West Springfield
1 high school and 5 elementary schools in our rankings · serves West Springfield
Ranks #162 of 328 Massachusetts school districts — top 50%.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
West Springfield is a suburban town in Hampden County, situated along the Connecticut River just across from the city of Springfield in the Pioneer Valley region of western Massachusetts. The town is served by a single public school district centered on West Springfield High School. Residents enjoy access to Springfield's cultural and commercial amenities while maintaining a more residential, suburban character. Historically, the area was settled in the 1600s and developed as a farming and river-trade community before growing into a densely populated suburb in the twentieth century.
How it compares
- Strongest area: SAT scores, in the top 34% of districts. Its high schools average 1149 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 27% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 32.9% in 2022 to 19.1% in 2025.
- Trend: Math MCAS is up 5.8 points since 2023 (33.5956% to 39.3568%).
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 West Springfield
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.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (West Springfield High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
49.5% female · 50.4% male · 0.1% nonbinary
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 343 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.9 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 4.4% missed 20% or more of school days
About West Springfield
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Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
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