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Belchertown High

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Belchertown High ranks 73 rd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 349 Massachusetts High Schools

Better than 79% of Massachusetts high schools

Summary

Belchertown High is a public high school located in Belchertown, Massachusetts, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 602. The school has a strong performance history, ranking among the top 25% of Massachusetts high schools in recent years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belchertown High consistently outperforms the state average in MCAS Next Generation assessments for 10th grade students in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 68% of Belchertown 10th graders scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 50.66%. The school's performance is particularly strong in Science, with 67.23% of 10th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 45.89%. Belchertown High also performs well in Biology, with 67.77% of all students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 39.02%. When compared to nearby schools, such as Ware Junior/Senior High School and Palmer High, Belchertown High outperforms them in academic assessments.

Belchertown High maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.7% to 93.2% in recent years, consistently higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate is also relatively low, ranging from 1.9% to 4.9% in the past few years, lower than many of the nearby schools. While Belchertown High excels in many areas, the relatively lower performance of special education and low socioeconomic status students suggests that the school may need to explore additional strategies or resources to support these student populations and ensure more equitable outcomes.

573

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,208

Per pupil spending ?

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

142 Springfield Road
Belchertown, MA 01007-9233

(413) 323-9419

District: Belchertown

Feeder schools for Belchertown High:

Elementary:	Cold Spring
	Swift River Elementary
Middle:	Chestnut Hill Community School
	Jabish Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Hispanic:

7.5%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 71st percentile in 2014 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (65% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Massachusetts high schools

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

Massachusetts avg45%

73^rd of 349

Massachusetts public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	73 of 349	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	107 of 348	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.4	81 of 347	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	64 of 342	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	64 of 351	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	115 of 345	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.7	93 of 348	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	76.4	69 of 351	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	40 of 354	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	72.8	99 of 347	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	41 of 344	88.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	75 of 340	77.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	83 of 340	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	83.0	40 of 335	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	42 of 322	87.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.8	90 of 319	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	80.0	51 of 316	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	93 of 314	70.4%	★★★★☆
2005	68.7	117 of 311	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.7	95 of 307	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	73.1	96 of 304	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	65.4	80 of 295	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	121 of 299	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	180 of 299	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	73 of 337	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	135 of 342	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	87 of 339	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	56 of 340	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	94 of 342	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	76 of 339	77.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	61 of 245	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	116 of 334	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	174 of 338	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	89.7	25 of 338	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	56 of 332	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	14 of 330	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	53.5	169 of 330	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	76 of 339	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	87 of 342	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	74 of 343	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	89 of 339	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	52 of 346	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	147 of 343	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	176 of 302	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.1	77 of 289	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.2	102 of 301	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	95 of 339	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	54 of 348	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	43.8	209 of 344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	74 of 298	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	106 of 302	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	84 of 301	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	72 of 300	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	77 of 302	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	130 of 303	57.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+17 vs state

Biology68%+29 vs state

Science67%+21 vs state

Mathematics57%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Belchertown High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Belchertown High	Public	9-12	142 Springfield Road	Belchertown	01007	Hampshire County	Belchertown	No	No	No	No	(413) 323-9419	573	48	11.9		482 (84.1%)	13 (2.3%)	43 (7.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)	81	73^rd of 349 public high schools	79.1%		70.6	107^th of 348 public high schools	69.3%	34				68.0					57.3			67.2		67.8		$18,208
Granby Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	385 East State Street	Granby	01033	Hampshire County	Granby	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 467-7105	290	26	11.0		230 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.5%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	27	259^th of 349 public high schools	25.8%		57.5	164^th of 348 public high schools	52.9%	95		36.7	16.0	30.0	27.3		27.6	10.0	28.2	19.4	22.0	33.3	22.0	23.3	28.0	$19,646
Pathfinder Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	240 Sykes Street	Palmer	01069	Hampden County	Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 283-9701	660	66	9.9		549 (83.2%)	9 (1.4%)	72 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.8%)	21.9	274^th of 349 public high schools	21.5%		26.7	266^th of 348 public high schools	23.6%	8				31.6					25.6			22.7		22.2		$27,372
Palmer High	Public	7-12	4105 Main Street	Palmer	01069	Hampden County	Palmer	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 283-6511	416	47	8.8		291 (70.0%)	14 (3.4%)	73 (17.5%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	46.1	197^th of 349 public high schools	43.6%		14.8	302^nd of 348 public high schools	13.2%	105		34.3	30.6	45.5	32.6		34.6	34.1	43.2	34.4	27.7	36.8	27.7		28.2	$24,284
Ludlow Senior High	Public	9-12	500 Chapin Street	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	No	(413) 589-9001	736	66	11.1		571 (77.6%)	18 (2.4%)	124 (16.8%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.2%)	41.3	211^th of 349 public high schools	39.5%		52.1	187^th of 348 public high schools	46.3%	24				38.9					43.0			35.7		39.9		$20,260
Ware Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	237 West Street	Ware	01082	Hampshire County	Ware	No	No	No	No	(413) 967-6234	425	38	11.1		334 (78.6%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	24.9	268^th of 349 public high schools	23.2%		27	265^th of 348 public high schools	23.9%	3		33.3	34.7	23.3	34.0		12.0	6.9	30.5	9.5	30.6	31.7	30.6	10.0	20.8	$20,526
Springfield Public Day High School	Public	9-12	90 Berkshire Street	Springfield	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7036	65	10	6.3		10 (15.4%)	9 (13.8%)	45 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)				0.0					10.0							$43,270
Chicopee Academy	Public	7-12	12 DARE Way	Chicopee	01022	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3449	92	21	4.3		26 (28.3%)	7 (7.6%)	55 (59.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)								(n/a)			0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	$48,001
Hampden Charter School of Science	Public, Charter	6-12	20 Johnson Rd	Chicopee	01022	Hampden County	Hampden Charter School of Science	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 593-9090	938	77	12.2		292 (31.1%)	211 (22.5%)	366 (39.0%)	35 (3.7%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.8%)	69.8	106^th of 349 public high schools	69.6%		52.4	184^th of 348 public high schools	47.1%	78	46.3	42.9	40.7	67.0	43.2	30.6	20.4	29.7	54.0	26.8	36.4	46.4	36.4	52.9	36.6	$18,019
South Hadley High	Public	9-12	153 Newton Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 538-5063	479	56	8.5		359 (74.9%)	13 (2.7%)	87 (18.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	59	147^th of 349 public high schools	57.9%		65.1	129^th of 348 public high schools	62.9%	18				49.2					51.6			47.5		28.7		$20,973

Frequently Asked Questions about Belchertown High

Is Belchertown High a good school?

Belchertown High ranks 73^rd of 349 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Belchertown High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 573 students attended Belchertown High.

What schools feed into Belchertown High?

Belchertown High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cold Spring
Elementary : Swift River Elementary
Middle : Chestnut Hill Community School
Middle : Jabish Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Belchertown High?

Students at Belchertown High are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Belchertown High in?

Belchertown

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