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John J Duggan Academy

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John J Duggan Academy ranks 254 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 27% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

John J Duggan Academy is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Springfield, MA, with an enrollment of 831 students. The school is part of the Springfield school district, which is ranked 321 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John J Duggan Academy consistently underperforms the state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science were 29.42%, 20.76%, and 10%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 78.6% to 100% in recent years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has been as high as 11.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other high schools in the Springfield district, such as Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy and Springfield Central High School, John J Duggan Academy generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates and rankings. The school's consistently low rankings and academic performance, despite fluctuations, suggest systemic challenges that need to be addressed.

823

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,967

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1015 Wilbraham Rd
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-7410

District: Springfield

Feeder schools for John J Duggan Academy:

Elementary:	Frank H Freedman
	Mary M Lynch
	Thomas M Balliet

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

African American:

22.8%

White:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2019 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Springfield

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 32 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

374^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

254^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From bottom 16% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	374 of 484	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	363 of 493	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	407 of 501	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	428 of 497	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	418 of 501	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	404 of 498	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	413 of 484	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.5	428 of 487	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	436 of 482	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	409 of 441	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.9	441 of 455	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.0	444 of 455	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	438 of 455	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.7	421 of 449	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	420 of 434	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	400 of 409	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.2	400 of 407	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	394 of 399	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	396 of 399	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.4	355 of 356	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.2	340 of 344	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.9	339 of 339	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	143 of 206	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	126 of 202	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	141 of 209	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	158 of 212	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	150 of 193	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	125 of 195	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	105 of 172	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	407 of 445	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	367 of 431	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	399 of 424	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	355 of 417	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	35 of 181	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	35.6	121 of 154	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	50 of 135	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	91 of 127	28.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	356 of 473	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	375 of 481	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	392 of 489	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	416 of 494	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	411 of 483	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	389 of 478	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	391 of 463	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	192 of 376	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	176 of 378	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	216 of 364	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	280 of 368	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	208 of 335	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	159 of 322	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	208 of 309	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	306 of 464	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	281 of 469	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	349 of 481	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	396 of 489	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	377 of 462	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	310 of 452	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	341 of 438	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	375 of 473	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	346 of 483	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	403 of 489	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	426 of 497	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	394 of 485	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	401 of 478	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	409 of 466	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	268 of 435	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.2	341 of 441	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	328 of 444	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	412 of 503	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	385 of 489	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	310 of 484	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	352 of 467	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	398 of 491	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	289 of 339	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	350 of 386	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	344 of 392	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	365 of 403	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	296 of 404	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	346 of 401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	328 of 396	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	363 of 395	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	254 of 349	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	310 of 348	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	309 of 347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	333 of 342	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	235 of 285	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	295 of 351	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	101 of 148	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.3	154 of 160	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	120 of 142	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	132 of 133	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	35 of 94	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	47 of 137	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.8	254 of 295	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	202 of 202	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	251 of 299	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	45.9	28 of 77	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	234 of 337	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.9	310 of 342	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	299 of 339	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	321 of 340	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	229 of 281	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	281 of 342	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	308 of 339	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	139 of 245	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	190 of 249	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	176 of 241	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	204 of 217	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	92 of 149	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	179 of 193	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	175 of 334	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	291 of 338	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	314 of 338	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	318 of 332	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	192 of 253	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	251 of 330	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	310 of 330	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	264 of 339	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	298 of 342	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	308 of 343	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	337 of 339	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	240 of 281	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	307 of 346	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	327 of 343	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	145 of 302	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.0	267 of 289	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	274 of 301	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	326 of 339	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	196 of 268	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	264 of 348	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	325 of 344	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	11.2	285 of 302	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+58 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-5 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2022)64th percentile+61 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+11 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 vs state

Biology20%-19 vs state

Science10%-32 vs state

Civics9%-30 vs state

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Schools Near John J Duggan 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 John J Duggan Academy

What is the racial makeup of John J Duggan Academy?

Students at John J Duggan Academy are 59% Hispanic, 23% African American, 11% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend John J Duggan Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 823 students attended John J Duggan Academy.

What district is John J Duggan Academy in?

Springfield

Is John J Duggan Academy a good school?

John J Duggan Academy ranks 254^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into John J Duggan Academy?

John J Duggan Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Frank H Freedman
Elementary : Mary M Lynch
Elementary : Thomas M Balliet

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