Summary
Lambert-Lavoie is a PK–5 elementary school in Chicopee, Massachusetts, serving 246 students in the Chicopee district, which ranks 283rd of 351 districts statewide. The school ranks 504th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2025–2026 — 44th percentile, 2 stars. That is the highest rank among the nearby schools parents often compare, edging out Gen John J Stefanik (42nd percentile) and well ahead of Streiber Memorial School, Barry, Fairview Elementary, and the Holyoke schools on the comparison list.
On 2025–2026 MCAS Next Generation tests, math is the clear strength: 43.24% of students scored proficient, above both the state (41.11%) and the Chicopee district (27.34%), and the best math result among the nearby comparison schools. ELA is more mixed at 34.23% proficient — above the district but below the state — and science is a relative weakness at 34.09%, essentially level with the district but below the state and behind Stefanik and Barry. Grade-level results show a sharp split: 5th grade math reached 50.00%, while 5th grade ELA fell to 22.73%, below both district and state.
The school's rank history shows a rebound: 55th–64th percentile in 2015–2017, a long stretch in the 33rd–43rd range, and now 44th percentile — its best since 2016–2017, though still below the statewide midpoint. Subgroup rankings, which measure how well the school serves specific student populations compared with other schools, are notably strong for low-income students (81st percentile), Hispanic students (77th percentile), and special education students (75th percentile). Lambert-Lavoie also has the lowest student-teacher ratio among nearby schools (10.1) with per-student spending of $17,089 (2020–2021). Note that free/reduced-lunch data were unavailable, and spending figures are several years old.
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