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Enrollment
563
High
STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTAS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 250058602878
Libertas Academy Charter School
146 Chestnut Street, Springfield, MA 01103 · (413) 342-5510 · Hampden County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Massachusetts public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public high schools
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
72 FTE teachers
STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 10% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
42.7%
MA avg 43.8% . +32.7pp since 2017
Math
47.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +23.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 33 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 23 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 37.9% |
| 2022-23 | 38.4% | 31.2% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 10.0% | 24.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Libertas Academy Charter School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #124 of 327 ▲ 83 | #4 of 28 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #196 of 326 ▲ 53 | #7 of 27 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.3pp | #1 of 315 | #1 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #228 of 379 | #20 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.8:1 | #8 of 325 | #2 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #254 of 325 | #24 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
563
+303 (+117%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 563 | 72.5 | 7.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 53.1 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 45.2 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 28 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 90 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Libertas Academy Charter School.
About Libertas Academy Charter School
Libertas Academy Charter School, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, is a low-enrollment high school. The school has 563 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Massachusetts enroll about 777 students on average.
Libertas Academy Charter School is its own local education agency in federal data.
Libertas Academy Charter School is 82% Hispanic by enrollment. Next come 13% Black and 2% White. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Hampden County residents. The diversity index for Libertas Academy Charter School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 7.8 students per teacher. The gap from the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts is 15.6 students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Libertas Academy Charter School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Massachusetts public high schools.
The school's county is Hampden County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $71,306 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Libertas Academy Charter School shares Hampden County with 167 other public schools.
Conservatory of the Arts is about 0.5 miles from Libertas Academy Charter School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Libertas Academy Charter School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
The school's enrollment figures are 260 for 2020-21 and 563 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 7.8:1.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- Springfield Central HighHigh · 1,983 students
- Springfield International Charter SchoolCombined · 1,511 students
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- High School Of CommerceHigh · 966 students
- John J Duggan AcademyHigh · 823 students
Nearby schools
- Conservatory of the Arts0.5 mi · 296
- Milton Bradley School0.5 mi · 385
- Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community Colleg0.6 mi · 25
- High School Of Commerce0.6 mi · 966
- Emergence Academy0.6 mi · 382
- South End Middle School0.7 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Libertas Academy Charter SchoolHow many students attend Libertas Academy Charter School?
Libertas Academy Charter School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Libertas Academy Charter School serve?
Libertas Academy Charter School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Libertas Academy Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Libertas Academy Charter School is approximately 7.8:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Libertas Academy Charter School?
At Libertas Academy Charter School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Libertas Academy Charter School in?
Libertas Academy Charter School is part of Libertas Academy Charter School.
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