School Profile
Springfield Legacy Academy
One of just two dual language middle schools in the state, Legacy Academy centers on bilingualism, biculturalism, and biliteracy in Spanish and English.
Staffed by over 60% bilingual educators — several of whom are from Argentina, Columbia, Jamaica, Mexico, and Spain — the school implements the only public school sports education model in Massachusetts, built on the framework of the Fugees Family network of schools, designed explicitly to support emerging bilinguals through a focus on the universal language of sport.
Legacy’s small, grade-level Community Learning Teams ensure deep personalization and individual support to students.
Scroll down the page to view Legacy Academy’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
46%
↑
64%
↑
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
84%
No change
Percentage of 8th grade students who say teachers set high expectations for work
All Students
58%
↑
Percentage of 8th grade students who are comfortable reaching out to teachers/counselors for emotional support
All Families
42%
↑
Percentage of families who would recommend the school to other families
All Educators
12%
↓
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
46%
↑
64%
↑
Exceptional Learners
49%
↑
67%
↑
Emerging Bilinguals
46%
↑
52%
No change
Black / African-American
41%
↑
72%
↑
Latinx / Hispanic
47%
↑
63%
↑
Groups with lower representation in Springfield (Asian, American Indian, Pacific Islander, White, Multi-racial)
*
*
*
*
Male
49%
↑
62%
↑
Female
42%
↑
66%
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* 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
90%
31%
40%
Black / African-American
7%
31%
10%
White
1.5%
38%
48%
Groups with lower representation in Springfield (Asian, American Indian, Pacific Islander, White, Multi-racial)
1.5%
0%
2%
For more school information, you can visit the DESE School Profile here.
What is the school doing to improve outcomes?
- Ensuring consistency in school-wide norms, routines, and procedures that reflect high expectations, respect, and equity for all community members to be measured by indicator-specific data trends in key areas of improvement
- Supporting educators in preparation to maximize the academic block through guided lesson planning that ensures lesson internalization and execution with fidelity as measured by observation data grounded in the Equitable Coaching Rubric
- Ensuring families feel like and are viewed as vital partners in the education of their children as measured by responses in Family Insight Survey data
- Improving two-way communication with families as measured by outcomes in specific items in the Family Insight Survey
How can you partner with us?
- Attend our events, such as parent orientations, open house, and family activities
- Engage with our school through community outreach and two-way communication using ClassDojo and phone calls
- Learn more about how you can help our school: contact our parent engagement leads Bonita Flores, Assistant Principal, and Giselle Collazo, SEL Director, at floresbo@springfieldpublicschools.com, collazogi@springfieldpublicschools.com, or 413-750-2333
School Information:
springfieldlegacyacademy.org
413-750-2333
Celeste Femia, Principal
femiac@springfieldpublicschools.com
413-750-2333
Bonita Flores, Assistant Principal, Parent Engagement Lead
floresbo@springfieldpublicschools.com
413-750-2333
Giselle Collazo, SEL Director, Parent Engagement Lead
collazogi@springfieldpublicschools.com
413-750-2333
