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Springfield Preparatory Charter School

Q: Is Springfield Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Springfield Preparatory Charter School ranks 218 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Springfield Preparatory Charter School is a K–8 charter school with 486 students in Springfield, Massachusetts, and it stands out as a high-performing option in a city where most nearby schools rank near the bottom of the state. It operates as its own district, Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District), ranked 84th of 351 Massachusetts districts (76th percentile, 4 stars). The surrounding Springfield district ranks 322nd of 351 (8th percentile, 0 stars).

In 2025–2026, the school's all-grade MCAS proficiency was 51.74% in English language arts, 52.22% in math, and 53.85% in science — roughly 11 to 13 points above the state in each subject. It outperforms every nearby tested school in all three subjects. The strongest nearby comparison, Samuel Bowles, posts 39.29% in ELA, 31.25% in math, and 40.48% in science with 2 stars. Other neighbors such as Mary O Pottenger, Mary M Lynch, Hiram L Dorman, Liberty, Thomas M Balliet, Rebecca M Johnson, and Benjamin Swan Elementary also trail well behind. Springfield International Academy at Johnson shows 0% proficiency and last in the state, but with only 38 students those results are highly sensitive to small cohort effects, and Early Childhood Education Center serves PK–K only and has no test data.

The school's trajectory is strongly positive: it rose from 581st of 936 schools (38th percentile, 2 stars) in 2020–2021 to 218th of 899 (76th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, approaching its 2018–2019 level. Results are strongest in 6th-grade math (64.15%, over 21 points above the state) and 5th-grade ELA and science, and the school ranks among the top 1–3% statewide for its results with Hispanic students, low-income students, and African American students. Two areas to watch: 8th-grade ELA is the only grade-level subject below the state average, and special education ranks at the 49th percentile, down from the 62nd. Notably, the school spends less per student than every nearby school shown.

486

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,723

Per pupil spending ?

2071 Roosevelt Ave.
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 231-2722

District: Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.4%

African American:

20.2%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 38th percentile in 2021 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2026) from a 38th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

218^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From top 17% (2019) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

121^st of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 7 pts since 2023

From top 32% (2023) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

84^th of 351Springfield 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	218 of 899	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	267 of 906	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	290 of 916	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	372 of 928	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	421 of 932	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	581 of 936	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.9	164 of 942	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	5 of 169	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	4 of 167	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	5 of 167	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	8 of 173	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	67.2	30 of 166	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	11 of 172	93.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	44.0	334 of 672	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	404 of 632	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	237 of 869	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	282 of 869	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	313 of 886	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	391 of 887	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	419 of 901	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	565 of 898	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	206 of 902	77.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	98.1	6 of 475	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	9 of 458	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	14 of 446	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	15 of 420	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	22 of 401	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	37 of 379	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	7 of 398	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	95.3	12 of 742	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.1	23 of 736	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	25 of 760	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	51 of 757	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	41 of 772	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	70.6	132 of 705	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	96.8	6 of 700	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	194 of 879	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	236 of 884	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	266 of 891	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	345 of 896	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	417 of 908	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	547 of 904	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.4	132 of 907	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	364 of 709	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	385 of 717	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	281 of 731	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	285 of 703	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	94 of 905	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	259 of 894	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	95.0	12 of 896	98.7%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.8	614 of 925	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	56.6	141 of 399	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	121 of 478	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	65.5	153 of 484	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	185 of 493	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	162 of 501	67.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	10 of 215	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	93.4	5 of 206	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	8 of 202	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	4 of 209	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.3	26 of 212	87.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	232 of 445	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	132 of 468	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.2	169 of 473	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	196 of 481	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	161 of 489	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	178 of 494	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	26 of 383	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	33 of 376	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	49 of 378	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	37 of 364	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	36 of 368	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	28 of 461	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.0	35 of 464	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	42 of 469	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	22 of 481	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	39 of 489	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	106 of 470	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	134 of 473	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	175 of 483	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	177 of 489	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	177 of 497	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	81 of 436	81.4%	★★★★☆
2025	49.9	157 of 435	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	155 of 441	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	114 of 444	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	46 of 503	90.9%	★★★★★

