Summary:
ZIP code 01013 contains just one middle school: Dupont Middle, located at 650 Front Street in Chicopee, MA. It serves grades 6 through 8 with 683 students and belongs to the Chicopee district. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, there is no other local school to compare it against; the useful comparisons are between Dupont, its district, and the state as a whole.
On the 2025-26 MCAS Next Generation tests, Dupont scored below the Massachusetts average in every subject reported: 25.46% proficient in ELA, 23.11% in Math, and 32.86% in Science. The largest gap is in Math, where the school trails the state by 18 percentage points. Statewide, Dupont ranked 338 out of 478 middle schools, placing it in the 29th percentile with a 1-star rating, while the Chicopee district ranked 283 out of 351. There are bright spots: 8th graders outperformed the district in ELA, Science, and Civics, and all-grades Science rose 3.21 points from the prior year. The clearest weak spot is 7th grade, where ELA (17.84%) and Math (15.17%) are far below both district and state. Math is also below the district average at every grade level, and all-grades ELA fell 5.35 points year over year, dropping the school from above the district to below it in that subject.
Families should note the trend: Dupont's percentile rank has slipped from 39 to 33 to 29 over three years, and its star rating fell from 2 stars to 1 star. The student-teacher ratio of 9.5 in 2024-25 is generally favorable, though per-student spending data is from 2020-21 and the free/reduced-lunch percentage is not reported, so economic context is unknown. Overall, Dupont is the only middle school option in this ZIP and is currently performing below state averages, with the greatest needs in Math and 7th grade and relative strengths in 8th grade and Science.
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