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Massachusetts charter school district

Baystate Academy Charter Public School

1 high school in our rankings

C-
overall grade

Ranks #301 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#301
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
10%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
12%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$22,794
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 6–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Baystate Academy Charter Public School is a charter school district, meaning it operates with public funding under a state-approved charter rather than through a traditional town school committee. The district is listed under its own name, and no specific host town was provided in the data available for this profile, so its geographic setting cannot be stated with confidence. Charter schools in Massachusetts draw students from across surrounding communities, and families should check the school's official website or the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for its physical location and enrollment area. Additional details on the school's programs and admissions are typically available directly from the school.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Best of its categories: Attendance, in the bottom 5% of districts. Students attend 90.7% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has risen from 22.3% in 2022 to 32.7% in 2025.
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 9.5 points since 2023 (19.6081% to 10.1034%); statewide it fell 4.2 points.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Well below averagebottom 9% · #301
SAT
Well below averagebottom 2% · #287
ELA MCAS
Well below averagebottom 1% · #325
Math MCAS
Well below averagebottom 5% · #313
AP results
Well below averagebottom 4% · #268
Graduation
Well below averagebottom 2% · #285
Attendance
Well below averagebottom 5% · #313

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in Baystate Academy Charter Public School

High schools · ranked among 335

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grades 6–1010%in 2026 · state 41%
31 points below the state
0%50%100%This district10%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 6–1012%in 2026 · state 41%
29 points below the state
0%50%100%This district12%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 6
9%−31 vs state
12%−31 vs state
Grade 7
4%−36 vs state
2%−35 vs state
Grade 8
17%−25 vs state
21%−21 vs state
Grade 10
10%−35 vs state
15%−29 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 8 science
12%−27 vs state
High school biology
9%−29 vs state

High school results

Average SATWorse than average
This district
833
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Worse than average
This district
27.8%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateWorse than average
This district
69.6%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Baystate Academy Charter Public School). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes358
Average class size12.4MA avg 17.3
Who attends
Hispanic/Latino
62.8%
Black/African American
28.2%
White
5.8%
Multi-Race
1.5%
Asian
1.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.6%

58.4% female · 41.6% male

Student needs
English learnersHigher than average
This district
11.5%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This district
21.5%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$22.8Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$1,029 above the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$22.8KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$46.1Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$45,246 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$46.1KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
48.3%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
0%
MA avg
82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 58 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateWorse than average
This district
90.7%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
32.7%
MA avg
16.9%

15.9 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 11.7% missed 20% or more of school days