	6-12	2001 Roosevelt Avenue	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Baystate Academy Charter Public School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 366-5100	388	58	6.7		23 (5.9%)	98 (25.3%)	258 (66.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	6.7	332^nd of 349 public high schools	4.9%		4.9	339^th of 348 public high schools	2.6%	7	11.9	4.9	9.6	15.2	8.7	3.5	4.8	20.8	6.4	9.3	11.8	10.0	11.8	9.3		11.3	$22,794
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		121 (6.1%)	446 (22.5%)	1,298 (65.5%)	45 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (3.4%)	13.8	308^th of 349 public high schools	11.7%		9.1	322^nd of 348 public high schools	7.5%	14				27.0					15.8			15.8		9.1			$24,416
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		90 (6.5%)	231 (16.7%)	996 (72.1%)	31 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.3%)	26.2	261^st of 349 public high schools	25.2%		18.8	289^th of 348 public high schools	17.0%	28				42.0					26.5			18.0			10.4		$27,556
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		85 (7.8%)	213 (19.5%)	745 (68.3%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	6.9	331^st of 349 public high schools	5.2%		6.5	332^nd of 348 public high schools	4.6%	1				13.4					11.8			6.0		5.1			$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		13 (13.7%)	16 (16.8%)	63 (66.3%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	2.5	346^th of 349 public high schools	0.9%		4.9	340^th of 348 public high schools	2.3%	6				0.0					0.0			0.0		0.0			$23,093
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		64 (10.8%)	116 (19.6%)	385 (64.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	29.4	251^st of 349 public high schools	28.1%		20.5	284^th of 348 public high schools	18.4%	33	22.8	21.7	28.7	45.6	24.4	13.3	8.6	4.8	28.8	9.0	7.5	15.3	7.5	14.8		8.3	$25,026
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		92 (11.2%)	188 (22.8%)	487 (59.2%)	23 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	28.6	254^th of 349 public high schools	27.2%		11.9	310^th of 348 public high schools	10.9%	56	27.0	31.5	29.8	33.3	29.4	22.8	21.2	18.3	27.5	20.8	10.0	33.9	10.0	19.8		8.9	$27,967
Chicopee High	Public	9-12	820 Front Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3437	918	87	10.5		307 (33.4%)	64 (7.0%)	492 (53.6%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	16.4	304^th of 349 public high schools	12.9%		13.8	304^th of 348 public high schools	12.6%					31.3					13.5			20.4		17.3			$22,096
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	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 273-1236	158	12	13.7		7 (4.4%)	25 (15.8%)	116 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								(n/a)				0.0					10.0								$28,729
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		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

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What is the racial makeup of Baystate Academy Charter Public School?

Students at Baystate Academy Charter Public School are 66% Hispanic, 25% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Baystate Academy Charter Public School.

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