Enrollment
382
High
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD·NCES 251113002916
Emergence Academy
415 State Street, Springfield, MA 01105 · (413) 750-2887 · Hampden County
GRADES 06–11HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 316.3:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 83 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 12% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +0.0pp since 2020
Math
3.4%
MA avg 42.2% . +3.4pp since 2020
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023-24 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Emergence Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.4% | #321 of 327 ▲ 3 | #26 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #326 of 326 no change | #27 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #286 of 379 | #25 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #222 of 325 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #37 of 325 | #2 of 28 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
382
+369 (+2838%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 6.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 382 | 31.6 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 23 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 12.3 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 13 | 2 | 6.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emergence Academy.
About Emergence Academy
Emergence Academy is a high school located in Springfield, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. It enrolls 382 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 11. That puts enrollment 51% below the 777-student average for high schools in Massachusetts.
Emergence Academy sits within Springfield, which has 66 schools and 23,670 students.
About 49% of students at Emergence Academy are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 16% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Hampden County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
There are about 12.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Emergence Academy, which has 31.6. High schools in Massachusetts have an average ratio of 23.4:1.
In Hampden County, median household income comes to about $71,306, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 168, with about 68,540 students.
High School Of Commerce, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data put enrollment at 13 in 2020-21 and 382 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.1:1, from 6.5:1.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical AcademyHigh · 1,382 students
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Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield Central HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Springfield International Charter SchoolCombined · 1,511 students
- Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical AcademyHigh · 1,382 students
- Springfield High School of Science and TechnologyHigh · 1,091 students
- High School Of CommerceHigh · 966 students
- John J Duggan AcademyHigh · 823 students
Nearby schools
- High School Of Commerce0.0 mi · 966
- Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community Colleg0.2 mi · 25
- Conservatory of the Arts0.2 mi · 296
- Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield0.3 mi · 158
- Milton Bradley School0.4 mi · 385
- Libertas Academy Charter School0.6 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Emergence AcademyHow large is Emergence Academy?
Emergence Academy enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 06-11.
What age range does Emergence Academy serve?
Emergence Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 11.
How many students per teacher at Emergence Academy?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Emergence Academy.
What is the student diversity at Emergence Academy?
Student demographics at Emergence Academy are roughly 16% White, 49% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Emergence Academy?
Emergence Academy is overseen by Springfield in Hampden County.
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