Summary:
ZIP code 01109 in Springfield, Massachusetts is home to 16 schools serving students from early childhood through grade 12, all within the Springfield district, which ranks 322 of 351 statewide at the 8th percentile. Enrollment totals 8,494 students, with five high schools accounting for about 63% of them; Springfield Central High is the largest at 1,983 students, while Springfield Middle School is the smallest at 18.
Frank H Freedman is the only clear all-grade academic standout here, with 2025-2026 ELA at 46.15% and science at 43.33% — both above state averages — and the strongest math in the ZIP at 31.87%, still below the state's 41.11%. Among high schools, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy leads with a 98.8% graduation rate and 1.2% dropout rate, well ahead of the district's 82.0% and 9.7%, and John J Duggan Academy follows at 94.7% and 5.3%. At the other end, Springfield International Academy at Sci-Technical graduates just 14.3% of students with an 83.3% dropout rate, and both Springfield International Academy at Johnson and Springfield Middle School report 0% in tested subjects.
Completion and test scores do not always move together: Springfield Central High graduates 95.1% of students but posts only 19.82% ELA and 13.61% math proficiency in 10th grade. Several elementary schools show isolated bright spots rather than broad strength — Hiram L Dorman reaches 47.22% in 3rd-grade ELA, while William N. DeBerry and Thomas M Balliet do well in 5th-grade science. Spending does not track with results: Springfield Middle spends $54,777 per student, the highest in the ZIP, versus $19,248 at Freedman. Free/reduced-lunch data are missing for every school.
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