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Bellamy Middle

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Bellamy Middle ranks 317 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Bellamy Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Chicopee, MA, serving 776 students — the largest middle school in this comparison group. It is part of the Chicopee district, which ranks 283rd of 351 districts statewide (19th percentile, 1 star). Bellamy itself ranked 317th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools in 2025–2026, placing in the 34th percentile with 2 stars — notably better than its district's overall standing.

In 2025–2026, Bellamy's MCAS proficiency rates were 26.34% in English Language Arts, 29.60% in math, 33.85% in science, and 23.46% in grade-8 civics. The school trails the state in every subject, but it beats its own district in math and civics and is roughly even in science. Compared with nearby schools, Bellamy outperforms Dupont Middle in all four subjects and holds a higher rank percentile (34 vs. 29). Its math result is the highest among comparable nearby middle schools, ahead of Michael E. Smith Middle School (24.77%). However, Smith ranks higher overall (275/478, 42nd percentile) and leads Bellamy in ELA, science, and civics, making it the most useful nearby benchmark.

Trends are mixed. Math climbed from 23.30% in 2022–2023 to 29.60%, though it slipped slightly from 30.95% the year before. ELA improved from 22.27% but remains below its 2022–2023 level, with 7th grade a bright spot and 6th-grade ELA below district. Science has swung widely — 29.87%, 36.43%, 19.20%, then 33.85% — and is worth watching. Subgroup results vary: English Language Learners rank at the 83rd percentile with 4 stars, low-income students at the 48th and Hispanic students at the 44th, while White students are at the 28th and special education students at the 22nd, a persistently lower area. Bellamy's 9.5 student-teacher ratio is better than Smith's 11.2, and 2020–2021 per-student spending was $16,431.

776

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,555

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

314 Pendleton Avenue
Chicopee, MA 01020

(413) 594-3527

District: Chicopee

Students who attend Bellamy Middle usually attend:

High:

Chicopee High

Feeder schools for Bellamy Middle:

Elementary:	Barry
	Belcher
	Fairview Elementary
	Gen John J Stefanik
	More...
	Litwin

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.3%

Hispanic:

41.4%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Civics scores 16 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

317^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Chicopee

283^rd of 351Chicopee 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	317 of 478	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.7	335 of 484	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	320 of 493	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	341 of 501	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	342 of 497	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	391 of 501	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	314 of 498	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	305 of 484	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	330 of 487	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	281 of 482	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	262 of 441	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.2	357 of 455	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	371 of 455	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.6	388 of 455	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	375 of 449	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	364 of 434	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	347 of 409	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	348 of 407	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.0	344 of 399	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.8	337 of 399	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.3	300 of 356	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.0	305 of 344	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	12.7	302 of 339	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	146 of 215	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	176 of 206	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	144 of 202	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	188 of 209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.5	71 of 195	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	364 of 445	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	325 of 431	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	248 of 424	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	285 of 417	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	32 of 193	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	39.2	103 of 181	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	124 of 180	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	16 of 155	89.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	321 of 468	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	320 of 473	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	311 of 481	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	317 of 489	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	329 of 494	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.2	368 of 483	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	301 of 478	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	290 of 463	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	213 of 383	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	220 of 376	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	197 of 378	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	211 of 364	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	211 of 368	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	241 of 335	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	173 of 322	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	168 of 309	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	67.8	10 of 36	72.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	239 of 461	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	330 of 464	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	278 of 469	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	270 of 481	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	325 of 489	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	331 of 462	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	249 of 452	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	221 of 438	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	300 of 470	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	346 of 473	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	315 of 483	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	356 of 489	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	354 of 497	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	392 of 485	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	310 of 478	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	310 of 466	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	58.9	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	71 of 112	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	62 of 98	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	72 of 110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	64 of 87	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	342 of 436	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	338 of 435	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	301 of 441	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	389 of 444	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	320 of 503	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	362 of 489	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	238 of 484	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	188 of 467	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	25.8	359 of 491	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	22.1	279 of 339	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	284 of 393	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	311 of 386	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	280 of 392	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	304 of 403	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	309 of 404	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	353 of 401	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	243 of 396	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.4	267 of 395	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2024)72nd percentile+37 vs school

Military Connected (2022)50th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile~ school

African American (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)27th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-13 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science34%-7 vs state

Mathematics30%-12 vs state

English Language Arts26%-14 vs state

Civics23%-16 vs state

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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)
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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
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)
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
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
Michael E. Smith Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Mosier Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	No	(413) 538-5074	505	45	11.2	34.4%	377 (74.7%)	10 (2.0%)	94 (18.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	37.7	275^th of 478 public middle schools	42.5%		50.8	213^th of 484 public middle schools	56.0%	62	27.2	28.3	33.3	43.4	33.1	23.1	28.3	25.6	21.9	24.8	42.7	35.2	38.9	34.3	$18,100
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bellamy Middle

Is Bellamy Middle a good school?

Bellamy Middle ranks 317^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bellamy Middle in?

Chicopee

How many students attend Bellamy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Bellamy Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bellamy Middle?

Students at Bellamy Middle are 47% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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Students who attend Bellamy Middle usually go on to attend Chicopee High

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