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Hampden Charter School of Science

Public, Charter Grades 6-12
85th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 353 Massachusetts High Schools
Better than 76% of Massachusetts high schools
Summary

Hampden Charter School of Science is a public charter school in Chicopee, Massachusetts, serving grades 6–12 with 938 students, and it operates as its own district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 85th of 353 Massachusetts schools — the 76th percentile with 4 stars — up from 184th of 348 (47th percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024 and 106th of 349 in 2024–2025, though still below its 2017–2018 peak of 23rd of 345. The Hampden Charter School of Science (District) ranked 132nd of 351 (62nd percentile, 3 stars).

The high school is the school's engine. Grade 10 MCAS results in 2025–2026 were 74.07 in ELA (state 45.48), 58.09 in math (state 43.73), and 60.17 in science (state 40.50) — ahead of every nearby school in those subjects. Biology end-of-course was 35.48, slightly below the state's 37.68 and below South Hadley High's 43.48. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 94.0% with a 3.4% dropout rate — comparable to Chicopee Comprehensive High School and South Hadley High, far stronger than Chicopee High (85.7%) and Holyoke High (81.3%), though The Springfield Renaissance School posted 98.7% and 1.3%.

Middle school is the drag. All-grade math was 33.25 versus the state's 41.11, largely because grade 7 math was 22.30 (state 37.48) and grade 8 math 27.70 (state 41.67); grade 8 civics was 29.45 versus the state's 39.77, down from 36.55. By contrast, grade 6 math (50.36) is well above state. The school also ranks above its overall standing for several student groups, including low-income students (91st percentile, 5 stars) and special education students (85th percentile). It spends $15,889 per student (2020–2021), less than most nearby schools, with a 12.2 student-teacher ratio — higher than Chicopee High (10.5), Chicopee Comprehensive High School (11.1), and South Hadley High (8.5).

938
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,019
Per pupil spending ?
57.6%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.
 20 Johnson Rd
       Chicopee, MA  01022

