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STEM Middle Academy

Public Grades 6-8

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

STEM Middle Academy is a public middle school located in Springfield, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 287 students. Despite spending more per student than the state average, the school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with only 17.46% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 12.65% in Mathematics, and 10.98% in Science.

STEM Middle Academy's performance varies greatly across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Massachusetts middle schools for White students and in the bottom 50% for Female students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 15% of Massachusetts middle schools. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups suggest potential equity issues that the school and district may need to address.

Compared to nearby schools in the Springfield district, such as Van Sickle Academy and Rise Academy at Van Sickle, STEM Middle Academy's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms the extremely low-performing Springfield Public Day Middle School and Springfield Middle School. The school's declining performance over time and the broader challenges facing the Springfield district suggest the need for comprehensive improvement efforts to address the root causes of the school's challenges.

269

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,980

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Alton Street
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 787-6750

District: Springfield

Students who attend STEM Middle Academy usually attend:

High:	Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
	High School Of Commerce
	Liberty Preparatory Academy
	Springfield Central High
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	Springfield High School
	Springfield High School of Science and Technology
	Springfield Public Day High School
	The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning

Feeder schools for STEM Middle Academy:

Elementary:	Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School
	Alice B Beal Elementary
	Arthur T Talmadge
	Benjamin Swan Elementary
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	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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

White:

14.1%

African American:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

430^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Middle 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	13.0	430 of 484	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	423 of 493	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	386 of 501	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	379 of 497	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	414 of 501	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	401 of 498	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	346 of 484	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	364 of 487	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.1	297 of 482	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.4	306 of 441	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.4	345 of 455	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.8	405 of 455	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.1	384 of 455	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.2	390 of 449	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	391 of 434	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	187 of 206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	90 of 209	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	81 of 212	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	125 of 193	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	111 of 195	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	79 of 172	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	24.4	360 of 445	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	384 of 431	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	361 of 424	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	397 of 417	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	28 of 181	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	44 of 180	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	435 of 473	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	417 of 481	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	349 of 489	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	376 of 494	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	396 of 483	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	424 of 478	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	344 of 463	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	293 of 376	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	255 of 378	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	181 of 364	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	212 of 368	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	224 of 335	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	206 of 322	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	114 of 309	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	381 of 464	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	372 of 469	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	314 of 481	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	281 of 489	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	364 of 462	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	321 of 452	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.7	210 of 438	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	413 of 473	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	415 of 483	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	407 of 489	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	365 of 497	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	405 of 485	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	357 of 478	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	313 of 466	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	387 of 435	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	297 of 441	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	355 of 444	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	273 of 503	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	384 of 489	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	301 of 484	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	171 of 467	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	19.0	401 of 491	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	23.5	270 of 339	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	374 of 386	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	395 of 403	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	349 of 404	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	382 of 401	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	303 of 396	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	192 of 395	51.4%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+73 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)20th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-5 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

Civics12%-27 vs state

Science11%-31 vs state

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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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
STEM Middle Academy	Public	6-8	60 Alton Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6750	269	24	11.1		38 (14.1%)	36 (13.4%)	176 (65.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	13	430^th of 484 public middle schools	11.2%		15.6	423^rd of 493 public middle schools	14.2%	7		18.3	18.2	15.9		17.5		15.9	12.4	9.8		12.7		11.0		11.0		12.2	$24,980
Van Sickle Academy	Public	6-8	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	262	23	11.4		21 (8.0%)	24 (9.2%)	205 (78.2%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	20.5	387^th of 484 public middle schools	20.0%		15.7	422^nd of 493 public middle schools	14.4%	35		23.3	16.9	32.6		24.7		6.8	7.8	21.6		12.6		18.3		18.3		25.3	$30,154
Van Sickle Prep	Public	6-8	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	206	18	11.4		16 (7.8%)	40 (19.4%)	146 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	14.8	424^th of 484 public middle schools	12.4%		14.4	435^th of 493 public middle schools	11.8%	11		15.4	13.8	29.9		20.0		4.7	8.6	13.2		9.0		17.3		17.3		16.9	$46,489
Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	5-11	370 Pine Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 539-0055	712	72	9.9		34 (4.8%)	137 (19.2%)	506 (71.1%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	33.6	302^nd of 484 public middle schools	37.6%		27.2	349^th of 493 public middle schools	29.2%	47	10.3	30.4	30.0	26.7	31.1	24.5	22.7	33.3	34.0	42.6	27.0	33.3	15.5	13.9	21.4	14.7	9.3	16.8	$21,814
South End Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Margaret Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2442	163	18	8.9		5 (3.1%)	32 (19.6%)	120 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	12.2	434^th of 484 public middle schools	10.3%		9.4	459^th of 493 public middle schools	6.9%	25		29.6	18.9	10.4		19.3		6.8	9.6	12.8		9.8		2.1		2.1		6.5	$26,653
Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	46 Oakland Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7420	282	27	10.3		22 (7.8%)	61 (21.6%)	186 (66.0%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	12	436^th of 484 public middle schools	9.9%		10.6	455^th of 493 public middle schools	7.7%	19		17.7	7.4	16.5		14.1		17.7	4.9	11.8		11.8		11.8		11.8		14.1	$28,985
Springfield Realization Academy	Public	6-8	46 Oakland Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 787-7420	212	14	15.1		4 (1.9%)	31 (14.6%)	166 (78.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	7.7	469^th of 484 public middle schools	3.1%		13.4	445^th of 493 public middle schools	9.7%	24		5.6	8.1	10.5		8.1		9.1	8.1	8.8		8.6		7.1		7.1		3.6	$29,076
Springfield Public Day Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7281	60	9	6.5		4 (6.7%)	10 (16.7%)	40 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	4.6	482^nd of 484 public middle schools	0.4%		6.5	484^th of 493 public middle schools	1.8%	2		10.0	5.9	0.0		4.7			0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0		0.0	$38,805
Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01102	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7284	18	4	4.0		0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)						0.0						0.0							$40,122
Dupont Middle	Public	6-8	650 Front Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-1881	683	72	9.5		291 (42.6%)	42 (6.1%)	316 (46.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	30	324^th of 484 public middle schools	33.1%		35.1	301^st of 493 public middle schools	38.9%	23		25.8	31.2	34.8		30.8		24.1	24.3	19.6		22.5		29.7		29.7		23.3	$22,637

Frequently Asked Questions about STEM Middle Academy

What district is STEM Middle Academy in?

Springfield

What is the racial makeup of STEM Middle Academy?

Students at STEM Middle Academy are 65% Hispanic, 14% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend STEM Middle Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended STEM Middle Academy.

Is STEM Middle Academy a good school?

STEM Middle Academy ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What high school do graduates of STEM Middle Academy attend?

Students who attend STEM Middle Academy usually go on to attend Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College

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