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The Springfield Virtual School

Q: Is The Springfield Virtual School a good school?

The Springfield Virtual School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend The Springfield Virtual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended The Springfield Virtual School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The Springfield Virtual School?

Students at The Springfield Virtual School are 75% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades 3-12

886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Alternative Schools

Better than 2% of Massachusetts alternative schools

Summary

The Springfield Virtual School is an alternative public virtual school serving grades 2-12 in Springfield, MA, with 304 students. It 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. The school has seen declining 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 84.6% in 2021-2022 to 40.6% in 2023-2024, and high dropout rates, ranging from 8.3% to 37.5% over the past few years.

Academically, The Springfield Virtual School significantly underperforms compared to the Springfield district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 3.45% of 10th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 27.61% in the district and 50.66% statewide. In math, 0% of 10th graders were proficient, compared to 18.07% in the district and 44.6% statewide. This stark underperformance is also evident when comparing The Springfield Virtual School to nearby charter schools, such as the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School, which had 86.11% of 10th graders proficient or better in ELA.

The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8 to 13.6 over the past few years, is an interesting finding, as it is lower than the nearby charter schools. However, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school should closely examine the underlying factors contributing to these issues and develop a comprehensive strategy to address them, with the goal of improving educational outcomes for its students.

250

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,538

Per pupil spending ?

43 Homer St
Springfield, MA 01109

(413) 750-2011

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

African American:

14.4%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2023 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

Elementary school

886^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

450^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

From bottom 4% (2023) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

345^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	886 of 906	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	837 of 916	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	904 of 928	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	693 of 886	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	826 of 887	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	450 of 458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	350 of 446	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	396 of 420	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	708 of 736	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	637 of 760	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	728 of 757	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	878 of 884	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	878 of 891	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	888 of 896	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	657 of 731	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	644 of 703	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	450 of 484	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	470 of 493	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	481 of 501	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	437 of 473	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	443 of 481	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	470 of 489	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	307 of 376	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	348 of 378	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	334 of 364	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	413 of 464	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	451 of 469	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	454 of 481	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	456 of 473	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	480 of 483	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	461 of 489	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	357 of 435	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	413 of 441	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	386 of 444	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	2.8	345 of 349	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.9	346 of 348	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	338 of 347	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	337 of 337	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	330 of 339	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	244 of 245	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	247 of 249	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	232 of 241	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	331 of 334	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	336 of 338	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	325 of 338	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	339 of 339	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	340 of 342	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	340 of 343	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	298 of 302	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	288 of 289	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	173 of 301	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2024)22nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Civics14%-26 vs state

English Language Arts14%-28 vs state

Science12%-29 vs state

Mathematics4%-36 vs state

Biology3%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	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 Civics 8th Grade	Total
The Springfield Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	43 Homer St	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	Yes	No	(413) 750-2011	250	28	8.8		18 (7.2%)	36 (14.4%)	188 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)								(n/a)			5.9	13.3	16.0	17.4	3.5	13.5			5.9	3.3	4.0	0.0	0.0	4.5	11.8	13.0	0.0	12.5	3.5	13.6	$28,538
Emergence Academy	Public, Alternative	6-11	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	382	32	12.0		60 (15.7%)	113 (29.6%)	188 (49.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)								(n/a)				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	6.4	6.7	2.5		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$26,708
Springfield International Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	160 Joan Street	Springfield	01129	Hampden County	Springfield International Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 783-2600	1,511	92	16.4		179 (11.8%)	396 (26.2%)	790 (52.3%)	47 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (6.5%)								(n/a)	32.2	25.8	19.5	9.8	18.1	21.5	47.7	21.0	12.2	6.4	17.2	4.9	11.2	8.3	25.0	10.1	23.4	16.2	20.5	20.1	18.2	17.5	$17,062
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	317 Russell Street	Hadley	01035	Hampshire County	Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 582-7040	584	71	8.1		273 (46.7%)	43 (7.4%)	61 (10.4%)	112 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (15.8%)								(n/a)	55.8	46.5	47.7	63.9	65.3	86.5	86.1	62.0	37.2	52.3	54.6	79.0	59.2	76.9	86.8	61.6	65.9	80.8	89.5	74.0	77.1	78.9	$20,297

Frequently Asked Questions about The Springfield Virtual School

What district is The Springfield Virtual School in?

Springfield

Is The Springfield Virtual School a good school?

The Springfield Virtual School ranks in the bottom 2.2% of Massachusetts alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of The Springfield Virtual School?

Students at The Springfield Virtual School are 75% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend The Springfield Virtual School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended The Springfield Virtual School.

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