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Springfield Legacy Academy

Q: Is Springfield Legacy Academy a good school?

Springfield Legacy Academy ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Springfield Legacy Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Springfield Legacy Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Springfield Legacy Academy?

Students at Springfield Legacy Academy are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

Public Grades 6-8

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Springfield Legacy Academy is a middle school serving grades 6–8 with 299 students in Springfield, MA, part of the Springfield district. Its results place it among the lowest-performing middle schools in Massachusetts: it ranked 476th of 478 middle schools statewide in 2025–2026, at the 0th percentile with 0 stars, and has sat in the bottom 0–2% for six consecutive reported years. The Springfield district itself ranks 322nd of 351 districts, in the 8th percentile, so Legacy sits below even an already low district average.

Proficiency is extremely low in every core subject. In 2025–2026 MCAS results, 1.93% of students met proficiency in English language arts, 0.49% in math, 1.03% in science, and 2.02% in 8th grade civics, against roughly 40% statewide in each subject and 22.09% (ELA) and 17.37% (math) across the Springfield district. No grade level reached 2% math proficiency, and grades 7 and 8 were both at 0%. ELA has fallen from 5.48% in 2022–2023 to under 2% in the last two years, and math has never exceeded 1.38%. Subgroup effectiveness rankings are bottom-tier for female, male, Hispanic, special education, and low-socioeconomic-status students; English language learners, once at the 47th percentile in 2023–2024, fell to the 9th percentile in 2025–2026.

Nearby comparisons show better outcomes are possible in the same area. South End Middle School, Van Sickle Academy, and Van Sickle Prep all post higher proficiency in every subject, and West Springfield Middle ranks at the 54th percentile statewide. Most striking, Springfield Legacy Academy shares its address with Impact Prep at Chestnut (3rd percentile) and Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) (65th percentile, ELA 51.43%). Resources don't obviously explain the gap: Legacy spends $19,925 per student, with an 11:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025.

299

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,392

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

355 Plainfield Street
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 750-2333

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

African American:

6.7%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2021 → <1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 38 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

476^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Middle Schools in the Springfield

322^nd of 351Springfield 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
2026	3.9	476 of 478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	480 of 484	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	489 of 493	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	493 of 501	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	490 of 497	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	496 of 501	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	205 of 209	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	209 of 212	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	420 of 445	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	403 of 431	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	176 of 193	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.6	121 of 181	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	95 of 180	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	128 of 155	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	139 of 154	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	123 of 135	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	466 of 468	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	472 of 473	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	477 of 481	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	485 of 489	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	492 of 494	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	481 of 483	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	381 of 383	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	375 of 376	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	369 of 378	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	356 of 364	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	361 of 368	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	332 of 335	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	455 of 461	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	461 of 464	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	465 of 469	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	474 of 481	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	482 of 489	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	458 of 462	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	468 of 470	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	470 of 473	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	478 of 483	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	480 of 489	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	489 of 497	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	482 of 485	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	421 of 436	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	426 of 435	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	403 of 441	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	426 of 444	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	494 of 503	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	485 of 489	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.4	487 of 491	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	8.1	338 of 339	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)9th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science100%+59 vs state

Mathematics49%+8 vs state

Civics2%-38 vs state

English Language Arts2%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
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	94.3%	4 (1.3%)	20 (6.7%)	273 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3.9	476^th of 478 public middle schools	0.4%		4.8	480^th of 484 public middle schools	0.8%	4		5.6	0.0	1.0	1.9		1.9	0.0	0.0	0.5		1.0	1.0	2.0	$28,392
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	90.3%	17 (6.1%)	33 (11.9%)	219 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	7.3	464^th of 478 public middle schools	2.9%		8.6	459^th of 484 public middle schools	5.2%	5		10.7	11.3	10.2	10.9		6.1	6.1	4.8	5.8		1.8	1.8	7.4	$35,152
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	74.0%	26 (9.8%)	63 (23.8%)	157 (59.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	60.8	166^th of 478 public middle schools	65.3%		62.2	170^th of 484 public middle schools	64.9%	4		54.0	52.7	47.1	51.4		26.0	33.3	50.0	35.8		43.5	43.5	46.0	$28,868
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	95.0%	4 (6.7%)	10 (16.7%)	40 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	3.6	477^th of 478 public middle schools	0.2%		4.6	482^nd of 484 public middle schools	0.4%	5			0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	$42,790
Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7284	18	4	4.0	83.3%	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										$36,264
West Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	31 Middle School Dr	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3404	909	79	11.4	56.4%	554 (60.9%)	41 (4.5%)	208 (22.9%)	63 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	48	218^th of 478 public middle schools	54.4%		31.8	314^th of 484 public middle schools	35.1%	96		41.7	37.5	38.4	39.2		47.1	32.9	30.2	36.8		33.6	33.6	34.3	$19,502
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	94.5%	5 (3.1%)	32 (19.6%)	120 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	20.5	386^th of 478 public middle schools	19.2%		12.2	434^th of 484 public middle schools	10.3%	48		27.9	44.9	21.1	30.9		18.2	8.2	14.0	13.3		9.1	9.1	10.9	$29,356
Roberta G. Doering School	Public	5-8	68 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 789-1400	522	42	12.3	42.0%	410 (78.5%)	10 (1.9%)	63 (12.1%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)								(n/a)	27.8	38.3			33.1	27.9	40.2			34.2	41.8		41.8		$20,770
Dupont Middle	Public	6-8	650 Front Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-1881	683	72	9.5	69.5%	291 (42.6%)	42 (6.1%)	316 (46.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	27	338^th of 478 public middle schools	29.3%		30	324^th of 484 public middle schools	33.1%	14		28.5	17.8	29.9	25.5		27.1	15.2	26.8	23.1		32.9	32.9	23.1	$24,636
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	88.9%	21 (8.0%)	24 (9.2%)	205 (78.2%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	12.7	430^th of 478 public middle schools	10.0%		20.5	387^th of 484 public middle schools	20.0%	43		13.3	13.6	25.0	17.5		5.6	10.6	10.7	8.8		12.9	12.9	17.9	$28,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Springfield Legacy Academy

How many students attend Springfield Legacy Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Springfield Legacy Academy.

What district is Springfield Legacy Academy in?

Springfield

What is the racial makeup of Springfield Legacy Academy?

Students at Springfield Legacy Academy are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

Is Springfield Legacy Academy a good school?

Springfield Legacy Academy ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Massachusetts middle schools.

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