Best High Schools in Zip Code 01089

ZIP code 01089 contains one public high school, West Springfield High, serving grades 9–12 in West Springfield, MA, with 1,231 students. Because it is the only high school in this ZIP code, the useful comparisons are to its parent district, West Springfield, and to the state. The school is at 425 Piper Road, has a 13:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25, and spent $15,030 per student in 2020–21; free/reduced lunch data is not reported.

In MCAS Next Generation results, West Springfield High is consistently at or slightly above the West Springfield district average in every available comparison, though usually by small margins—mostly under 1.2 percentage points. Its strongest subject is 10th grade Science: 53.5% proficient in 2024–25 versus 53.06% district and 45.89% state, and 41.57% in 2025–26 versus 40.77% district and 40.5% state. That makes Science the only reported subject/grade where the school exceeded the state in both years. Its weakest relative area is 10th grade ELA: 41.97% in 2024–25 versus 40.78% district and 50.66% state, then 33.58% in 2025–26 versus 32.6% district and 45.48% state.

Other results show mixed statewide standing. In 2024–25, Math 10th grade was 40.23% proficient versus 40.07% district and 44.6% state, and Biology All Grades was 36.27% versus 36.1% district and 39.02% state. In 2025–26, Math 10th grade was 34.75% versus 33.71% district and 43.73% state, and Biology End of Course was 34.12% versus 32.95% district and 37.68% state. The school’s 2024–25 graduation rate was 91.7%, slightly above the district’s 91.4%, and its dropout rate was 4.8%, matching the district exactly. Rank history shows a one-year rise from 200 of 348 in 2023–24 to 177 of 349 in 2024–25, then a return to 200 of 353 in 2025–26, holding 2 stars throughout. The parent district ranks 230 of 351. Between 2024–25 and 2025–26, 10th grade ELA fell 8.39 points, Math fell 5.48 points, and Science fell 11.93 points, with the district declining similarly in ELA and Science. Overall, this is a school that modestly leads its district but still trails the state in ELA, Math, and Biology, with Science as its clearest bright spot.