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Best Middle Schools in Hampden County, MA

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Schools

10,694

Students

Districts

Top rankedGlenbrook Middle57^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools

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Biggest riser

West Springfield Middle up 96 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Agawam Junior High 8.7 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 All Grades	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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Agawam Junior High	Public	7-8	1305 Springfield Street	Feeding Hills	01030	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 821-0561	527	60	8.7	34.7%	425 (80.6%)	18 (3.4%)	56 (10.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	37.8	273^rd of 478 public middle schools	42.9%		40	271^st of 484 public middle schools	44.0%	2			31.0	28.7	29.9			28.3	31.0	29.6		33.5	33.5	33.5	$22,512
Roberta G. Doering School	Public	5-8	68 Main Street	Agawam	01001	Hampden County	Agawam	No	No	No	No	(413) 789-1400	522	42	12.3	32.4%	410 (78.5%)	10 (1.9%)	63 (12.1%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)								(n/a)	27.8	38.3			33.1	27.9	40.2			34.2	41.8		41.8		$20,445
Bellamy Middle	Public	6-8	314 Pendleton Avenue	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3527	776	81	9.5	69.6%	367 (47.3%)	45 (5.8%)	321 (41.4%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.0%)	31.7	317^th of 478 public middle schools	33.7%		27.7	335^th of 484 public middle schools	30.8%	18		23.5	29.7	26.1	26.3		28.3	30.0	30.5	29.6		33.9	33.9	23.5	$21,555
Dupont Middle	Public	6-8	650 Front Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-1881	683	72	9.5	63.1%	291 (42.6%)	42 (6.1%)	316 (46.3%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.6%)	27	338^th of 478 public middle schools	29.3%		30	324^th of 484 public middle schools	33.1%	14		28.5	17.8	29.9	25.5		27.1	15.2	26.8	23.1		32.9	32.9	23.1	$22,637
Birchland Park	Public	6-8	50 Hanward Hill	East Longmeadow	01028	Hampden County	East Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 525-5480	590	54	10.8	21.4%	425 (72.0%)	19 (3.2%)	79 (13.4%)	32 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.4%)	66.6	137^th of 478 public middle schools	71.3%		70.9	125^th of 484 public middle schools	74.2%	12		37.0	59.1	47.2	47.3		44.2	55.8	49.7	49.7		45.9	45.9	45.4	$18,903
Wilbraham Middle	Public	6-8	466 Stony Hill Road	Wilbraham	01095	Hampden County	Hampden-Wilbraham	No	No	No	No	(413) 596-9061	613	47	13.0	16.3%	490 (79.9%)	19 (3.1%)	56 (9.1%)	19 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.2%)	70	124^th of 478 public middle schools	74.1%		67.4	139^th of 484 public middle schools	71.3%	15		49.5	51.1	47.9	49.5		52.4	52.0	49.2	51.2		46.3	46.3	44.9	$18,845
Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Jarvis Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2060	463	45	10.4	71.1%	47 (10.2%)	31 (6.7%)	371 (80.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7.1	467^th of 478 public middle schools	2.3%		8.6	458^th of 484 public middle schools	5.4%	9		12.4	8.4	12.0	11.1		5.1	1.7	4.6	3.9		5.3	5.3	9.9	$24,837
Dr. William R. Peck Middle School	Public	6-8	1916 Northampton Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(413) 534-2040	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Williams Middle	Public	6-8	410 Williams Street	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	No	(413) 565-4260	337	29	11.7	1.8%	243 (72.1%)	11 (3.3%)	25 (7.4%)	38 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	85.2	71^st of 478 public middle schools	85.1%		85.6	68^th of 484 public middle schools	86.0%	3		57.0	51.7	70.4	59.5		58.0	55.4	59.6	57.6		67.9	67.9	67.9	$17,807
Glenbrook Middle	Public	6-8	110 Cambridge Circle	Longmeadow	01106	Hampden County	Longmeadow	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 565-4250	327	27	12.2	6.3%	228 (69.7%)	16 (4.9%)	34 (10.4%)	32 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	89.1	57^th of 478 public middle schools	88.1%		88.2	63^rd of 484 public middle schools	87.0%	6		64.4	51.0	65.4	60.1		67.0	61.0	80.0	69.2		72.0	72.0	62.4	$17,290
Paul R Baird Middle	Public	6-8	1 Rooney Road	Ludlow	01056	Hampden County	Ludlow	No	No	No	No	(413) 583-5685	513	46	11.1	32.5%	377 (73.5%)	12 (2.3%)	104 (20.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	33.2	306^th of 478 public middle schools	36.0%		33.7	300^th of 484 public middle schools	38.0%	6		11.5	18.2	31.9	20.7		43.3	28.5	26.2	32.8		35.8	35.8	29.6	$19,339
Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	46 Oakland Street	Springfield	01108	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7420	282	27	10.3	87.5%	22 (7.8%)	61 (21.6%)	186 (66.0%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	8.3	456^th of 478 public middle schools	4.6%		12	436^th of 484 public middle schools	9.9%	20		12.0	11.6	8.6	10.6		13.7	6.2	6.9	8.6		8.3	8.3	8.3	$28,985
