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C−

Chicopee School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Chicopee.

Chicopee’s School Grade C− better than 22% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
6,755
Schools
15
Spent per student
$23,542
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Chicopee School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 22% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 22% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Chicopee 55,310

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Chicopee. Grade by grade →

K–59 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 40.7% · 3,541 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 43.7% · 3,539 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)87%
State average 89.2% · 503 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,542 per student · 11% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 24%State 61%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
6,850’20
6,796’21
6,710’22
6,807’23
6,755’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 46%White 42%Black 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Fairview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicopee
D
387 students11:1
Bowie
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicopee
C+
260 students11:1
Lambert-Lavoie
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Chicopee
C+
246 students10:1
Belcher
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Chicopee
245 students12:1
Szetela Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Chicopee
222 students14:1
Bowe
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C−
411 students12:1
Gen John J Stefanik
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C+
392 students12:1
Barry
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C
359 students12:1
Litwin
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C
343 students12:1
Streiber Memorial School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C+
229 students11:1
Bellamy Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chicopee
D
776 students10:1
Dupont Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chicopee
C−
683 students10:1
Chicopee Academy
High · Grades 7–12 · Chicopee
D−
92 students4:1
Chicopee Comprehensive High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Chicopee
B−
1,192 students11:1
Chicopee High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chicopee
C
918 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Holyoke School DistrictHolyoke
$25,611per student
Ludlow School DistrictLudlow
$22,315per student
South Hadley School DistrictSouth Hadley
$21,119per student
Springfield School DistrictSpringfield
$28,026per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.