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Dupont Middle

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Dupont Middle ranks 338 th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 478 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Massachusetts middle schools

Summary

Dupont Middle is a grades 6–8 school at 650 Front Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts, serving 683 students as part of Chicopee Public Schools in western Massachusetts. In 2025–2026, it ranked 338th of 478 Massachusetts schools (29th percentile, 1 star), while its district, Chicopee, ranked 283rd of 351 districts. Proficiency rates were 25.46% in English language arts, 23.11% in math, 32.86% in science, and 23.08% in grade-8 civics, all below state averages. It has a favorable 9.5 student–teacher ratio and spent $15,694 per pupil in 2020–21.

Compared with nearby schools, Dupont Middle ranks 4th of 10 and is the strongest non-selective public middle school in the comparison set, ahead of STEM Middle Academy, Van Sickle Academy, Van Sickle Prep, and Impact Prep at Chestnut. It trails Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted), a selective magnet, West Springfield Middle, and its own district sibling Bellamy Middle. Science is its relative strength: 32.86% is triple the 10.13% at STEM Middle Academy. Math is its weakest subject, 18 points below the state. Grade 7 is sharply out of line: ELA 17.84% and math 15.17%, far below grades 6 and 8, and far below Bellamy Middle's grade 7 (29.65% ELA, 29.96% math). Dupont Middle beats Bellamy Middle in grade 6 and grade 8 ELA, so the Bellamy Middle gap is concentrated in grade 7.

Over the past decade, Dupont Middle has stayed in a narrow 23rd–39th percentile band, never reaching the state's top half or bottom quartile. Its 2025–26 ELA score fell 5.35 points while Chicopee's district average was flat, flipping the school from above to below its district in ELA; because grade 7 is the outlier, this looks most like a cohort effect worth watching. Science has matched or beaten the district four years running, and civics is slightly above district. Student groups including low-income students, English learners, and—in 2023–24—homeless students, have ranked above the school's overall percentile; the homeless subgroup ranked 2nd of 36 schools statewide that year. Resource-wise, Dupont Middle gets better results than several nearby schools spending $3,000–$9,000 more per student, though the highest-spending comparison schools serve specialized populations.

683

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,637

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Front Street
Chicopee, MA 01013-3115

(413) 594-1881

District: Chicopee

Students who attend Dupont Middle usually attend:

High:

Chicopee Comprehensive High School

Feeder schools for Dupont Middle:

Elementary:	Bowe
	Bowie
	Lambert-Lavoie
	Streiber Memorial School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

42.6%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg28%

Massachusetts avg41%

338^th of 478

Massachusetts public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	27.0	338 of 478	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	324 of 484	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	301 of 493	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	331 of 501	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	385 of 497	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	379 of 501	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	309 of 498	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	327 of 484	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.7	342 of 487	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.8	350 of 482	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	54.3	202 of 441	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	39.1	297 of 455	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.4	315 of 455	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	317 of 455	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.9	284 of 449	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.7	299 of 434	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.2	314 of 409	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.6	329 of 407	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	337 of 399	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.3	329 of 399	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.5	318 of 356	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	12.1	308 of 344	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.3	288 of 339	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	134 of 215	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.3	151 of 206	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	97 of 209	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.3	159 of 212	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	123 of 193	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	51 of 195	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	57 of 172	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	263 of 445	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	307 of 431	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	265 of 424	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	267 of 417	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	120 of 193	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	95 of 181	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	162 of 180	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	153 of 155	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	87 of 154	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	28 of 135	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	31.5	114 of 138	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	123 of 127	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	340 of 468	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	308 of 473	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	295 of 481	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	335 of 489	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	378 of 494	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	382 of 483	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	270 of 478	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	316 of 463	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	230 of 383	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	244 of 376	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	202 of 378	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	248 of 364	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	263 of 368	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	235 of 335	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	127 of 322	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	162 of 309	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	85.3	2 of 36	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	265 of 461	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	282 of 464	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	220 of 469	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	292 of 481	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	356 of 489	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	347 of 462	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	224 of 452	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	273 of 438	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	332 of 470	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	331 of 473	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	300 of 483	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	312 of 489	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	388 of 497	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	355 of 485	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	309 of 478	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	318 of 466	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	308 of 436	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.9	342 of 435	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	231 of 441	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	312 of 444	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	373 of 503	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	358 of 489	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.4	214 of 484	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	256 of 467	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	24.3	367 of 491	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	28.0	247 of 339	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	312 of 393	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	270 of 386	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	254 of 392	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	242 of 403	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	341 of 404	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	339 of 401	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	246 of 396	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	285 of 395	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)94th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)27th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)25th percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-8 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-18 vs state

Civics23%-17 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)
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 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 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
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
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 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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dupont Middle

How many students attend Dupont Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Dupont Middle.

What high school do graduates of Dupont Middle attend?

Students who attend Dupont Middle usually go on to attend Chicopee Comprehensive High School

What is the racial makeup of Dupont Middle?

Students at Dupont Middle are 46% Hispanic, 43% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Dupont Middle in?

Chicopee

Is Dupont Middle a good school?

Dupont Middle ranks 338^th of 478 Massachusetts middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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