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Van Sickle Prep

Public Grades 6-8

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Rise Academy at Van Sickle is a public middle school located in Springfield, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 216 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.

Rise Academy at Van Sickle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Massachusetts middle schools, with rankings ranging from 424 to 468 out of 484-501 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below state and district averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 20% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.53% statewide and 22.11% in the Springfield district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students with disabilities.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the district average, Rise Academy at Van Sickle's academic performance remains poor, indicating that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to drive meaningful improvements. When compared to nearby schools, such as Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted), which significantly outperforms Rise Academy at Van Sickle, it becomes clear that the school's challenges are likely more systemic in nature and will require a comprehensive, evidence-based approach to address them.

206

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$46,489

Per pupil spending ?

1170 Carew Street
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 750-2887

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.9%

African American:

19.4%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2018 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Springfield

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 32 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

424^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	14.8	424 of 484	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	435 of 493	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	468 of 501	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	469 of 497	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	467 of 501	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	454 of 498	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	418 of 484	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	166 of 206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	132 of 202	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.9	195 of 209	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	190 of 212	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	186 of 193	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	173 of 195	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	154 of 172	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.2	412 of 445	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	340 of 431	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	396 of 424	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	356 of 417	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	21 of 181	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	32.3	179 of 180	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.8	31 of 154	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	54 of 138	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	72 of 127	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	426 of 473	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	401 of 481	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	455 of 489	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	468 of 494	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	446 of 483	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	427 of 478	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	385 of 463	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	249 of 376	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	283 of 378	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	306 of 364	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	330 of 368	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	294 of 335	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	249 of 322	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	197 of 309	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	361 of 464	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	377 of 469	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	433 of 481	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	452 of 489	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	438 of 462	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	393 of 452	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	358 of 438	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	400 of 473	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	440 of 483	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	466 of 489	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	469 of 497	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	463 of 485	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	456 of 478	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	440 of 466	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	375 of 435	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	372 of 441	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	324 of 444	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	464 of 503	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	462 of 489	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	424 of 484	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	358 of 467	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	7.9	470 of 491	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.7	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+76 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)5th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-22 vs state

Science17%-24 vs state

Civics17%-22 vs state

Mathematics9%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Van Sickle Prep

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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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
Impact Prep at Chestnut	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	278	18	15.1		17 (6.1%)	33 (11.9%)	219 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	8.6	459^th of 484 public middle schools	5.2%		7.8	469^th of 493 public middle schools	4.9%	10	14.1	14.1	16.4	14.6	6.1	7.5	3.3	5.8	8.6	8.6	6.8	$42,812
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	265	28	9.4		26 (9.8%)	63 (23.8%)	157 (59.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	62.2	170^th of 484 public middle schools	64.9%		57.7	186^th of 493 public middle schools	62.3%	16	60.4	38.5	52.6	50.4	30.8	36.3	53.3	39.4	44.2	44.2	45.5	$30,972
Springfield Legacy Academy	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	299	27	11.0		4 (1.3%)	20 (6.7%)	273 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4.8	480^th of 484 public middle schools	0.8%		5.4	489^th of 493 public middle schools	0.8%	9	1.8	0.0	4.0	1.9	1.8	0.0	1.0	0.8	2.2	2.2	6.3	$27,013
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Sickle Prep

What district is Van Sickle Prep in?

Springfield

Is Van Sickle Prep a good school?

Van Sickle Prep ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

How many students attend Van Sickle Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Van Sickle Prep.

What is the racial makeup of Van Sickle Prep?

Students at Van Sickle Prep are 71% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

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