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Libertas Academy Charter School

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Libertas Academy Charter School ranks 138 th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 353 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 61% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Libertas Academy Charter School is a charter school in Springfield, MA, serving grades 6–12 with 563 students. It operates as its own district, Libertas Academy Charter School (District), and is ranked 162 of 351 Massachusetts districts. In 2025–2026, it ranks 138 of 353 schools statewide (61st percentile, 3 stars), placing it in the top roughly 39% of Massachusetts schools. Its all-grade proficiency is at the state average in ELA (40.29% vs 40.03%), above the state in math (46.95% vs 41.11%), and somewhat below the state in science (37.78% vs 40.98%).

The school is the highest-ranked nearby school by a wide margin. For comparison, High School Of Commerce ranks 238/353, The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning 284/353, Conservatory of the Arts 314/353, Veritas Preparatory Charter School 316/353, and Springfield High School of Science and Technology 333/353. In 10th grade, the school's ELA is 53.33% proficient (state 45.48%) and its Biology EOC is 49.43% (state 37.68%), far above every nearby school. Subgroup results are a standout: low-income students rank in the top 15% statewide (86th percentile), special education students in the top 30% (71st percentile), and other historically underserved groups also perform well above the school’s overall ranking.

Graduation and dropout present a mixed picture. The graduation rate is 85.1%, above the Springfield district average of 82.0%, but the dropout rate is 13.4%, higher than the district average of 9.7%. Resources are favorable: the student-teacher ratio is 7.7, the lowest among comparable nearby schools, and per-student spending was $22,013 in 2020–2021. Areas to watch include 8th-grade civics (16.67% vs state 39.77%), 6th-grade ELA (33.33% vs state 40.26%), and 10th-grade math and science, which are below state averages. Math and science have improved over recent years, while civics has declined.

563

Students ?

7.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,261

Per pupil spending ?

146 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01103

(413) 342-5510

District: Libertas Academy Charter School (District)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

African American:

12.8%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

Strengths

✓Above the Massachusetts median (61st percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Civics scores 23 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Massachusetts avg40%

Middle school

200^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 42 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

138^th of 353

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 39%

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

162^nd of 351Libertas Academy 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	52.2	200 of 478	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	187 of 484	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	219 of 493	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	277 of 501	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	366 of 497	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	411 of 501	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	416 of 498	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	45 of 215	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	23 of 206	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	43 of 202	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	55 of 212	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.8	110 of 193	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	279 of 445	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	351 of 431	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	191 of 424	55.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	98.4	2 of 193	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	62.9	21 of 180	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	8 of 155	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	67.6	9 of 154	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	6 of 135	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	8 of 138	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	202 of 468	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	167 of 473	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	222 of 481	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	255 of 489	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	368 of 494	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	388 of 483	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	363 of 478	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	71 of 383	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	83.1	46 of 376	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	59 of 378	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	62 of 364	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	138 of 368	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	187 of 335	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	184 of 322	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	55 of 461	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.2	48 of 464	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	53 of 469	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	113 of 481	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	254 of 489	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	296 of 462	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	308 of 452	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	187 of 470	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	209 of 473	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	218 of 483	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	289 of 489	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	364 of 497	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	415 of 485	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	428 of 478	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	257 of 436	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.6	158 of 435	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	120 of 441	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	190 of 444	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	222 of 503	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	300 of 489	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	298 of 484	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	428 of 491	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	35.4	212 of 339	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)99th percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile-17 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)37th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile+11 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)13th percentile-5 vs school

High school

African American (2026)90th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Biology49%+12 vs state

Mathematics47%+6 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Science38%-3 vs state

Civics17%-23 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	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 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
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		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
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	85.0%	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
Emergence Academy	Public	6-12	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	382	32	12.0		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
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	72.7%	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
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	74.5%	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
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	77.9%	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
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	83.3%	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
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	Dickenson Bldg 37 Alderman Str	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7285	237	19	12.6	63.9%	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
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	57.5%	64 (10.8%)	116 (19.6%)	385 (64.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	22	284^th of 353 public high schools	19.5%		29.4	251^st of 349 public high schools	28.1%	33		19.5	18.8	26.3	32.4	21.5		10.7	4.8	9.1	24.2	8.2		15.4	17.0	15.4	16.4		22.1	$25,026
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	75.7%	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Libertas Academy Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Libertas Academy Charter School?

Students at Libertas Academy Charter School are 82% Hispanic, 13% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Libertas Academy Charter School a good school?

Libertas Academy Charter School ranks 138^th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Libertas Academy Charter School in?

Libertas Academy Charter School (District)

How many students attend Libertas Academy Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Libertas Academy Charter School.

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