Of the 11,017 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 79.2% scored below proficiency in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In comparison, 18.7% met the subject benchmarks and 2.2% exceeded them.
The number of Springfield Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 1.5% from the previous school year.
Springfield Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Springfield.
In the 2023-24 school year, 464,640 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 58.2% failing the exam, 4.6% more than the year before.
According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachusetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
| School Name | Students who did not meet standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School | 45.8% |
| Alice B. Beal Elementary School | 66.9% |
| Arthur T. Talmadge School | 80.4% |
| Brightwood School | 88.9% |
| Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted) | 57% |
| Conservatory of the Arts | 82.1% |
| Daniel B. Brunton School | 77.9% |
| Edward P. Boland School | 69.1% |
| Elias Brookings School | 80.9% |
| Emergence Academy | 100% |
| Forest Park Middle School | 87.6% |
| Frank H. Freedman School | 56.9% |
| Frederick Harris School | 71% |
| German Gerena Community School | 76.6% |
| Glenwood School | 85.8% |
| Glickman Elementary School | 82% |
| High School Of Commerce | 64.1% |
| Hiram L. Dorman School | 78.9% |
| Homer Street School | 81.7% |
| Impact Prep at Chestnut School | 90.1% |
| Indian Orchard Elementary School | 84.3% |
| John F. Kennedy Middle School | 87.7% |
| John J. Duggan Academy | 75.4% |
| Kensington International School | 80.4% |
| Kiley Academy | 89.9% |
| Kiley Prep School | 90.8% |
| Liberty School | 78.9% |
| Lincoln School | 95.9% |
| Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School | 67% |
| Mary M. Lynch School | 71% |
| Mary M. Walsh School | 79.6% |
| Mary O. Pottenger School | 69.1% |
| Milton Bradley School | 82.2% |
| Rebecca M. Johnson School | 83.9% |
| Rise Academy at Van Sickle | 89.9% |
| Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy | 58.3% |
| STEM Middle Academy | 82.8% |
| Samuel Bowles School | 79.4% |
| South End Middle School | 89.4% |
| Springfield Central High School | 70% |
| Springfield High School of Science and Technology | 75.6% |
| Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech | 100% |
| Springfield Legacy Academy | 95% |
| Springfield Public Day Elementary School | 100% |
| Springfield Public Day Middle School | 93.8% |
| Springfield Realization Academy | 86.5% |
| Sumner Avenue School | 79.4% |
| The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School | 71.9% |
| The Springfield Virtual School | 88% |
| Thomas M. Balliet School | 70.8% |
| Van Sickle Academy | 81.9% |
| Warner School | 71.7% |
| Washington School | 81.4% |
| White Street School | 61.3% |
| William N. DeBerry School | 85.1% |