John F Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	1385 Berkshire Avenue	Springfield	01151	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7510	366	39	9.3	82.1%	19 (5.2%)	76 (20.8%)	260 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	6.1	470^th of 478 public middle schools	1.7%		11.2	443^rd of 484 public middle schools	8.5%	27		10.0	6.5	10.1	8.8		6.6	2.9	3.5	4.4		4.6	4.6	3.6	$29,260
STEM Middle Academy	Public	6-8	60 Alton Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-6750	269	24	11.1	79.8%	38 (14.1%)	36 (13.4%)	176 (65.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	13.4	424^th of 478 public middle schools	11.3%		13	430^th of 484 public middle schools	11.2%	6		25.3	22.2	20.5	22.7		8.0	10.1	8.6	8.9		10.1	10.1	8.6	$24,980
South End Middle School	Public	6-8	36 Margaret Street	Springfield	01105	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2442	163	18	8.9	92.1%	5 (3.1%)	32 (19.6%)	120 (73.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	20.5	386^th of 478 public middle schools	19.2%		12.2	434^th of 484 public middle schools	10.3%	48		27.9	44.9	21.1	30.9		18.2	8.2	14.0	13.3		9.1	9.1	10.9	$26,653
Springfield Public Day Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7281	60	9	6.5	89.7%	4 (6.7%)	10 (16.7%)	40 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.0%)	3.6	477^th of 478 public middle schools	0.2%		4.6	482^nd of 484 public middle schools	0.4%	5			0.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	$38,805
Springfield Middle School	Public	6-8	732 Chestnut Street	Springfield	01109	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7284	18	4	4.0	86.5%	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.1%)	15 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)					0.0										$40,122
Impact Prep at Chestnut	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	278	18	15.1	89.7%	17 (6.1%)	33 (11.9%)	219 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	7.3	464^th of 478 public middle schools	2.9%		8.6	459^th of 484 public middle schools	5.2%	5		10.7	11.3	10.2	10.9		6.1	6.1	4.8	5.8		1.8	1.8	7.4	$42,812
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	265	28	9.4	90.1%	26 (9.8%)	63 (23.8%)	157 (59.2%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	60.8	166^th of 478 public middle schools	65.3%		62.2	170^th of 484 public middle schools	64.9%	4		54.0	52.7	47.1	51.4		26.0	33.3	50.0	35.8		43.5	43.5	46.0	$30,972
Van Sickle Academy	Public	6-8	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	262	23	11.4		21 (8.0%)	24 (9.2%)	205 (78.2%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	12.7	430^th of 478 public middle schools	10.0%		20.5	387^th of 484 public middle schools	20.0%	43		13.3	13.6	25.0	17.5		5.6	10.6	10.7	8.8		12.9	12.9	17.9	$30,154
Van Sickle Prep	Public	6-8	1170 Carew Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2887	206	18	11.4		16 (7.8%)	40 (19.4%)	146 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	10.3	445^th of 478 public middle schools	6.9%		14.8	424^th of 484 public middle schools	12.4%	21		12.5	16.7	17.0	15.3		7.8	1.5	11.9	6.9		6.7	6.7	17.5	$46,489
Springfield Legacy Academy	Public	6-8	355 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2333	299	27	11.0		4 (1.3%)	20 (6.7%)	273 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3.9	476^th of 478 public middle schools	0.4%		4.8	480^th of 484 public middle schools	0.8%	4		5.6	0.0	1.0	1.9		1.9	0.0	0.0	0.5		1.0	1.0	2.0	$27,013
Kiley Academy	Public	6-8	180 Cooley Street	Springfield	01128	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7240	268	24	11.0		30 (11.2%)	54 (20.1%)	166 (61.9%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	15.9	407^th of 478 public middle schools	14.9%		8.2	464^th of 484 public middle schools	4.1%	57		18.0	26.4	29.0	24.3		20.0	8.2	14.3	14.2		6.4	6.4	9.1	$30,424
Kiley Prep	Public	6-8	180 Cooley Street	Springfield	01128	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7240	298	25	11.8		28 (9.4%)	76 (25.5%)	177 (59.4%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	7.9	459^th of 478 public middle schools	4.0%		7.2	474^th of 484 public middle schools	2.1%	15		12.8	13.3	12.6	12.9		4.6	5.1	5.9	5.2		7.2	7.2	6.1	$27,431
West Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	31 Middle School Dr	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3404	909	79	11.4	100.0%	554 (60.9%)	41 (4.5%)	208 (22.9%)	63 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (4.5%)	48	218^th of 478 public middle schools	54.4%		31.8	314^th of 484 public middle schools	35.1%	96		41.7	37.5	38.4	39.2		47.1	32.9	30.2	36.8		33.6	33.6	34.3	$17,596
Westfield Middle School	Public	7-8	30 West Silver Street	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 568-1900	671	57	11.7	49.0%	485 (72.3%)	18 (2.7%)	134 (20.0%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	38.9	264^th of 478 public middle schools	44.8%		47	227^th of 484 public middle schools	53.1%	37			29.2	30.1	29.6			31.4	35.5	33.3		26.9	26.9	36.9	$18,075
Westfield Intermediate School	Public	5-6	350 Southampton Road	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6441	729	65	11.2		497 (68.2%)	11 (1.5%)	156 (21.4%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)								(n/a)	34.8	33.6			34.2	33.7	40.6			37.2	42.5		42.5		$19,100

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