📍 1170 Carew Street, Springfield, Hampden County, 01104
Van Sickle Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Springfield, Hampden County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Springfield school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Sickle Academy enrolls 256 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 8.6% White and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 80% |
| White | 22 | 8.6% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Van Sickle Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 3, state house district 110.
Van Sickle Academy is one of 66 schools in Springfield, based in Springfield, Massachusetts. The district serves 23,670 students district-wide and employs 2,180 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, Van Sickle Academy is smaller than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize