Springfield Legacy Academy

Located at 355 Plainfield Street, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield Legacy Academy is a close-knit intermediate school that serves 299 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Springfield. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 547.

Springfield Legacy Academy is one of 66 schools operated by Springfield, a district that serves 23,670 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Springfield Legacy Academy reports that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 7% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Springfield Legacy Academy has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, Hampden County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Springfield Legacy Academy is one.

Impact Prep at Chestnut is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

On the community side, members of the Springfield Legacy Academy community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.