Jabish Middle School

Jabish Middle School is one of the small middle-grades schools in Belchertown, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Belchertown, with 343 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 547 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Belchertown (2,043 students total), Jabish Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Jabish Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

In the area at large, Hampshire County reports that median household earnings sit near $87,001, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Jabish Middle School is one of 45 public schools in Hampshire County (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students).

The closest other public school is Cold Spring, roughly 0.5 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jabish Middle School's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 398 (now 343). White enrollment moved from 92% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.