Putnam Vocational Technical High School
1300 State St
Springfield MA, 01109, Hampden County
Phone: 413-787-7424
Type: Vocational School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Springfield School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 136 | 139 | 146 | 156 | 165 | 140 | 153 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,337 | 1,284 | 1,384 | 1,545 | 1,632 | 1,595 | 1,472 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 373 | 27.9% | 331 | 25.8% | 369 | 26.7% | 376 | 24.3% | 432 | 26.5% | 481 | 30.2% | 454 | 30.8% |
| Grade 10: | 338 | 25.3% | 329 | 25.6% | 344 | 24.9% | 444 | 28.7% | 437 | 26.8% | 417 | 26.1% | 410 | 27.9% |
| Grade 11: | 318 | 23.8% | 292 | 22.7% | 361 | 26.1% | 391 | 25.3% | 410 | 25.1% | 393 | 24.6% | 359 | 24.4% |
| Grade 12: | 283 | 21.2% | 315 | 24.5% | 309 | 22.3% | 334 | 21.6% | 347 | 21.3% | 295 | 18.5% | 248 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | 25 | 1.9% | 17 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 637 | 47.6% | 591 | 46.0% | 662 | 47.8% | 728 | 47.1% | 764 | 46.8% | 777 | 48.7% | 708 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 700 | 52.4% | 693 | 54.0% | 722 | 52.2% | 817 | 52.9% | 868 | 53.2% | 818 | 51.3% | 721 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 26 | 1.9% | 24 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.3% | 24 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.5% | 24 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 872 | 65.2% | 813 | 63.3% | 832 | 60.1% | 919 | 59.5% | 927 | 56.8% | 913 | 57.2% | 847 | 57.5% |
| Black: | 260 | 19.4% | 267 | 20.8% | 328 | 23.7% | 376 | 24.3% | 443 | 27.1% | 418 | 26.2% | 373 | 25.3% |
| White: | 153 | 11.4% | 160 | 12.5% | 170 | 12.3% | 189 | 12.2% | 193 | 11.8% | 201 | 12.6% | 187 | 12.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.6% | 33 | 2.4% | 39 | 2.5% | 42 | 2.6% | 36 | 2.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,043 | 78.0% | 1,035 | 80.6% | 1,031 | 74.5% | 1,128 | 73.0% | 1,094 | 67.0% | 953 | 59.7% | 931 | 63.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 8.8% | 114 | 8.9% | 101 | 7.3% | 105 | 6.8% | 88 | 5.4% | 72 | 4.5% | 85 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.82 | 9.24 | 9.50 | 9.93 | 9.91 | 11.40 | 9.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 13.8% | 29.6% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 14% | 32% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 15% | 31% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 33% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 36% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 46% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 48% | 50% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 48% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 59% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 69% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 74% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 11.2% | 17.0% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 12% | 23% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 23% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 19% | 29% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 31% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 37% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 34% | 36% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 37% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 45% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 45% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 9% | 22% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 13% | 24% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 25% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 23% | 25% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 27% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 29% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 3% | 11% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 8% | 22% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 20% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 20% | 26% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 24% | 28% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 31% | 32% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 33% | 30% | 73% |
| 2012 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 38% | 23% | 63% |
| 2013 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 12% | 19% | 63% |
| 2013 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 45% | 46% | 49% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.