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High School Of Commerce

Public Grades 9-12

279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 20% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

High School Of Commerce is a public high school located in Springfield, MA, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,060 students. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of High School Of Commerce has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Massachusetts high schools over the past 10 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, which indicates it is performing significantly below the state average.

The school struggles across various metrics, including student group performance, graduation rates, and academic achievement. High School Of Commerce performs particularly poorly for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 5-10% of Massachusetts high schools for this subgroup. The school also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state average. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subject areas.

While High School Of Commerce faces significant challenges, there are some nearby schools, such as Hampden Charter School of Science West and Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, that are outperforming it. Exploring opportunities for High School Of Commerce to develop specialized academic programs or career-focused pathways may help improve student engagement and outcomes.

966

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,738

Per pupil spending ?

74.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 State Street
Springfield, MA 01105

(413) 787-7220

District: Springfield

Feeder schools for High School Of Commerce:

Elementary:	Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School
	Alice B Beal Elementary
	Arthur T Talmadge
	Benjamin Swan Elementary
	More...
	Brightwood
	Daniel B Brunton
	Edward P. Boland School
	Elias Brookings
	Frank H Freedman
	Frederick Harris
	German Gerena Community School
	Glenwood
	Glickman Elementary
	Hiram L Dorman
	Indian Orchard Elementary
	Kensington International School
	Liberty
	Lincoln
	Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School
	Mary M Lynch
	Mary M Walsh
	Mary O Pottenger
	Milton Bradley School
	Rebecca M Johnson
	Samuel Bowles
	Springfield Public Day Elementary School
	Sumner Avenue
	Thomas M Balliet
	Warner
	Washington
	White Street
	William N. DeBerry
Middle:	Forest Park Middle
	John F Kennedy Middle
	South End Middle School
	Springfield Middle School
	More...
	Springfield Public Day Middle School
	STEM Middle Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.4%

African American:

17.5%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg18%

Massachusetts avg45%

279^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8High Schools in the Springfield

321^st of 348Springfield 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	279 of 349	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	298 of 348	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	294 of 347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	302 of 342	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	240 of 285	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	309 of 351	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	335 of 345	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.7	341 of 348	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.8	345 of 351	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	344 of 354	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	335 of 347	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.0	334 of 344	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.7	334 of 340	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	332 of 340	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	329 of 335	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.1	306 of 322	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.8	301 of 319	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	304 of 316	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.4	299 of 314	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.2	295 of 311	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.8	280 of 307	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.7	290 of 304	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	105 of 148	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	83 of 160	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	76 of 142	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	75 of 133	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	58 of 94	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	86 of 137	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.8	128 of 134	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.5	271 of 295	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	268 of 299	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	284 of 299	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	81 of 83	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	85 of 86	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	26 of 84	69.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.7	38 of 77	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	77 of 82	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	71 of 77	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	277 of 337	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	294 of 342	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	285 of 339	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	293 of 340	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	233 of 281	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	311 of 342	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	152 of 245	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	184 of 241	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	160 of 217	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	103 of 149	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	170 of 206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	189 of 193	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	8 of 28	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	241 of 334	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	263 of 338	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	259 of 338	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	263 of 332	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	194 of 253	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	282 of 330	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	320 of 330	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	282 of 339	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	290 of 342	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	296 of 343	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	305 of 339	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	252 of 281	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	315 of 346	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	337 of 343	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	269 of 302	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	268 of 289	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	253 of 301	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	258 of 339	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	191 of 268	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	296 of 348	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	333 of 344	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	203 of 298	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	253 of 302	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	192 of 301	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	182 of 300	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	163 of 302	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	4.8	295 of 303	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)71st percentile+57 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Biology37%~ state avg

English Language Arts31%-19 vs state

Mathematics24%-21 vs state

Science23%-23 vs state

Physics4%-40 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Thursday, August 25, 2011

i just graduated from this school. academic wise this school is a very good school & also with thier teams & clubs but student wise the femals like to fight. Close Quote

Schools Near High School Of Commerce

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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
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		77 (8.0%)	169 (17.5%)	680 (70.4%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	21.1	279^th of 349 public high schools	20.1%		15.9	298^th of 348 public high schools	14.4%	19				31.3					23.5			23.3		37.3	4.1		$25,738
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
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		31 (10.5%)	54 (18.2%)	204 (68.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12	317^th of 349 public high schools	9.2%		4.5	342^nd of 348 public high schools	1.7%	25	15.6	21.3	18.6	34.4	18.5	4.4	4.4	0.0	3.1	3.0	4.6	3.3	4.6	3.3		9.1	$27,970
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
Libertas Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	146 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Libertas Academy Charter School	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%)								(n/a)	35.9	45.9	50.6	37.7	44.0	48.9	50.6	53.9	32.9	51.1	30.7	31.8	30.7	30.0		22.7	$19,261
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		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
Liberty Preparatory Academy	Public	9-12	Alderman Bldg 37 Alderman Stre	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2484	6	4	1.5		4 (66.7%)	1 (16.7%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$83,350
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about High School Of Commerce

What schools feed into High School Of Commerce?

High School Of Commerce is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School
Elementary : Alice B Beal Elementary
Elementary : Arthur T Talmadge
Elementary : Benjamin Swan Elementary
Elementary : Brightwood
Elementary : Daniel B Brunton
Elementary : Edward P. Boland School
Elementary : Elias Brookings
Elementary : Frank H Freedman
Elementary : Frederick Harris
Elementary : German Gerena Community School
Elementary : Glenwood
Elementary : Glickman Elementary
Elementary : Hiram L Dorman
Elementary : Indian Orchard Elementary
Elementary : Kensington International School
Elementary : Liberty
Elementary : Lincoln
Elementary : Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School
Elementary : Mary M Lynch
Elementary : Mary M Walsh
Elementary : Mary O Pottenger
Elementary : Milton Bradley School
Elementary : Rebecca M Johnson
Elementary : Samuel Bowles
Elementary : Springfield Public Day Elementary School
Elementary : Sumner Avenue
Elementary : Thomas M Balliet
Elementary : Warner
Elementary : Washington
Elementary : White Street
Elementary : William N. DeBerry
Middle : Forest Park Middle
Middle : John F Kennedy Middle
Middle : South End Middle School
Middle : Springfield Middle School
Middle : Springfield Public Day Middle School
Middle : STEM Middle Academy

How many students attend High School Of Commerce?

In the 2024-25 school year, 966 students attended High School Of Commerce.

What district is High School Of Commerce in?

Springfield

Is High School Of Commerce a good school?

High School Of Commerce ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Massachusetts high schools.

What is the racial makeup of High School Of Commerce?

Students at High School Of Commerce are 70% Hispanic, 17% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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