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West Springfield High

Q: Is West Springfield High a good school?

West Springfield High ranks 177 th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend West Springfield High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,231 students attended West Springfield High.

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

Students at West Springfield High are 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into West Springfield High?

West Springfield High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : John Ashley Elementary : John R Fausey Elementary : Memorial Elementary : Mittineague Elementary : Philip G Coburn Elementary : Tatham Middle : West Springfield Middle

Public Grades 9-12

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 49% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

West Springfield High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, with a student population of 1,208. The school is part of the West Springfield District, which is ranked 232 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, West Springfield High has seen fluctuating statewide rankings, ranging from 145 to 242 out of Massachusetts high schools. The school has consistently been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, except for the 2022-2023 school year when it was rated 3 stars. While female students have generally performed better than male students, Asian and English Language Learner students have the lowest rankings among the subgroups, consistently ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts high schools. The school's four-year graduation rate has remained relatively high, ranging from 90.6% to 93.2%, and its dropout rate has been decreasing, going from 6.3% in 2021-2022 to 4.0% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Chicopee Comprehensive High School has a similar student population size but lower statewide rankings and academic performance, while Springfield High School of Science and Technology has significantly lower statewide rankings and academic performance across all subject areas. On the other hand, Agawam High, located around 3.3 miles away, has higher statewide rankings and better academic performance than West Springfield High in most subject areas.

1,231

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,478

Per pupil spending ?

47.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Piper Road
West Springfield, MA 01089

(413) 263-3400

District: West Springfield

Feeder schools for West Springfield High:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

Massachusetts avg45%

177^th of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 49% (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	51.0	177 of 349	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	200 of 348	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	145 of 347	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	193 of 342	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	176 of 285	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	215 of 351	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	230 of 345	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.4	235 of 348	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.1	232 of 351	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.8	242 of 354	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.4	249 of 347	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	267 of 344	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	261 of 340	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.2	248 of 340	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.7	253 of 335	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	245 of 322	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	231 of 319	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.9	189 of 316	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.6	230 of 314	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.3	206 of 311	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.7	198 of 307	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	24.8	230 of 304	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	87 of 160	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.2	32 of 142	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	32.6	97 of 134	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	79 of 91	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	86 of 98	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	80 of 96	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	83 of 93	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	93 of 97	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	91 of 91	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	191 of 295	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	131 of 202	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	146 of 299	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	215 of 299	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	74 of 83	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	65 of 86	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	82 of 84	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	20 of 77	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	35.6	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	35 of 77	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	206 of 337	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	155 of 342	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	119 of 339	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	207 of 340	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	149 of 281	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	196 of 342	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	228 of 339	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	138 of 245	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	164 of 249	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	97 of 241	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	148 of 217	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.7	68 of 149	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	120 of 206	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	145 of 193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	131 of 334	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	177 of 338	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.0	81 of 338	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	30.8	231 of 332	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	112 of 253	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	214 of 330	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	260 of 330	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	155 of 339	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.3	229 of 342	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	157 of 343	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	182 of 339	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	185 of 281	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	239 of 346	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	249 of 343	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	37.9	58 of 87	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	23 of 82	72.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	188 of 302	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	232 of 289	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	162 of 301	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	224 of 339	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	110 of 268	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	203 of 348	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	248 of 344	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	152 of 298	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	170 of 302	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	138 of 301	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	174 of 300	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	177 of 302	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	208 of 303	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile~ school

African American (2024)46th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)13th percentile-36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-38 vs school

Military Connected (2025)<1st percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+8 vs state

English Language Arts42%-9 vs state

Mathematics40%-4 vs state

Biology36%-3 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 Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Physics (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 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 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 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Physics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
West Springfield High	Public	9-12	425 Piper Road	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 263-3400	1,231	94	13.0		726 (59.0%)	69 (5.6%)	258 (21.0%)	104 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (5.0%)	51	177^th of 349 public high schools	49.3%		47.6	200^th of 348 public high schools	42.5%	23				42.0					40.2			53.5		36.3			$18,478
Libertas Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	146 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01103	Hampden County	Libertas Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 342-5510	563	72	7.7		13 (2.3%)	72 (12.8%)	462 (82.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)								(n/a)	35.9	45.9	50.6	37.7	44.0	48.9	50.6	53.9	32.9	51.1	30.7	31.8	30.7	30.0		22.7	$19,261
Conservatory of the Arts	Public	6-12	339 State St	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7070	296	28	10.5		31 (10.5%)	54 (18.2%)	204 (68.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	12	317^th of 349 public high schools	9.2%		4.5	342^nd of 348 public high schools	1.7%	25	15.6	21.3	18.6	34.4	18.5	4.4	4.4	0.0	3.1	3.0	4.6	3.3	4.6	3.3		9.1	$27,970
Agawam High	Public	9-12	760 Cooper Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0521	1,025	93	10.9		796 (77.7%)	31 (3.0%)	124 (12.1%)	37 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.0%)	53.4	165^th of 349 public high schools	52.7%		53.4	181^st of 348 public high schools	48.0%	16				47.7					41.7			49.3		32.9			$20,503
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community Colleg	Public	9-12	1 Armory Square Bldg. 19 Room	Springfield	01102	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 755-4480	25	0	2500.0		0 (0.0%)	8 (32.0%)	16 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$25,381
Chicopee High	Public	9-12	820 Front Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3437	918	87	10.5		307 (33.4%)	64 (7.0%)	492 (53.6%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	16.4	304^th of 349 public high schools	12.9%		13.8	304^th of 348 public high schools	12.6%					31.3					13.5			20.4		17.3			$22,096
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield	Public, Charter	9-12	65 Lincoln Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 273-1236	158	12	13.7		7 (4.4%)	25 (15.8%)	116 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.1%)								(n/a)				0.0					10.0								$28,729
High School Of Commerce	Public	9-12	415 State Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7220	966	89	10.8		77 (8.0%)	169 (17.5%)	680 (70.4%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	21.1	279^th of 349 public high schools	20.1%		15.9	298^th of 348 public high schools	14.4%	19				31.3					23.5			23.3		37.3	4.1		$25,738
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning	Public	6-12	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2929	593	54	11.0		64 (10.8%)	116 (19.6%)	385 (64.9%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	29.4	251^st of 349 public high schools	28.1%		20.5	284^th of 348 public high schools	18.4%	33	22.8	21.7	28.7	45.6	24.4	13.3	8.6	4.8	28.8	9.0	7.5	15.3	7.5	14.8		8.3	$25,026
Chicopee Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	617 Montgomery Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3534	1,192	107	11.1		636 (53.4%)	46 (3.9%)	449 (37.7%)	15 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.1%)	27.1	258^th of 349 public high schools	26.1%		43.2	217^th of 348 public high schools	37.6%	41				36.8					24.9			29.5		28.4			$22,344

Frequently Asked Questions about West Springfield High

How many students attend West Springfield High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,231 students attended West Springfield High.

What district is West Springfield High in?

West Springfield

What schools feed into West Springfield High?

West Springfield High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John Ashley
Elementary : John R Fausey
Elementary : Memorial
Elementary : Mittineague
Elementary : Philip G Coburn
Elementary : Tatham
Middle : West Springfield Middle

What is the racial makeup of West Springfield High?

Students at West Springfield High are 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Is West Springfield High a good school?

West Springfield High ranks 177^th of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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