Cold Spring

Set in Belchertown, Massachusetts, Cold Spring is a tight-knit elementary school, one of the schools within Belchertown. It serves 188 students across grades pre-K through K. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Within Belchertown, which oversees 5 schools and 2,043 students, Cold Spring is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Cold Spring records that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Hampshire County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Cold Spring higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hampshire County indicate median household income runs about $87,001, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hampshire County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students), of which Cold Spring is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jabish Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Cold Spring.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 193 students in 2018 compared to 188 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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