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C−

Bowe

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

115 Hampden Street, Chicopee, MA 01013 · (413) 594-3431 · Part of Chicopee School District

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

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bowe

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Chicopee kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5BoweYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 49.3%

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

Location

Directions ↗

115 Hampden Street, Chicopee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten67
Grade 172
Grade 262
Grade 367
Grade 485
Grade 558
Enrollment over time
428’20
444’21
409’22
418’23
411’24

Down 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%White 24%Black 5%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bowe 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
Gen John J Stefanik
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chicopee
C+
392 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.