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Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

Q: Is Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy a good school?

Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy ranks 261 st of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 25% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy is a public high school in Springfield, Massachusetts that serves 1,383 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Springfield school district, which is ranked 321 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts high schools, with MCAS proficiency rates significantly below the state average. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.03% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated between 78.6% and 97.5% in recent years, generally lower than the state average. However, the school's performance is particularly strong for English Language Learner students, ranking 17th out of 83 Massachusetts high schools in 2024-2025.

While the nearby The Springfield Renaissance School, High School Of Commerce, and Springfield High School of Science and Technology also perform below the state average, some schools like John J Duggan Academy have better outcomes on certain metrics. As a vocational-technical school, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy likely has a different curricular focus, and the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio suggest opportunities to enhance educational outcomes for its diverse student population.

1,382

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,556

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 State Street
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-7424

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.1%

African American:

16.7%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Physics scores 34 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg47%

261^st of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	26.2	261 of 349	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	289 of 348	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	279 of 347	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	270 of 342	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	230 of 285	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	318 of 351	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	300 of 345	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.8	304 of 348	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	298 of 351	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	306 of 354	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	318 of 347	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	305 of 344	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.2	302 of 340	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	323 of 340	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.7	323 of 335	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	314 of 322	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	308 of 319	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	311 of 316	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.9	307 of 314	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	304 of 311	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	300 of 307	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.3	296 of 304	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	85 of 148	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	81 of 160	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	94 of 142	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	76 of 133	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	57 of 94	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	96 of 137	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	90 of 134	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	46.3	57 of 93	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	264 of 295	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	172 of 202	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	278 of 299	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	261 of 299	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	17 of 83	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	27.1	74 of 86	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.8	20 of 84	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	33 of 77	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.3	54 of 82	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	49 of 77	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	270 of 337	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	295 of 342	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	275 of 339	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	269 of 340	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	228 of 281	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	315 of 342	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	310 of 339	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	121 of 245	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	142 of 241	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	113 of 217	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	73 of 149	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.2	165 of 206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	134 of 193	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	189 of 334	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	261 of 338	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	222 of 338	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	208 of 332	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	163 of 253	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.1	285 of 330	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	279 of 330	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	239 of 339	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	276 of 342	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	279 of 343	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	256 of 339	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	218 of 281	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	310 of 346	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	300 of 343	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	225 of 302	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	220 of 289	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	262 of 301	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	205 of 339	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	153 of 268	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	301 of 348	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	275 of 344	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	293 of 298	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	294 of 302	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	241 of 301	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	235 of 300	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	214 of 249	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	298 of 302	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	291 of 303	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+17 vs school

Asian (2022)39th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-9 vs state

Mathematics27%-18 vs state

Science18%-28 vs state

Physics10%-34 vs state

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What people are saying

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

Schools Near Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy

Is Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy a good school?

Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy ranks 261^st of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy?

Students at Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy are 72% Hispanic, 17% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,382 students attended Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy.

What district is Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in?

Springfield

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