Best Public Schools in Chicopee, MA

Summary:

The city of Chicopee, Massachusetts is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and demonstrate a range of academic performance, with some standout institutions like Hampden Charter School of Science East leading the way.

Among the Chicopee schools, Bowie Elementary stands out with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, while Streiber Memorial School also demonstrates strong academic performance. In contrast, the Chicopee school district as a whole underperforms the state average in 10th grade MCAS Next Generation assessments. However, Hampden Charter School of Science East significantly outperforms both the Chicopee district and the state in these assessments, with a 94.9% four-year graduation rate and a low 1.7% dropout rate.

The financial data reveals that spending per student varies widely across the Chicopee schools, ranging from $15,637 at Bowie Elementary to $49,448 at Chicopee Academy. The Chicopee district average spending per student is $17,442, slightly higher than the state average. These disparities in funding and academic performance suggest the need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to address the educational gaps within the Chicopee school system.

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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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
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
Barry	Public	K-5	44 Connell Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3425	359	30	11.9		185 (51.5%)	26 (7.2%)	129 (35.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	23	699^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.5	722^nd of 916 public elementary schools	21.2%	23	33.3	20.6	24.3					25.5	31.5	25.0	27.1					27.6	27.1			27.1			$22,821
Belcher	Public	PK, KG-2	125 Montgomery St.	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3526	245	21	11.6		80 (32.7%)	24 (9.8%)	125 (51.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)								(n/a)																							$24,198
Bellamy Middle	Public	6-8	314 Pendleton Avenue	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3527	776	81	9.5		367 (47.3%)	45 (5.8%)	321 (41.4%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	27.7	335^th of 484 public middle schools	30.8%		31.8	320^th of 493 public middle schools	35.1%	15				25.3	17.0	24.9		22.3				38.2	26.3	29.3		31.0		19.2		19.2		21.0	$21,555
Bowe	Public	K-5	115 Hampden Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3431	411	33	12.3		99 (24.1%)	20 (4.9%)	267 (65.0%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	20.7	728^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.6%		15.4	797^th of 916 public elementary schools	13.0%	69	24.1	20.3	29.8					24.2	29.3	19.0	21.1					22.7	35.1			35.1			$20,380
Bowie	Public	PK, KG-5	80 D.A.R.E. Way	Chicopee	01022	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3532	260	23	11.1		146 (56.2%)	13 (5.0%)	84 (32.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	40	548^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.5%		60.3	365^th of 916 public elementary schools	60.2%	183	46.5	38.0	29.2					37.6	30.2	44.0	34.8					36.7	33.3			33.3			$22,081
Chicopee Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	617 Montgomery Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3534	1,192	107	11.1		636 (53.4%)	46 (3.9%)	449 (37.7%)	15 (1.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.1%)	27.1	258^th of 349 public high schools	26.1%		43.2	217^th of 348 public high schools	37.6%	41							36.8								24.9				29.5		28.4		$22,344
Chicopee High	Public	9-12	820 Front Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3437	918	87	10.5		307 (33.4%)	64 (7.0%)	492 (53.6%)	22 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.2%)	16.4	304^th of 349 public high schools	12.9%		13.8	304^th of 348 public high schools	12.6%								31.3								13.5				20.4		17.3		$22,096
Gen John J Stefanik	Public	K-5	720 Meadow Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3464	392	33	11.8		100 (25.5%)	25 (6.4%)	245 (62.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	43.2	523^rd of 906 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.3	532^nd of 916 public elementary schools	41.9%	9	31.9	33.3	46.2					37.0	19.4	41.5	43.1					34.2	53.9			53.9			$21,639
Lambert-Lavoie	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Kendall Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3444	246	24	10.1		119 (48.4%)	14 (5.7%)	94 (38.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	33	611^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.6%		36.4	588^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.8%	23	40.6	30.6	30.4					33.3	37.5	22.2	23.9					27.2	43.5			43.5			$24,060
Litwin	Public	K-5	135 Litwin Lane	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3545	343	28	12.1		142 (41.4%)	32 (9.3%)	142 (41.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	28.5	647^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.6%		32.8	616^th of 916 public elementary schools	32.8%	31	36.8	31.0	20.5					27.9	41.8	31.0	24.8					31.0	31.9			31.9			$24,026
Streiber Memorial School	Public	K-5	40 Streiber Drive	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3446	229	20	11.2		119 (52.0%)	19 (8.3%)	75 (32.8%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	41.6	535^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.9%		49.8	471^st of 916 public elementary schools	48.6%	64	40.0	50.0	13.5					33.0	40.0	36.7	37.8					38.1	43.2			43.2			$24,459
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
Dupont Middle	Public	6-8	650 Front Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-1881	683	72	9.5		291 (42.6%)	42 (6.1%)	316 (46.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	30	324^th of 484 public middle schools	33.1%		35.1	301^st of 493 public middle schools	38.9%	23				25.8	31.2	34.8		30.8				24.1	24.3	19.6		22.5		29.7		29.7		23.3	$22,637
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Memorial Ave.	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3501	387	36	10.7		117 (30.2%)	36 (9.3%)	208 (53.7%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	12.9	815^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.0%		33.9	604^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.1%	211	17.0	24.1	10.9					17.3	14.8	15.1	22.2					17.4	24.1			24.1			$26,308

Cities Near Chicopee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holyoke	1.73 mi	13	359^th
West Springfield	1.77 mi	8	251^st
Springfield	2.19 mi	72	336^th
South Hadley	4.64 mi	5	255^th
Agawam	5.26 mi	6	243^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.