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Schools in Chicopee

Chicopee’s public schools

Cherokee Unified School District 247 and Pittsburg Unified School District 250 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chicopee. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/9schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 9% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Pittsburg Unified School District 250
Students per teacher
13.0
KS 13.3
Schools in town
0
3,804 students on the public path
In brief

Chicopee’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Chicopee’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Southeast Elementary School places highest (better than 87%); Southeast High lowest (5%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Chicopee, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Pittsburg High and Southeast High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Chicopee, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cherokee Unified School District 247.

Two districts serve Chicopee

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cherokee Unified School District 247Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 429 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$18,720KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Pittsburg Unified School District 250Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,375 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$13,646KS $14,966 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Cherokee Unified School District 24731%
State average 32.5% · 238 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cherokee Unified School District 24718%
State average 29.4% · 238 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pittsburg Unified School District 25028%
State average 32.5% · 1516 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pittsburg Unified School District 25030%
State average 29.4% · 1584 students tested

Chicopee vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Chicopee’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chicopee—Cherokee Unified School District 247 PK–12 · Pittsburg Unified School District 250 PK–12

Every school in Chicopee

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Chicopeein other towns
Westside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pittsburg
B−
498 students20:1Rate it →
Southeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Weir
A
149 students10:1Rate it →
Lakeside Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsburg
B
406 students13:1Rate it →
Meadowlark Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsburg
C
403 students13:1Rate it →
Geo E Nettels Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Pittsburg
B+
343 students13:1Rate it →
Southeast Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cherokee
C
128 students10:1Rate it →
Pittsburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pittsburg
C+
692 students12:1Rate it →
Pittsburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pittsburg
B−
1,033 students14:1Rate it →
Southeast High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cherokee
D
152 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Chicopee’s schools

Are Chicopee’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chicopee. Cherokee Unified School District 247 and Pittsburg Unified School District 250 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chicopee. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chicopee in?

Cherokee Unified School District 247 and Pittsburg Unified School District 250.

Where do Chicopee kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Pittsburg High and Southeast High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.