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If you had an hour of school board time for Chicopee High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
918
High
DISTRICT 734 · STATE 777
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICOPEE·NCES 250366000496
Chicopee High
820 Front Street, Chicopee, MA 01020 · (413) 594-3437 · Hampden County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL918 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 23.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
5
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 226 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 231 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 242 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 24% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -8.0pp since 2018
Math
13.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -20.0pp since 2018
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 8 points since 2018, while math scores are down about 20 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Chicopee High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #294 of 327 ▼ 2 | #22 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #256 of 326 ▼ 2 | #18 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #76 of 315 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 918 | #119 of 379 | #12 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #98 of 325 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #75 of 325 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #164 of 188 | #17 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
918
-46 (-5%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 913
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 918 | 86.8 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 932 | 78.4 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 914 | 83.6 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 964 | 81 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 950 | 87.5 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 965 | 96 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 1,209 | 90 | 13.4:1 | 51% (616) |
| 2000-01 | 1,061 | N/A | N/A | 18% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 913 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chicopee High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (950 to 918); teachers down 1% (87.5 to 86.8).
About Chicopee High
Chicopee High is a medium-sized high school based in Chicopee, Massachusetts. School enrollment was 918 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.
Across its 15 schools, Chicopee enrolls 6,755 students. Chicopee High is one of those schools.
Chicopee High's enrollment is 54% Hispanic. Next come 33% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 27% Hispanic among all Hampden County residents. By the diversity index, Chicopee High comes in at 59%.
The school reports 86.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.6 students per teacher. The 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts is higher than this school's figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Hampden County show that median household income is about $71,306, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 168 public schools operate in Hampden County, serving about 68,540 students.
The closest other public school is Dupont Middle, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 964 in 2020-21 and 918 in 2024-25, a decrease of 46 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.9:1 to 10.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Chicopee
- Chicopee Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Bellamy MiddleMiddle · 776 students
- Dupont MiddleMiddle · 683 students
- BoweElementary · 411 students
- Gen John J StefanikElementary · 392 students
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Chicopee
- Chicopee Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Hampden Charter School of ScienceHigh · 938 students
- Bellamy MiddleMiddle · 776 students
- Dupont MiddleMiddle · 683 students
- BoweElementary · 411 students
- Gen John J StefanikElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Dupont Middle0.4 mi · 683
- Belcher1.0 mi · 245
- Mary O Pottenger1.1 mi · 365
- Glenwood1.2 mi · 275
- Samuel Bowles1.2 mi · 325
- Szetela Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Chicopee HighHow large is Chicopee High?
Chicopee High enrolls approximately 918 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Chicopee High serve?
Chicopee High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chicopee High have?
Chicopee High employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Chicopee High?
Student demographics at Chicopee High are roughly 33% White, 54% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Chicopee High in?
Chicopee High is part of Chicopee.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.