SAT is the average total score of test takers. Graduation is the four-year rate. College is the share of graduates who report plans to attend a 2- or 4-year college.
Springfield is the third-largest city in Massachusetts, located in the Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River in the western part of the state. Known as the birthplace of basketball, invented by James Naismith at the Springfield YMCA in 1891, the city has a rich industrial history and serves as the urban and economic center of Western Massachusetts. Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, named after a former Springfield mayor and industrial leader, provides career-focused education to students from Springfield and surrounding communities.
How it compares
What stands out
+Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 50% statewide. 94.3% of students graduate in four years, vs 91.6% at the typical MA high school.
!Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 9% statewide.
↑Trend: The share of graduates planning on college has risen from 54.5% in 2022 to 64% in 2025.
↓Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 32% in 2022 to 22.8% in 2025.
Where it stands among 335 Massachusetts high schools
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Below averagebottom 15% · #287
SAT
Well below averagebottom 9% · #306
ELA MCAS
Averagebottom 36% · #212
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 28% · #239
AP results
Below averagebottom 17% · #268
Graduation
Averagetop 50% · #165
College plans
Below averagebottom 22% · #260
The overall rank weighs SAT (30%), MCAS (25%), AP results (20%), and graduates' college plans (25%). Categories rank only the schools with data for them. How we rank
SAT
Average total score878in 2025 · MA avg 1091
213 points below the MA avg
By section (out of 800)
Reading & writingWorse than average
This school
444
MA avg
556
MathWorse than average
This school
434
MA avg
535
274 students took the SAT.
"MA avg" is the average of the 335 high schools we rank. Only students who choose to take the SAT are counted.
MCAS (10th grade)
Share of 10th graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Statewide results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
English Language Arts38%in 2026 · state 45%
7 points below the state
Math29%in 2026 · state 44%
15 points below the state
Detailed scores
Average scaled score, ELA · Math · Science (500+ = meeting expectations)494 · 489 · —
Achievement percentile vs. MA schools (ELA · Math)43rd · 31st
Student growth percentile, ELA · Math (50 = typical growth)52 · 50
114 students took 145 AP exams. A 3 or higher can earn college credit.
Completed an advanced coursegrades 11–12Worse than average
This school
55.1%
MA avg
71.4%
9th graders passing all coursesAbout average
This school
81.3%
MA avg
82.6%
After high school
Four-year graduation rate94%in 2024 · MA avg 92%
3 points above the MA avg
Dropped outof the four-year classBetter than average
This school
2.1%
MA avg
4.3%
1.8% of the class were still in school after four years.
Plan to attend college64%in 2025 · state 72%
8 points below the state
Graduates' plans · 331 graduates
2-year public college
40.8%
Work
23.6%
4-year private college
17.5%
4-year public college
5.1%
Other post-secondary
5.1%
Military
5.1%
Other / unknown
2.1%
2-year private college
0.6%
Students
Who attends
Hispanic/Latino
72.1%
Black/African American
16.7%
White
6.5%
Multi-Race
2.3%
Asian
2.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.1%
56% female · 43.9% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Student needs
High needslow income, English learner, or disabilityHigher than average
This school
78.6%
MA avg
50.7%
Low incomeHigher than average
This school
74.3%
MA avg
39%
English learnersAbout average
This school
7.8%
MA avg
8.6%
Teachers
Licensed teachersAbout average
This school
99.1%
MA avg
95.9%
Experienced teachersBetter than average
This school
81.2%
MA avg
73.4%
Teaching in their fieldAbout average
This school
88.6%
MA avg
84.6%
Students per teacher
11.8MA avg 11.8
116.8 full-time-equivalent teachers
Attendance & safety
Attendance rateAbout average
This school
93%
MA avg
92.3%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout average
This school
22.8%
MA avg
22.3%
12.4 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 4.4% out-of-school, 2.9% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%) · 0.1% school-based arrests
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.