Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy School in Springfield MA

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Compare Details Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy ranks worse than 80.7% of high schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the Springfield School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.31. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.2%), African American (17.9%), White (8%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy is 11, which is the 5^th best among 5 high schools in the Springfield School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy is $18,197, which is the 4^th highest among 5 high schools in the Springfield School District.

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Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy 230^th of 285 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Springfield 306^th of 325 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	MA State Percentile
2003	2.26	296^th	304	2.6%
2004	1.37	300^th	307	2.3%
2005	0.78	304^th	311	2.3%
2006	0.86	307^th	314	2.2%
2007	2.43	311^th	316	1.6%
2008	3.72	308^th	319	3.4%
2009	2.42	314^th	322	2.5%
2010	3.66	323^rd	335	3.6%
2011	4.35	323^rd	340	5.0%
2012	12.23	302^nd	340	11.2%
2013	15.12	305^th	344	11.3%
2014	8.42	318^th	347	8.4%
2015	18.56	306^th	354	13.6%
2016	21.02	298^th	351	15.1%
2017	14.79	304^th	348	12.6%
2018	18.04	300^th	345	13.0%
2019	9.31	318^th	351	9.4%
2021	23.31	230^th	285	19.3%

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

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by a student on FaceBook
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

I'm in the 8th grade at Chestnut Middle School and today some people had come from Putnam to tell our 8th grade class about it and the whole time I was excited.
I knew Putnam was the best school around but the energy I felt was amazing.
I want to study to be a lawyer and what I saw for criminal justice was amazing,
The kids are 100% dedicated and so are the other kids from other shops.
They told us
"This is what you should take if you want to be a (career choice)."
They said they have 400 slots and 900 applied for Putnam.
That's crazy.
I want to go Putnam. :D Close Quote

Enrollment information for Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	652	393	2	313	0	n/a	n/a	-46	1314
1989	616	380	7	326	0	n/a	n/a	-45	1284
1990	588	396	14	329	0	n/a	n/a	-39	1288
1991	525	437	47	491	0	n/a	n/a	-32	1468
1992	522	450	50	561	0	n/a	n/a	-39	1544
1993	444	550	30	582	0	n/a	n/a	-30	1576
1994	378	556	21	669	3	n/a	n/a	-29	1598
1995	309	486	8	679	2	n/a	n/a	0	1484
1996	309	486	8	679	2	n/a	n/a	0	1484
1997	317	454	11	752	1	n/a	n/a	0	1535
1998	318	443	11	767	0	n/a	n/a	0	1539
1999	287	454	18	796	1	n/a	n/a	0	1556
2000	239	410	19	767	2	n/a	n/a	0	1437
2001	201	403	17	820	1	n/a	n/a	0	1442
2002	147	307	9	637	0	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2003	147	307	9	637	0	n/a	n/a	0	1100
2004	126	264	8	584	0	n/a	n/a	0	982
2005	137	265	11	575	1	n/a	n/a	0	989
2006	164	288	9	683	1	n/a	n/a	18	1163
2007	187	340	19	761	1	n/a	n/a	25	1333
2008	187	373	24	847	2	n/a	n/a	39	1472
2009	201	418	24	913	2	1	36	0	1595
2010	193	443	24	927	2	1	42	0	1632
2011	189	376	20	919	2	0	39	0	1545
2012	170	328	20	832	1	0	33	0	1384
2013	160	267	24	813	0	0	20	0	1284
2014	153	260	26	872	1	0	25	0	1337
2015	150	288	26	851	1	0	41	0	1357
2016	179	283	26	931	0	1	10	0	1430
2017	181	281	23	944	0	0	13	0	1442
2018	162	283	20	960	1	0	10	0	1436
2019	137	255	19	995	0	0	9	0	1415
2020	122	264	23	975	0	0	9	0	1393
2021	112	251	30	1000	1	0	10	0	1404

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1314	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	1288	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	1468	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	1544	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	1576	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	1598	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	1484	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	1484	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	1535	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	1539	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	1556	n/a	0.0	53.4
2000	1437	n/a	0.0	67.5
2001	1442	n/a	0.0	52.6
2002	1100	n/a	n/a	58.1
2003	1100	n/a	n/a	58.1
2004	982	133.0	7.4	77.4
2005	989	119.5	8.3	75.9
2006	1163	129.5	9.0	67.9
2007	1333	134.0	9.9	70.7
2008	1472	152.9	9.6	70.9
2009	1595	140.0	11.4	64.3
2010	1632	164.6	9.9	72.4
2011	1545	155.6	9.9	79.8
2012	1384	145.7	9.4	81.8
2013	1284	138.9	9.2	89.5
2014	1337	136.0	9.8	86.8
2015	1357	127.0	10.6	76.1
2016	1430	135.0	10.5	n/a
2017	1442	138.3	10.4	n/a
2018	1436	131.9	10.8	n/a
2019	1415	129.5	10.9	n/a
2020	1393	130.1	10.7	n/a
2021	1404	127.3	11.0	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1314	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	1288	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	1468	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	1544	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	1576	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	1598	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	1484	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	1484	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	1535	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	1539	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	1556	n/a	0.0	53.4
2000	1437	n/a	0.0	67.5
2001	1442	n/a	0.0	52.6
2002	1100	n/a	n/a	58.1
2003	1100	n/a	n/a	58.1
2004	982	133.0	7.4	77.4
2005	989	119.5	8.3	75.9
2006	1163	129.5	9.0	67.9
2007	1333	134.0	9.9	70.7
2008	1472	152.9	9.6	70.9
2009	1595	140.0	11.4	64.3
2010	1632	164.6	9.9	72.4
2011	1545	155.6	9.9	79.8
2012	1384	145.7	9.4	81.8
2013	1284	138.9	9.2	89.5
2014	1337	136.0	9.8	86.8
2015	1357	127.0	10.6	76.1
2016	1430	135.0	10.5	n/a
2017	1442	138.3	10.4	n/a
2018	1436	131.9	10.8	n/a
2019	1415	129.5	10.9	n/a
2020	1393	130.1	10.7	n/a
2021	1404	127.3	11.0	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,624 (8.9%)	$16,709 (91.1%)	$18,334
2020	$1,791 (9.8%)	$16,406 (90.2%)	$18,197

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 318^th of 351 High schools	Ranks 230^th of 285 High schools	9.9%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy)	35	48.9	13.9%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield)	30	36.2	6.2%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	61	63.8	2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy)	26	31.9	5.9%
10th Grade Mathematics (Springfield)	24	22.4	1.6%
10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	58	52	6%
End of Course Introductory Physics (Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy)	37	29.9	7.1%
End of Course Introductory Physics (Springfield)	40	28	12%
End of Course Introductory Physics (Massachusetts)	74	62.2	11.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1415	1404	0.8%
African American	255	251	1.6%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	19	30	57.9%
Hispanic	995	1000	0.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	9	10	11.1%

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