Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Chicopee’s public schools score below 78% of Massachusetts districts on tests and graduation
In Chicopee, 27% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Massachusetts average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Chicopee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.
From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Chicopee’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 78 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Chicopee’s, its schools beat 49%, higher than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 44% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,542 per student, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Nine elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Hampden Charter School of Science, St. Stanislaus Elementary School (private), St. Joan of Arc School (private), Valley West School (private) and Springdale Education Center (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Chicopee’s grade
C−: better than 22% of Massachusetts school districts, #240 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Both inputs trail the Massachusetts average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chicopee, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Chicopee · depends on your address
Bellamy Middle
Grades 6–8 · 776 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Dupont Middle
Grades 6–8 · 683 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Chicopee · depends on your address
Bellamy Middle
Grades 6–8 · 776 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Dupont Middle
Grades 6–8 · 683 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Chicopee · depends on your address
Bellamy Middle
Grades 6–8 · 776 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Dupont Middle
Grades 6–8 · 683 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Chicopee · depends on your address
Chicopee Comprehensive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,192 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Chicopee High
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Chicopee · depends on your address
Chicopee Comprehensive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,192 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Chicopee High
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 11:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Chicopee · depends on your address
Chicopee Comprehensive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,192 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Chicopee High
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 11:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Chicopee · depends on your address
Chicopee Comprehensive High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,192 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Chicopee High
Grades 9–12 · 918 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Chicopee’s public schools are run by Chicopee School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Chicopee vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Chicopee’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Chicopee | C− | Chicopee |
| Holyoke | D− | Holyoke |
| Springfield | D | Springfield |
| West Springfield Town | C | West Springfield |
| Ludlow | C | Ludlow |
| South Hadley | C | South Hadley |
Every school in Chicopee
20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Chicopee’s schools
Are Chicopee’s schools good?
On Massachusetts’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chicopee children attend score below 78% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #240 of 283 Massachusetts towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chicopee in?
Chicopee School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,755 students in 15 schools (2024–25).
Where do Chicopee kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Chicopee Comprehensive High School and Chicopee High.
What is Chicopee’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Chicopee School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.
How much does Chicopee spend per student?
$23,542 in Chicopee School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Chicopee?
Yes: St. Stanislaus Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 274 students), St. Joan of Arc School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 189 students), Valley West School (special education, grades 4–12, 87 students) and Springdale Education Center (special education, grades 1–12, 50 students). Chicopee also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Chicopee families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Chicopee → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.