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Conservatory of the Arts

Public Grades 6-12

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 9% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Conservatory of the Arts is a public high school located in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 303 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.

Conservatory of the Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts high schools over the past several years, indicating a persistent pattern of underperformance. The school's proficiency rates on MCAS assessments are significantly lower than the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics, where the school's performance is exceptionally poor. These academic achievement gaps are even more pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic and special education students. Additionally, Conservatory of the Arts has had lower four-year graduation rates and higher dropout rates compared to the state and district averages, suggesting potential challenges in supporting student success and retention.

The surrounding public high schools in the Springfield district, such as Springfield High School, Liberty Preparatory Academy, and Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, generally outperform Conservatory of the Arts on academic measures, indicating that the school may face unique challenges or circumstances that contribute to its underperformance.

296

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,970

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

339 State St
Springfield, MA 01105

(413) 787-7070

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

African American:

18.2%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 38 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

Middle school

447^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 5 pts since 2017

From bottom 3% (2017) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

317^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to bottom 9% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	447 of 484	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	452 of 493	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	473 of 501	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	459 of 497	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	449 of 501	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	485 of 498	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	473 of 484	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	474 of 487	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	26.0	166 of 209	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	192 of 195	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	163 of 172	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	378 of 445	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	268 of 417	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	440 of 473	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	445 of 481	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	465 of 489	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	463 of 494	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	435 of 483	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	473 of 478	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	462 of 463	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	340 of 376	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	336 of 378	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	321 of 364	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	346 of 368	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	287 of 335	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	308 of 322	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	300 of 309	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	434 of 464	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	432 of 469	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	441 of 481	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	443 of 489	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	431 of 462	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	440 of 452	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	427 of 438	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	465 of 473	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	463 of 483	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	478 of 489	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	481 of 497	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	469 of 478	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	450 of 466	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	16.4	433 of 444	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	454 of 503	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	455 of 489	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	468 of 484	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	453 of 467	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.1	434 of 491	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	317 of 349	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	342 of 348	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	320 of 347	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	339 of 342	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	304 of 351	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	96 of 148	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	89 of 133	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	275 of 295	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	211 of 299	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	323 of 337	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	329 of 342	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	317 of 339	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	335 of 340	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	301 of 342	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	324 of 339	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	229 of 245	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	225 of 249	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	182 of 241	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	216 of 217	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	176 of 206	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	167 of 193	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	298 of 334	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	334 of 338	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	310 of 338	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	331 of 332	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	275 of 330	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	308 of 330	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	290 of 339	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	338 of 342	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	307 of 343	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	336 of 339	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	319 of 346	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	340 of 343	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	235 of 302	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	270 of 289	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	334 of 339	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	272 of 348	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	321 of 344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2023)21st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

High school

African American (2025)35th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-23 vs state

Civics9%-30 vs state

Science5%-37 vs state

Biology3%-36 vs state

Mathematics3%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Conservatory of the Arts

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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
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
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
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 Conservatory of the Arts

What is the racial makeup of Conservatory of the Arts?

Students at Conservatory of the Arts are 69% Hispanic, 18% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Conservatory of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Conservatory of the Arts.

Is Conservatory of the Arts a good school?

Conservatory of the Arts ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Massachusetts high schools.

What district is Conservatory of the Arts in?

Springfield

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