Summary:
ZIP code 01007 covers Belchertown, Massachusetts, where five public schools serve roughly 2,043 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade within the Belchertown district. The grade pipeline runs from Cold Spring (PK–K), to Swift River Elementary (grades 1–3), to Chestnut Hill Community School (grades 4–6), to Jabish Middle School (grades 7–8), and finally Belchertown High (grades 9–12). Enrollment is concentrated in the upper grades: the high school is largest at 573 students (28% of the ZIP total), followed by Chestnut Hill at 494, Swift River at 445, Jabish at 343, and Cold Spring at 188.
Belchertown High is the clear academic standout, ranking 52nd of 353 Massachusetts high schools in 2025–26 — the 85th percentile with 4 stars, up from 107th of 348 (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–24. Its 10th grade proficiency rates far exceed state levels: ELA at 67.41% vs. 45.48%, math at 58.09% vs. 43.73%, and science at 67.94% vs. 40.50%. Its graduation rate is 89.7%. Notably, it has both the lowest per-pupil spending in the ZIP ($14,538) and the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.9).
Results elsewhere are more mixed. Chestnut Hill Community School shines in 6th grade ELA at 62.25% vs. 40.26% statewide, but its all-grade math (34.69% vs. 41.11%) and science (33.12% vs. 40.98%) trail the state. Jabish Middle School ranks 168th of 478 (65th percentile, 3 stars), with ELA and science above state and math slightly below. Swift River Elementary beats the state in ELA (45.93% vs. 40.03%) but not math (39.26% vs. 41.11%). Cold Spring has no test or rank data, as expected for a PK–K school, and has the highest per-pupil spending at $17,236. Free/reduced-lunch percentages are unavailable for every school here, so income context cannot be compared.
Thank you for your feedback!