Summary:
ZIP code 01109 is home to five high schools — Springfield Central High, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, Springfield High School of Science and Technology, John J Duggan Academy, and Springfield International Academy at Sci-Technical — all part of the Springfield district, enrolling 5,374 students, with four serving grades 9–12 and Duggan serving 6–12.
The strongest options by the numbers are Putnam and Duggan. Putnam has the highest graduation rate (98.8%), the lowest dropout rate (1.2%), the top 2025–26 rank percentile in the ZIP (23%, 1 star), and the best 10th-grade proficiency in ELA and math. Duggan follows closely with a 94.7% graduation rate, a 22% rank percentile (1 star), and the ZIP's best 10th-grade science result (16.88%). Note that Duggan includes middle grades, so its all-grade scores blend two grade levels. Central is the largest school at 1,983 students and has solid persistence (95.1% graduation, 4.5% dropout) but weak proficiency — 19.82% in ELA, 13.61% in math, and 6.98% in science. Sci-Tech sits below the district in every reported subject, and International Academy is a severe outlier with a 14.3% graduation rate, an 83.3% dropout rate, and 0% in every listed assessment.
Two patterns matter for families comparing these schools. First, no school here reaches the state average in any reported MCAS subject; even the strongest are near 26% average proficiency versus roughly 43% statewide, and science is the weakest area everywhere. Second, graduation and proficiency don't always align — Central graduates students at a high rate while its test scores remain low. Putnam and Duggan also have the lowest student-teacher ratios (11.8 and 11.7) and among the highest per-student spending.
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