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West Springfield Middle

Q: Is West Springfield Middle a good school?

West Springfield Middle ranks 314 th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend West Springfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 909 students attended West Springfield Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West Springfield Middle?

Students at West Springfield Middle are 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of West Springfield Middle attend?

Students who attend West Springfield Middle usually go on to attend West Springfield High

Public Grades 6-8

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 484 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

West Springfield Middle is a public middle school serving 926 students in grades 6-8 in West Springfield, MA, which is part of the West Springfield school district. The school's academic performance, as measured by MCAS test scores, is generally below the state average across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates of 32.79% in ELA, 25.79% in Math, and 20.62% in Science, compared to the state averages of 41.53%, 40.74%, and 41.51%, respectively.

While West Springfield Middle outperforms some lower-performing nearby schools like Holyoke STEM Academy and Emergence Academy, it lags behind higher-achieving schools in the region, such as Roberta G. Doering School and Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted). The school's performance has also declined over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping across most grades and subjects.

Significant disparities in performance exist between different student subgroups at West Springfield Middle, with female students generally outperforming male students, and Asian and multi-racial students performing the poorest. The school's resource allocation, with a relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution. The school and district should examine how resources are being utilized and explore ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their educational programs to address these challenges.

909

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,596

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31 Middle School Dr
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 263-3404

District: West Springfield

Students who attend West Springfield Middle usually attend:

High:

West Springfield High

Feeder schools for West Springfield Middle:

Elementary:	John Ashley
	John R Fausey
	Memorial
	Mittineague
	More...
	Philip G Coburn
	Tatham

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

22.9%

Asian:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

Massachusetts avg41%

314^th of 484

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

232^nd of 348West Springfield 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	31.8	314 of 484	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	283 of 493	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	292 of 501	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	261 of 497	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	236 of 501	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	255 of 498	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	219 of 484	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.8	274 of 487	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.6	185 of 482	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.8	253 of 441	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.3	271 of 455	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.3	241 of 455	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	228 of 455	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.9	236 of 449	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	268 of 434	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	250 of 409	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.2	267 of 407	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.0	259 of 399	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.4	275 of 399	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.7	232 of 356	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	226 of 344	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	32.4	245 of 339	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	149 of 206	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	93 of 202	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	111 of 212	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	75 of 193	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	80 of 195	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	121 of 127	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	113 of 120	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	122 of 134	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	116 of 135	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	115 of 123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	122 of 128	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	99 of 119	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	306 of 445	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	241 of 431	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	271 of 424	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	297 of 417	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	137 of 181	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	121 of 180	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	146 of 155	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	154 of 154	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	110 of 135	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	103 of 138	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	78 of 127	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	285 of 473	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	273 of 481	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	272 of 489	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	247 of 494	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.7	203 of 483	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	242 of 478	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	219 of 463	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	242 of 376	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	209 of 378	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	236 of 364	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	235 of 368	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	176 of 335	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	152 of 322	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	109 of 309	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	305 of 464	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	252 of 469	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	240 of 481	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	225 of 489	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	140 of 462	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	210 of 452	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	185 of 438	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	338 of 473	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	288 of 483	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	295 of 489	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	265 of 497	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	248 of 485	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	258 of 478	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	211 of 466	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	109 of 116	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	77 of 98	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	81 of 110	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.9	52 of 102	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	46 of 92	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	349 of 435	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	315 of 441	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	301 of 444	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	232 of 503	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	143 of 489	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.5	222 of 484	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	179 of 467	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	53.1	214 of 491	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	45.1	170 of 339	49.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	296 of 386	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	259 of 392	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	278 of 403	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	249 of 404	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	201 of 401	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	233 of 396	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	203 of 395	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Tested In Person (2021)56th percentile+4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)50th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-16 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-9 vs state

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

Science21%-21 vs state

Civics20%-19 vs state

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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 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
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		554 (60.9%)	41 (4.5%)	208 (22.9%)	63 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	31.8	314^th of 484 public middle schools	35.1%		39.2	283^rd of 493 public middle schools	42.6%	31		36.6	37.6	24.4	32.8		40.3	26.2	11.3	25.8		20.6	20.6	20.0	$17,596
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
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 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
Roberta G. Doering School	Public	5-6	68 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 789-1400	522	42	12.3		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	34.4			31.0	25.9	38.8			32.2	40.5		40.5		$20,445
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
Holyoke STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1045 Main Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 535-0345	289	19	15.2		27 (9.3%)	18 (6.2%)	236 (81.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	5.2	479^th of 484 public middle schools	1.0%		5.1	491^st of 493 public middle schools	0.4%	12		3.4	6.4	7.1	5.7		0.0	6.7	0.0	1.9		2.1	2.1	2.1	$23,301
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Springfield Middle

What is the racial makeup of West Springfield Middle?

Students at West Springfield Middle are 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of West Springfield Middle attend?

Students who attend West Springfield Middle usually go on to attend West Springfield High

Is West Springfield Middle a good school?

West Springfield Middle ranks 314^th of 484 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West Springfield Middle in?

West Springfield

How many students attend West Springfield Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 909 students attended West Springfield Middle.

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