Summary:
ZIP code 01013 in Chicopee, Massachusetts contains two elementary schools — Bowe (grades K–5, enrollment 411) and Gen John J Stefanik (grades PK–5, enrollment 392) — both part of the Chicopee district, which is ranked 283 of 351 districts statewide, at the 19th percentile with 1 star.
Gen John J Stefanik is the clear standout. It ranks 522 of 899 schools in 2025–2026, at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars, and has held the 42nd percentile for three straight years. It beats the Chicopee district average in every all-grade subject in both 2025–2026 and 2024–2025, and exceeds the state in science (48.33 vs 40.98 in 2025–2026; 53.85 vs 41.51 in 2024–2025). Its upper grades are especially strong: 5th grade math 45.00, 5th grade science 48.33, 5th grade ELA 38.33, and 4th grade ELA 37.14.
Bowe trails its district and the state. It ranks 745 of 899 in 2025–2026, at the 17th percentile with 1 star, and has fluctuated between the 13th and 20th percentiles over three years. In 2025–2026 it falls below the district in all all-grade subjects: ELA 21.94 vs 27.19, math 21.54 vs 27.34, and science 27.78 vs 34.02. Bright spots are limited — 3rd grade math is 29.31, just 0.74 pp above district, and 2024–2025 all-grade science was 35.09, 6.05 pp above district. The gap between the two schools is wide: Stefanik is 12.98 pp higher in ELA, 13.57 pp in math, and 20.55 pp in science. Stefanik also spends $18,027 per student versus $15,637 at Bowe, with a slightly lower student-teacher ratio (11.8 vs 12.3). Free/reduced-lunch data is not provided, and spending figures are from 2020–2021, so these differences should be read as context rather than explanation.
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