Ranks #320 of 335 Massachusetts high schools.
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.
**Holyoke**, located in the Pioneer Valley along the Connecticut River, is a former industrial city known as the "Paper City" for its 19th-century mills that once dominated the region's economy. Today, the city of about 40,000 residents is experiencing revitalization efforts while maintaining its diverse, working-class character. Veritas Preparatory Charter School serves students from Holyoke and surrounding communities, emphasizing college preparation and classical education traditions.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: SAT scores, in the bottom 16% statewide. The average SAT score is 968, vs 1091 at the typical MA high school.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 32 points since 2024 (55% to 23%); statewide it fell 12 points.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 39.4% in 2022 to 24.3% in 2025.
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
39 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.
Detailed scores
AP & advanced courses
Students
53.2% female · 46.6% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Teachers
Attendance & safety
13 days absent per student (MA avg 13.2) · Suspensions: 5.6% out-of-school, 8.3% in-school (MA high school avg 4% / 2.2%)
About Springfield
Veritas 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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