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Enrollment
527
Middle
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AGAWAM·NCES 250180000025
Agawam Junior High
1305 Springfield Street, Feeding Hills, MA 01030 · (413) 821-0561 · Hampden County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 244 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 283 | 54% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Agawam Junior High→Agawam High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Agawam. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -11.0pp since 2016
Math
28.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -15.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 51.0% |
| 2017-18 | 42.0% | 45.0% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Agawam Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #210 of 304 ▼ 10 | #12 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #200 of 304 ▲ 5 | #8 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #152 of 299 | #12 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #155 of 310 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #7 of 296 | #1 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #220 of 296 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #137 of 204 | #13 of 16 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 851
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 527 | 60.1 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 61.4 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 60.5 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 55 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 60.7 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 62 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 58 | 12.0:1 | 28% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 14% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 851 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Agawam Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (573 to 527); teachers down 1% (60.7 to 60.1).
About Agawam Junior High
Agawam Junior High is a middle school in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, and it is part of Agawam. It serves 527 students in grades 7 through 8.
Agawam runs Agawam Junior High along with 7 other schools, enrolling 3,461 students in total.
Agawam Junior High's enrollment is 81% White. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Hampden County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Agawam Junior High was 8.8:1. On average, middle schools in Massachusetts have 11.5:1, compared with 8.8:1 here.
The allk12 Grade for Agawam Junior High is C+. Compared with Massachusetts public middle schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hampden County, the median household income is $71,306, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Agawam Junior High is one of 168 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Clifford M Granger, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Agawam Junior High's enrollment dropped 9%, to 527. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.6:1 to 8.8:1.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Agawam
- Agawam HighHigh · 1,025 students
- Roberta G. Doering SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Clifford M GrangerElementary · 361 students
- Benjamin J PhelpsElementary · 304 students
- James Clark SchoolElementary · 297 students
- William P. Sapelli ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Clifford M Granger0.2 mi · 361
- Agawam High1.7 mi · 1,025
- William P. Sapelli Elementary2.4 mi · 290
- Agawam Early Childhood Center2.4 mi · 135
- James Clark School2.5 mi · 297
- Tatham2.8 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Agawam Junior HighHow large is Agawam Junior High?
Agawam Junior High enrolls approximately 527 students in grades 07-08.
Is Agawam Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Agawam Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Agawam Junior High?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Agawam Junior High.
What is the student diversity at Agawam Junior High?
Student demographics at Agawam Junior High are roughly 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Agawam Junior High public or private?
Agawam Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Agawam.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.