School Profile

Emergence Academy

About Emergence Academy

Designed for students with interrupted formal education who are new to the U.S., Emergence opened in 2021 and is SEZP’s most rapidly growing school.

By celebrating and growing the individual and collective strengths of its students — and rooting its program in anti-racism, equity, and liberation — Emergence accelerates students’ English language development as well as their academic, social, and emotional growth, and helps put them on the path to college and careers. The school also fosters partnerships with its families and works closely with community organizations that support immigrant and migrant families.

Scroll down the page to view Emergence’s performance data.

Overall Performance

​These metrics show student performance on a national assessment on Reading and Math at this school and how that compares against other similar schools in the Springfield Empowerment Zone. Change from last year shows if this metric has improved or worsened from the previous school year.

Metric

Reading

Change From Last Year

Math

Change From Last Year

Description

% Students Met Growth Goals

56%

80%

SEZP uses a nationwide test each year called MAP to measure student growth in Math and Reading. This measure looks at what percentage of students met the growth goals set for them based on their trajectory. ​

Zone Growth Average

50%

57%

Percentage of students that met MAP growth targets across the entire empowerment zone for comparison

Stakeholder Perception

These metrics show how different groups perceive the school and how that compares against other similar schools in the Springfield Empowerment Zone. Ideally, everyone would feel that they are happy with their experience of the school. Change from last year shows if this metric has improved or worsened from the previous school year.

Group

Percent

Change From Last Year

Description

All Students

79%

N/A

Percentage of 8th grade students who say teachers set high expectations for work

All Students

71%

N/A

Percentage of 8th grade students who are comfortable reaching out to teachers/counselors for emotional support

All Families

65%

Percentage of families who would recommend the school to other families

All Educators

62%

Percentage of educators who would recommend working at the school

Equitable Outcomes For All Students

These metrics show the percentage of students who met growth goals in reading and math by subgroups to convey equitable outcomes. Change from last year shows if the metric has improved or worsened from the previous school year. Included is a comparison against other similar schools in the Springfield Empowerment Zone.

Group

Reading

Overall Zone Avg: 50%

Change From Last Year

Math

Overall Zone Avg: 57%

Change From Last Year

Overall

56%

80%

Exceptional Learners

40%

90%

Emerging Bilinguals

55%

81%

No change

Black / African-American

*

*

*

*

Latinx / Hispanic

56%

80%

Groups with lower representation in Springfield (Asian, American Indian, Pacific Islander, White, Multi-racial)

47%

82%

Male

53%

​↑

85%

Female

59%

76%

No change

* Minimum number of students not met

School Demographics By Group

This shows % of staff within each role broken out by race and ethnicity compared to the student population at the school. Research shows that student performance improves when the teaching staff more closely matches that of the student population they serve. SEZP strives to continually improve its representation of staff of color and to make sure that all students are receiving a rigorous education.

Group

Students

Leaders

Teachers

Latinx / Hispanic

67%

50%

30%

Black / African-American

20%

0%

22%

White

9%

50%

35%

Groups with lower representation in Springfield (Asian, American Indian, Pacific Islander, White, Multi-racial)

4%

0%

13%

For more school information, you can visit the DESE School Profile here.

What is the school doing to improve outcomes?

  • Improving planning, utilization, and implementation of systematic, multiple entry points for rigorous tasks measured by meeting benchmark scores on our instructional walkthrough rubric throughout the year
  • Developing strategies to support educator collaboration surrounding curriculum, instructional best practices, and data analysis
  • Increasing opportunities for student discourse to build student discussion habits and build speaking skills
  • Developing interventions that target specific student academic, linguistic needs that are also culturally responsive and relevant
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