Southbridge Academy
Southbridge · MA · Southbridge · Public
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Gateway to College → North Brookfield High → Springfield Public Day High School → Liberty Preparatory Academy → Ma Academy for Math and Science School → Monson High School → University Pk Campus School → Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Southbridge Academy compares for families
What families should know about Southbridge Academy.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Gateway to College, North Brookfield High, Springfield Public Day High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -18.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 21 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway to College Uxbridge |
Public | 21.7 | 44 | — |
| North Brookfield High North Brookfield |
Public | 14.1 | 71 | -30.4% |
| Springfield Public Day High School Springfield |
Public | 24.6 | 65 | +0.0% |
| Liberty Preparatory Academy Springfield |
Public | 26.6 | 6 | — |
| Ma Academy for Math and Science School Worcester |
Public | 18.6 | 99 | +8.8% |
| Monson High School Monson |
Public | 14.8 | 142 | -21.5% |
| University Pk Campus School Worcester |
Public | 16.2 | 151 | -1.9% |
| Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech Springfield |
Public | 26.3 | 95 | +23.4% |