Agawam Early Childhood Center

Agawam Early Childhood Center is a very small K-5 school in Agawam, Massachusetts, run under Agawam. The school serves 135 students in grade pre-K. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Agawam Early Childhood Center sits 65% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 8 schools in Agawam (3,461 students total), Agawam Early Childhood Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Agawam Early Childhood Center logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hampden County shows median household earnings sit near $71,306, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Agawam Early Childhood Center is one.

Nearest neighbor: Benjamin J Phelps, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Agawam Early Childhood Center's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 163 (now 135). Asian enrollment moved from 9% to 3% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.