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Kiley Prep

Public Grades 6-8

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Kiley Prep is a Springfield Public Schools middle school serving grades 6–8 in Springfield, MA, with 298 students. It operates in a district ranked 322nd of 351 statewide. Kiley Prep has been consistently near the bottom of Massachusetts schools, earning 0 stars and ranking in the bottom 2–6% in recent years. On 2025–2026 MCAS, proficiency was 12.92% in English language arts, 5.19% in math, 7.23% in science, and 6.10% in civics—below the Springfield district average in every subject and far below the state average. Math is the weakest area.

Among nearby middle schools, Kiley Prep is in the bottom cluster. John F Kennedy Middle is lower in all four subjects, but South End Middle School, Kiley Academy, STEM Middle Academy, and Van Sickle Academy outperform it. Kiley Academy shares the same address and outperforms Kiley Prep in ELA (24.34% vs. 12.92%) and math (14.22% vs. 5.19%). The gap to nearby suburban schools is extreme: Birchland Park in East Longmeadow, Wilbraham Middle in Hampden-Wilbraham, and Glenbrook Middle in Longmeadow all post much higher proficiency, with Kiley Prep about 51 percentage points below their average in math and about 39 points below in ELA. Kiley Prep spends $19,912 per student (2020–2021), more than those suburban schools, and its 11.8 student-teacher ratio is higher than most same-district middle schools, yet outcomes remain low.

Positive signals are limited but real. English Language Learner students reached the 76th percentile with 4 stars in 2023–2024, though that result is reported for only one year. Special Education students improved from the 4th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 15th in 2024–2025 and the 24th in 2025–2026. Overall, there is no sustained improvement: ELA rose to 12.92% but is near its 2022–2023 level, math has been roughly flat at 5–6%, science has fluctuated, and civics fell from 10% to 6.1%. Most other student subgroups remain in the bottom 10%. In short, Kiley Prep is a high-need school far behind district and state averages—especially in math—and far behind nearby suburban schools; the main bright spots are the one-year ELL result and improving Special Education ranks.

298

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,431

Per pupil spending ?

180 Cooley Street
Springfield, MA 01128

(413) 787-7240

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

African American:

25.5%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2023 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

459^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	7.9	459 of 478	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	474 of 484	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	461 of 493	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	469 of 501	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	195 of 215	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	197 of 206	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	193 of 202	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	199 of 209	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	204 of 212	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	410 of 445	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	49.9	43 of 180	76.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	455 of 468	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	460 of 473	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	460 of 481	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	467 of 489	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	481 of 494	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	367 of 383	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	367 of 376	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	320 of 378	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	325 of 364	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	334 of 368	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	438 of 461	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	449 of 464	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	443 of 469	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	448 of 481	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	459 of 489	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	439 of 470	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	452 of 473	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	444 of 483	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	455 of 489	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	459 of 497	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	331 of 436	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	370 of 435	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	423 of 441	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	423 of 444	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	471 of 503	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.7	382 of 386	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)76th percentile+70 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile

Male (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts13%-27 vs state

Science7%-34 vs state

Civics6%-34 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 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 (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 (2015)	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 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
Kiley Academy	Public	6-8	180 Cooley Street	Springfield	01128	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7240	268	24	11.0		30 (11.2%)	54 (20.1%)	166 (61.9%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	15.9	407^th of 478 public middle schools	14.9%		8.2	464^th of 484 public middle schools	4.1%	57	18.0	26.4	29.0	24.3	20.0	8.2	14.3	14.2	6.4	6.4	9.1	$30,424
Kiley Prep	Public	6-8	180 Cooley Street	Springfield	01128	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7240	298	25	11.8		28 (9.4%)	76 (25.5%)	177 (59.4%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	7.9	459^th of 478 public middle schools	4.0%		7.2	474^th of 484 public middle schools	2.1%	15	12.8	13.3	12.6	12.9	4.6	5.1	5.9	5.2	7.2	7.2	6.1	$27,431
Birchland Park	Public	6-8	50 Hanward Hill	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5480	590	54	10.8	21.4%	425 (72.0%)	19 (3.2%)	79 (13.4%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	66.6	137^th of 478 public middle schools	71.3%		70.9	125^th of 484 public middle schools	74.2%	12	37.0	59.1	47.2	47.3	44.2	55.8	49.7	49.7	45.9	45.9	45.4	$18,903
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	79.8%	38 (14.1%)	36 (13.4%)	176 (65.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	13.4	424^th of 478 public middle schools	11.3%		13	430^th of 484 public middle schools	11.2%	6	25.3	22.2	20.5	22.7	8.0	10.1	8.6	8.9	10.1	10.1	8.6	$24,980
Wilbraham Middle	Public	6-8	466 Stony Hill Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	No	(413) 596-9061	613	47	13.0	16.3%	490 (79.9%)	19 (3.1%)	56 (9.1%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	70	124^th of 478 public middle schools	74.1%		67.4	139^th of 484 public middle schools	71.3%	15	49.5	51.1	47.9	49.5	52.4	52.0	49.2	51.2	46.3	46.3	44.9	$18,845
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	87.5%	22 (7.8%)	61 (21.6%)	186 (66.0%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	8.3	456^th of 478 public middle schools	4.6%		12	436^th of 484 public middle schools	9.9%	20	12.0	11.6	8.6	10.6	13.7	6.2	6.9	8.6	8.3	8.3	8.3	$28,985
John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	1385 Berkshire Avenue	Springfield	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7510	366	39	9.3	82.1%	19 (5.2%)	76 (20.8%)	260 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	6.1	470^th of 478 public middle schools	1.7%		11.2	443^rd of 484 public middle schools	8.5%	27	10.0	6.5	10.1	8.8	6.6	2.9	3.5	4.4	4.6	4.6	3.6	$29,260
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	92.1%	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	$26,653
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%)	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	$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%)	10.3	445^th of 478 public middle schools	6.9%		14.8	424^th of 484 public middle schools	12.4%	21	12.5	16.7	17.0	15.3	7.8	1.5	11.9	6.9	6.7	6.7	17.5	$46,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiley Prep

What is the racial makeup of Kiley Prep?

Students at Kiley Prep are 59% Hispanic, 26% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Kiley Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 298 students attended Kiley Prep.

Is Kiley Prep a good school?

Kiley Prep ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Massachusetts middle schools.

What district is Kiley Prep in?

Springfield

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