West Springfield High High School
425 Piper Rd
West Springfield MA, 01089, Hampden County
Phone: 413-263-3400
Ranking: (242 out of 298, bottom 19%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: West Springfield School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 89 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 93 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,178 | 1,208 | 1,219 | 1,303 | 1,316 | 1,304 | 1,299 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 329 | 27.9% | 346 | 28.6% | 348 | 28.5% | 352 | 27.0% | 374 | 28.4% | 377 | 28.9% | 445 | 34.3% |
Grade 10: | 301 | 25.6% | 292 | 24.2% | 276 | 22.6% | 364 | 27.9% | 340 | 25.8% | 365 | 28.0% | 353 | 27.2% |
Grade 11: | 270 | 22.9% | 274 | 22.7% | 296 | 24.3% | 266 | 20.4% | 307 | 23.3% | 313 | 24.0% | 250 | 19.2% |
Grade 12: | 263 | 22.3% | 280 | 23.2% | 286 | 23.5% | 321 | 24.6% | 289 | 22.0% | 247 | 18.9% | 246 | 18.9% |
Ungraded: | 15 | 1.3% | 16 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 593 | 50.3% | 627 | 51.9% | 629 | 51.6% | 674 | 51.7% | 694 | 52.7% | 684 | 52.5% | 657 | 50.6% |
Female: | 585 | 49.7% | 581 | 48.1% | 590 | 48.4% | 629 | 48.3% | 622 | 47.3% | 620 | 47.5% | 619 | 47.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 65 | 5.5% | 60 | 5.0% | 59 | 4.8% | 66 | 5.1% | 58 | 4.4% | 47 | 3.6% | 41 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 184 | 15.6% | 186 | 15.4% | 161 | 13.2% | 164 | 12.6% | 159 | 12.1% | 164 | 12.6% | 151 | 11.6% |
Black: | 44 | 3.7% | 45 | 3.7% | 38 | 3.1% | 48 | 3.7% | 46 | 3.5% | 49 | 3.8% | 49 | 3.8% |
White: | 850 | 72.2% | 880 | 72.8% | 920 | 75.5% | 989 | 75.9% | 1,018 | 77.4% | 1,019 | 78.1% | 1,039 | 80.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 30 | 2.5% | 32 | 2.6% | 34 | 2.8% | 27 | 2.1% | 27 | 2.1% | 20 | 1.5% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 517 | 43.9% | 510 | 42.2% | 478 | 39.2% | 463 | 35.5% | 398 | 30.2% | 378 | 29.0% | 330 | 25.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 80 | 6.8% | 74 | 6.1% | 57 | 4.7% | 61 | 4.7% | 68 | 5.2% | 56 | 4.3% | 64 | 4.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.22 | 13.51 | 12.88 | 14.07 | 14.30 | 14.50 | 13.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45.6% | 45.5% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 56% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 57% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 64% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 71% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 78% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 87% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 38.8% | 38.5% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 61% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 57% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 65% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 64% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 75% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 50% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 56% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 51% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 55% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 41% | 39% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 51% | 45% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 56% | 52% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 60% | 51% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 90% | 84% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 75% | 68% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 68% | 68% | 73% |
2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 45% | 45% | 35% |
2007 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 38% | 37% | 48% |
2008 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 45% | 55% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 40% | 39% | 57% |
2010 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 42% | 41% | 55% |
2011 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 48% | 47% | 61% |
2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 46% | 43% | 63% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* West Springfield High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.