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Bellamy Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

314 Pendleton Avenue, Chicopee, MA 01020 · (413) 594-3527 · Part of Chicopee School District

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

Directions
Students
776
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Bellamy Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Chicopee kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Chicopee kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Bellamy MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

314 Pendleton Avenue, Chicopee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6243
Grade 7275
Grade 8258
Enrollment over time
829’20
817’21
776’22
817’23
776’24

Down 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 41%Black 6%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bellamy Middle from Chicopee families.

Other schools in Chicopee School District

The district →
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Chicopee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.