Springfield Preparatory Charter School
1 elementary school in our rankings
Ranks #227 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–8 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Springfield Preparatory Charter School is a public charter school serving students in the city of Springfield, located in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts along the Connecticut River. As a charter school, it operates independently of the traditional Springfield Public Schools district while drawing students from the Springfield area. Springfield, the third-largest city in Massachusetts, is known for its role in the history of American manufacturing and as the home of the Springfield Armory, established in 1777. The school's program does not include a high school, so students typically transition to other schools in the region for grades beyond its current offerings.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 21% of districts. Students attend 95.1% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 24.6% in 2022 to 9.2% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is up 7.2 points since 2023 (44.6656% to 51.8486%), while statewide it fell 2.4 points.
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 Springfield Preparatory Charter School
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.
Students & classrooms
51.5% female · 48.5% male
Spending & teachers
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 42 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
8.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1% missed 20% or more of school days