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What do students at Dupont Middle actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
683
Middle
DISTRICT 730 · STATE 547
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICOPEE·NCES 250366000722
Dupont Middle
650 Front Street, Chicopee, MA 01013 · (413) 594-1881 · Hampden County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Massachusetts public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- AThree-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
9.5:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · 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 6 | 209 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 249 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%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% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
23.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -13.0pp since 2016
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 23 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 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.0% | 36.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Dupont Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #233 of 304 ▼ 8 | #14 of 28 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #212 of 304 ▼ 4 | #11 of 28 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #47 of 299 | #4 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #78 of 310 | #5 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #37 of 296 | #4 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #67 of 296 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #126 of 204 | #10 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
683
-111 (-14%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 683 | 71.6 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 75.7 | 9.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 696 | 69.1 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 794 | 60 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 60.5 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 58 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 56 | 12.0:1 | 59% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | N/A | N/A | 36% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dupont Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (750 to 683); teachers up 18% (60.5 to 71.6).
About Dupont Middle
Dupont Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Chicopee, Massachusetts, administered by Chicopee. The school's 683 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Massachusetts average about 547 students each.
Dupont Middle is in Chicopee, a district with 6,755 students across 15 schools.
The most common group at Dupont Middle is Hispanic students, at 46%. Other groups include 43% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. Dupont Middle's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 9.5:1 comes from the school's 71.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 11.5:1 average for middle schools in Massachusetts.
allk12 grades Dupont Middle a C+. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hampden County has about 462,815 residents, and the median household income is $71,306, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Hampden County has 168 public schools and roughly 68,540 students.
Chicopee High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Dupont Middle holds at least 8 other public schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Dupont Middle dropped 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 794 to 683 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.5:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
- Chicopee HighHigh · 918 students
- Bellamy MiddleMiddle · 776 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
- Chicopee HighHigh · 918 students
- Bellamy MiddleMiddle · 776 students
- BoweElementary · 411 students
- Gen John J StefanikElementary · 392 students
Nearby schools
- Chicopee High0.4 mi · 918
- Bowe0.9 mi · 411
- Szetela Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 222
- Glenwood1.0 mi · 275
- Belcher1.2 mi · 245
- Van Sickle Academy1.3 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Dupont MiddleHow large is Dupont Middle?
Dupont Middle enrolls approximately 683 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dupont Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dupont Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Dupont Middle have?
Dupont Middle employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dupont Middle?
At Dupont Middle, the student body is approximately 43% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dupont Middle?
Dupont Middle is overseen by Chicopee in Hampden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.