(413) 593-9090

District: Hampden Charter School of Science (District)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.0%
White:
31.1%
African American:
22.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranks in the top 24% of Massachusetts high schools
✓94% graduate within 4 years
✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Civics scores 10 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school36%
District avg36%
Massachusetts avg40%
Middle school
228th of 478
Massachusetts public middle schools ?
Top 48%▼ down 28 pts since 2016
From top 20% (2016) to top 48% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
85th of 353
Massachusetts public high schools ?
Top 24%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to top 24% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Massachusetts High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
132nd of 351Hampden Charter School of Science (District) among Massachusetts districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202646.3228 of 47852.3%★★★☆☆
202546.1233 of 48451.9%★★★☆☆
202449.3228 of 49353.8%★★★☆☆
202347.3249 of 50150.3%★★★☆☆
202248.3234 of 49752.9%★★★☆☆
202150.3231 of 50153.9%★★★☆☆
201959.0195 of 49860.8%★★★☆☆
201855.1209 of 48456.8%★★★☆☆
201768.3147 of 48769.8%★★★★☆
201677.995 of 48280.3%★★★★☆
201472.1131 of 45571.2%★★★★☆
201354.7216 of 45552.5%★★★☆☆
201253.3230 of 45549.5%★★★☆☆
201141.0293 of 44934.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202653.778 of 21563.7%★★★☆☆
202559.163 of 20669.4%★★★★☆
202455.471 of 20264.9%★★★☆☆
202361.066 of 20968.4%★★★☆☆
202261.365 of 21269.3%★★★★☆
202179.020 of 19389.6%★★★★★
201977.229 of 19585.1%★★★★☆
201874.029 of 17283.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202143.5201 of 43153.4%★★★☆☆
201943.8190 of 42455.2%★★★☆☆
201835.2241 of 41742.2%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202653.243 of 19377.7%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.2245 of 46847.6%★★☆☆☆
202542.6252 of 47346.7%★★☆☆☆
202444.6245 of 48149.1%★★☆☆☆
202343.0263 of 48946.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.5283 of 49442.7%★★☆☆☆
202146.1247 of 48348.9%★★☆☆☆
201954.7224 of 47853.1%★★★☆☆
201856.2212 of 46354.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202658.2124 of 38367.6%★★★☆☆
202561.4115 of 37669.4%★★★☆☆
202469.284 of 37877.8%★★★★☆
202365.893 of 36474.5%★★★★☆
202270.774 of 36879.9%★★★★☆
202170.270 of 33579.1%★★★★☆
201986.730 of 32290.7%★★★★★
201878.648 of 30984.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202656.0163 of 46164.6%★★★☆☆
202557.1159 of 46465.7%★★★☆☆
202463.5138 of 46970.6%★★★★☆
202363.9137 of 48171.5%★★★★☆
202265.7121 of 48975.3%★★★★☆
202166.8107 of 46276.8%★★★★☆
201963.9127 of 45271.9%★★★★☆
201865.1128 of 43870.8%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202649.4209 of 47055.5%★★★☆☆
202548.1218 of 47353.9%★★★☆☆
202452.8198 of 48359.0%★★★☆☆
202350.4218 of 48955.4%★★★☆☆
202256.2188 of 49762.2%★★★☆☆
202152.9205 of 48557.7%★★★☆☆
201960.8178 of 47862.8%★★★☆☆
201851.4215 of 46653.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202661.2106 of 43675.7%★★★★☆
202536.8235 of 43546.0%★★☆☆☆
202474.669 of 44184.4%★★★★☆
202264.4124 of 50375.3%★★★★☆
202167.895 of 48980.6%★★★★☆
201972.786 of 48482.2%★★★★☆
201870.971 of 46784.8%★★★★☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202143.7270 of 49145.0%★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202155.7122 of 33964.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202655.8142 of 39363.9%★★★☆☆
202554.5149 of 38661.4%★★★☆☆
202464.1118 of 39269.9%★★★★☆
202368.6109 of 40373.0%★★★★☆
202259.3143 of 40464.6%★★★☆☆
202155.1159 of 40160.3%★★★☆☆
201962.2138 of 39665.2%★★★☆☆
201864.0125 of 39568.4%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202675.785 of 35375.9%★★★★☆
202569.8106 of 34969.6%★★★☆☆
202452.4184 of 34847.1%★★☆☆☆
202358.8152 of 34756.2%★★★☆☆
202259.3147 of 34257.0%★★★☆☆
202141.7192 of 28532.6%★★☆☆☆
201981.558 of 35183.5%★★★★☆
201882.923 of 34593.3%★★★★★
201779.747 of 34886.5%★★★★☆
201668.6120 of 35165.8%★★★☆☆
201576.071 of 35479.9%★★★★☆
201470.9114 of 34767.1%★★★☆☆
201357.6188 of 34445.3%★★☆☆☆
201244.7233 of 34031.5%★★☆☆☆
201139.5249 of 34026.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202689.311 of 15793.0%★★★★★
202568.732 of 14878.4%★★★★☆
202437.590 of 16043.8%★★☆☆☆
202381.918 of 14287.3%★★★★☆
202298.62 of 13398.5%★★★★★
202177.015 of 9484.0%★★★★☆
201991.47 of 13794.9%★★★★★
201889.211 of 13491.8%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202283.941 of 29586.1%★★★★☆
202136.5123 of 20239.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202673.981 of 34076.2%★★★★☆
202563.0116 of 33765.6%★★★☆☆
202445.4203 of 34240.6%★★☆☆☆
202359.0144 of 33957.5%★★★☆☆
202260.7146 of 34057.1%★★★☆☆
202135.8203 of 28127.8%★☆☆☆☆
201974.496 of 34271.9%★★★★☆
201884.26 of 33998.2%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202687.228 of 26089.2%★★★★☆
202576.746 of 24581.2%★★★★☆
202474.860 of 24975.9%★★★★☆
202371.365 of 24173.0%★★★★☆
202276.647 of 21778.3%★★★★☆
202155.950 of 14966.4%★★★☆☆
201995.18 of 20696.1%★★★★★
201892.56 of 19396.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202687.331 of 34090.9%★★★★★
202580.951 of 33484.7%★★★★☆
202470.387 of 33874.3%★★★★☆
202355.1150 of 33855.6%★★★☆☆
202278.154 of 33283.7%★★★★☆
202147.1132 of 25347.8%★★☆☆☆
201990.021 of 33093.6%★★★★★
201888.518 of 33094.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202673.986 of 34475.0%★★★★☆
202571.8100 of 33970.5%★★★★☆
202453.1170 of 34250.3%★★★☆☆
202355.9151 of 34356.0%★★★☆☆
202257.5149 of 33956.0%★★★☆☆
202144.7171 of 28139.1%★★☆☆☆
201986.135 of 34689.9%★★★★★
201882.042 of 34387.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202678.546 of 29884.6%★★★★☆
202577.249 of 30283.8%★★★★☆
202472.262 of 28978.5%★★★★☆
202337.0164 of 30145.5%★★☆☆☆
202286.533 of 33990.3%★★★★★
202147.0138 of 26848.5%★★☆☆☆
201993.616 of 34895.4%★★★★★
201893.112 of 34496.5%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202676.263 of 30279.1%★★★★☆
202586.447 of 29884.2%★★★★☆
202469.097 of 30267.9%★★★☆☆
202246.1165 of 30045.0%★★☆☆☆
202145.8151 of 24939.4%★★☆☆☆
201982.746 of 30284.8%★★★★☆
201884.818 of 30394.1%★★★★★
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)
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+25 vs school
Special Education (2026)76th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+12 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)64th percentile+10 vs school
White (2026)64th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2026)64th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)56th percentile+3 vs school
Disabled (2021)53rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)48th percentile-5 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)45th percentile-9 vs school
High school
African American (2026)93rd percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+13 vs school
Disabled (2022)86th percentile+29 vs school
Special Education (2026)85th percentile+9 vs school
White (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)76th percentile~ school
Male (2026)75th percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
Science40%~ state avg
English Language Arts39%~ state avg
Biology35%~ state avg
Mathematics33%-8 vs state
Civics29%-10 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 938 students attended Hampden Charter School of Science.

Students at Hampden Charter School of Science are 39% Hispanic, 31% White, 22% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Hampden Charter School of Science ranks 85th of 353 Massachusetts high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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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.

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