James Clark School

James Clark School, a modestly sized elementary school in Agawam, Massachusetts, part of Agawam, instructs 297 students, covering grades K through 4. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so James Clark School sits 22% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Agawam, which oversees 8 schools and 3,461 students, James Clark School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, James Clark School lists that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder comes out to 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for Hampden County shows median household earnings sit near $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hampden County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), James Clark School is one campus in the mix.

Agawam Early Childhood Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James Clark School.

James Clark School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. James Clark School's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 297). White enrollment moved from 80% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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