Overview of Van Sickle Academy: Van Sickle Academy is a public school situated in Springfield, MA, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Van Sickle Academy is 260, and the school serves 6-8. At Van Sickle Academy, 11% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 16% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 92%. The learner-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is the same as that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 44% female learners and 56% male learners. There are 20 equivalent full-time teachers and 2 full-time school counselors

Learners/Teachers at Van Sickle Academy: These counts and percentages of learners and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government

Test Scores at Van Sickle Academy: At Van Sickle Academy, 11% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 16% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Springfield Public Schools, 31% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 26% tested above or at that level for math.

Van Sickle Academy did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Massachusetts, 52% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 48% tested above or at that level for math.