Summary
Kiley Academy is a 6–8 middle school on Cooley Street in Springfield, MA, serving 268 students as part of the Springfield district, which ranks 322nd of 351 districts statewide (8th percentile). The 2025-2026 school year is the school's strongest on record: Kiley ranks 407th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools, the 15th percentile, and is the only year in the last four earning a star rating above zero — up from the 4th–6th percentile in the three prior years.
Among eight Springfield middle schools compared here, Kiley Academy posts the highest math proficiency (14.22%) and the second-highest English language arts proficiency (24.34%). It roughly doubles its same-campus neighbor Kiley Prep in ELA (12.92%) and nearly triples it in math (5.19%), ranking 52 places higher. Science is the outlier: at 6.41%, Kiley is second-lowest in the group and about 69% below the Springfield district average (20.90%). Kiley also spends $19,280 per student — more than three higher-performing suburban schools within a few miles: Glenbrook Middle ($15,076, 4 stars), Wilbraham Middle ($16,519), and Birchland Park ($17,101), just 1.92 miles away, which outperforms Kiley roughly 2x in ELA, 3.5x in math, and 7x in science. Kiley's student-teacher ratio rose from 8.2 to 11.0 in one year.
Grade-level results vary. ELA climbs from 17.95% in 6th grade to 28.95% in 8th; math is uneven (6th grade 20.00%, 7th 8.22%, 8th 14.29%), with 6th grade posting the school's best math result alongside its weakest ELA. Most student subgroups improved to their best positions in the window — special education is highest at the 30th percentile with 2 stars — but English Language Learner students fell sharply, from the 54th percentile with 3 stars in 2022-2023 to the 9th percentile with 0 stars in 2024-2025, with no 2025-2026 figure published. In short, Kiley is a relative bright spot within Springfield but still near the bottom statewide, with science the clearest priority.
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