Massachusetts public elementary school

Springfield Preparatory Charter School

Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District) school district

C+

overall grade

Ranks #565 of 895 Massachusetts elementary schools.

Overall rank

#565

of 895 schools

ELA · 2024–2026

53%+10 vs MA

MA average 42%

Math · 2024–2026

47%

MA average 43%

Avg class size

491 students

ELA and Math show the share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS, averaged over 2024–2026.

How it compares

What stands out

Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 25% statewide. Students attend 95.1% of school days on average.
Area to watch: Teacher quality ranks in the bottom 1% statewide.
Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 24.6% in 2022 to 9.2% in 2025.
Trend: ELA is up 7 points since 2023 (53% to 60%).

Where it stands among 895 Massachusetts elementary schools

Bottom of MATop of MA

Overall

Averagebottom 37% · #565

ELA

Above averagetop 34% · #302

Math

Averagetop 46% · #403

Attendance

Above averagetop 25% · #223

Teacher quality

Well below averagebottom 1% · #891

MCAS standings use the 2024–2026 average of grade 3 results, so one unusual year doesn't swing a school's ranking. Scores in the sections below are from 2026.

Test scores

ELA has been above the state average in 7 of 8 years since 2018. Math has been above the state average in 6 of 8 years since 2018.

Share of 3rd graders meeting or exceeding expectations on the MCAS. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts60%in 2026 · state 43%

17 points above the state

Math58%in 2026 · state 42%

16 points above the state

Detailed scores

Average scaled score, ELA (500+ = meeting expectations)502

Average scaled score, Math (500+ = meeting expectations)504

Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)71st · 73rd

Students & classrooms

Classrooms

Students491

Average class size25MA avg 18

Students per teacher11.3MA avg 12.1

Who attends

Hispanic/Latino

72.9%

Black/African American

20.4%

White

3.5%

Multi-Race

Asian

1.2%

50.5% girls · 49.5% boys

Student needs

Low incomeHigher than average

This school

73.3%

MA avg

42.8%

English learnersLower than average

This school

8.2%

MA avg

17.2%

Students with disabilitiesLower than average

This school

18.7%

MA avg

22.3%

Teachers

Licensed teachersWorse than average

This school

61.8%

MA avg

98.4%

Experienced teachersWorse than average

This school

27.1%

MA avg

73.2%

Teaching in their fieldWorse than average

This school

33.3%

MA avg

92.4%

Stayed from last yearWorse than average

This school

72.7%

MA avg

82.7%

More staffing details

Teachers (full-time equivalent)43.2

General education teachers97.7%

English learner teachers2.3%

Attendance & safety

Attendance rateBetter than average

This school

95.1%

MA avg

94.1%

Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysBetter than average

This school

9.2%

MA avg

15.6%

8.7 days absent per student (MA avg 10.3) · Suspensions: 1.2% out-of-school, 2% in-school (MA elementary avg 2% / 1%)

About Springfield

Hampden County · Western Massachusetts

Avg single-family home value$275KMA median $588K

Avg property tax bill$4,254MA median $6,814

Tax rate$15.50 per $1,000MA median $12.40

Income per person$19,379MA median $47,872

Local kids in public school95.9%

Town bond ratingAA-

Free cash reserves1.9% of budget

Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District) district profile · What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

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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