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Stem Middle Academy Middle School
60 Alton St
Springfield MA, 01109, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-6750
Ranking: 
(1,234 out of 1,316, bottom 6%)*
(1,234 out of 1,316, bottom 6%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Springfield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 7 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 297 | 282 | 250 | 255 | 174 | 100 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | 100 | 33.7% | 100 | 35.5% | 87 | 34.8% | 87 | 34.1% | 85 | 48.9% | 100 | 100.0% |
| Grade 7: | 98 | 33.0% | 97 | 34.4% | 78 | 31.2% | 95 | 37.3% | 89 | 51.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 99 | 33.3% | 85 | 30.1% | 85 | 34.0% | 73 | 28.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 170 | 57.2% | 171 | 60.6% | 163 | 65.2% | 159 | 62.4% | 102 | 58.6% | 52 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 127 | 42.8% | 111 | 39.4% | 87 | 34.8% | 96 | 37.6% | 72 | 41.4% | 48 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 6 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 1.1% | 1 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 151 | 50.8% | 145 | 51.4% | 137 | 54.8% | 138 | 54.1% | 96 | 55.2% | 47 | 47.0% |
| Black: | 72 | 24.2% | 73 | 25.9% | 61 | 24.4% | 64 | 25.1% | 43 | 24.7% | 29 | 29.0% |
| White: | 52 | 17.5% | 46 | 16.3% | 36 | 14.4% | 40 | 15.7% | 27 | 15.5% | 21 | 21.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 5.4% | 14 | 5.0% | 13 | 5.2% | 10 | 3.9% | 6 | 3.4% | 2 | 2.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 229 | 77.1% | 210 | 74.5% | 189 | 75.6% | 186 | 72.9% | 118 | 67.8% | 64 | 64.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.4% | 27 | 9.6% | 16 | 6.4% | 20 | 7.8% | 19 | 10.9% | 14 | 14.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.52 | 13.36 | 14.29 | 15.62 | 13.15 | 14.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 34% | 69% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 30% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 27% | 66% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 29% | 67% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 19% | 59% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 22% | 58% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 23% | 60% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 23% | 60% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 38% | 72% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 39% | 73% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 36% | 71% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 33% | 71% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 26% | 18% | 53% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 21% | 14% | 51% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 18% | 13% | 51% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 13% | 52% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 51% | 79% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 47% | 81% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 46% | 78% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 16% | 52% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 24% | 14% | 52% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 18% | 54% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 28% | 9% | 39% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 8% | 43% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 9% | 39% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Stem Middle Academy Middle School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.