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

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-3 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)65th percentile+27 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile-27 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)34th percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)95th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science54%+13 vs state

Mathematics52%+11 vs state

English Language Arts52%+12 vs state

Civics50%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, December 28, 2019

This is not a school I would recommend my daughter came home depressed 5hey always put her on red or yellow all year everyday I put her in a Chicopee public school her grades went up she is so much happier going to school and she has been on green or blue everyday if you want your child's morals beat down everyday I recommend this school for those that care about their kids don't send them all I can say to compare to a natzi camp Close Quote

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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 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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2071 Roosevelt Ave.	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 231-2722	486	43	11.2		21 (4.3%)	98 (20.2%)	352 (72.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	75.5	218^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.8%		71.5	267^th of 906 public elementary schools	70.5%	49	59.6	49.1	58.5	56.6	50.0	36.5	51.7	57.7	45.3	49.1	64.2	43.4	53.9	52.2	58.5	49.0	53.9	50.0	$19,723
Hiram L Dorman	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Lydia Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7554	279	21	13.5	92.2%	22 (7.9%)	38 (13.6%)	200 (71.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	16.6	768^th of 899 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.8	789^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.9%	21	47.2	15.4	7.4				24.5	25.0	12.8	3.7				14.7	7.4		7.4		$25,065
Samuel Bowles	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Bowles Park	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7334	325	31	10.3	75.8%	35 (10.8%)	48 (14.8%)	220 (67.7%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	41.1	526^th of 899 public elementary schools	41.5%		20.6	729^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.5%	203	51.4	39.4	28.6				39.3	35.1	42.4	19.1				31.3	40.5		40.5		$25,969
Mary O Pottenger	Public	PK, KG-5	1435 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7266	365	33	10.9	87.6%	29 (7.9%)	42 (11.5%)	281 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	26.5	654^th of 899 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.3	696^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.2%	42	26.9	26.9	34.1				29.1	38.5	17.3	22.7				26.4	30.2		30.2		$25,293
Thomas M Balliet	Public	PK, KG-5	52 Rosewell St	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7446	291	21	13.5	81.2%	25 (8.6%)	53 (18.2%)	179 (61.5%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.9%)	16.4	771^st of 899 public elementary schools	14.2%		25.4	675^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.5%	96	18.9	15.8	25.6				20.2	5.4	18.4	18.0				14.0	36.8		36.8		$24,505
Liberty	Public	PK, KG-5	962 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7299	238	19	12.2	93.0%	26 (10.9%)	23 (9.7%)	180 (75.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	20.6	719^th of 899 public elementary schools	20.0%		36.2	584^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.5%	135	34.4	11.4	23.1				22.6	25.8	8.6	23.1				19.1	35.9		35.9		$25,484
Rebecca M Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Catherine Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6687	589	55	10.7	89.4%	26 (4.4%)	116 (19.7%)	434 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	16.7	767^th of 899 public elementary schools	14.7%		12.8	817^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.8%	50	22.1	13.0	24.4				19.7	24.4	12.1	26.7				20.9	26.7		26.7		$25,404
Springfield International Academy at Johnson	Public	3-5	55 Catherine Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6687	38	2	17.3		4 (10.5%)	18 (47.4%)	14 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	2.5	899^th of 899 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	906^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.0%	7			0.0				0.0			0.0				0.0	0.0		0.0		$22,999
Mary M Lynch	Public	PK, KG-5	315 No Branch Pkwy	Springfield	01119	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7250	216	19	11.3	89.1%	16 (7.4%)	46 (21.3%)	139 (64.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	19.6	733^rd of 899 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.2	702^nd of 906 public elementary schools	22.5%	31	22.9	20.0	40.6				27.8	17.1	13.3	18.8				16.5	25.0		25.0		$26,258
Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	15 Catherine Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 787-7100	165	18	9.0		5 (3.0%)	35 (21.2%)	117 (70.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)								(n/a)																			$27,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Springfield Preparatory Charter School

How many students attend Springfield Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended Springfield Preparatory Charter School.

Is Springfield Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Springfield Preparatory Charter School ranks 218^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Springfield Preparatory Charter School in?

Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)

What is the racial makeup of Springfield Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Springfield Preparatory Charter School are 72% Hispanic, 20% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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