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Litwin

135 Litwin Lane, Chicopee, MA 01020 · (413) 594-3545 · Hampden County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten185%
Grade 1165%
Grade 2226%
Grade 37221%
Grade 49127%
Grade 512436%

This year's kindergarten class (18) is 85% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
14241%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
14241%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
329%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
17350%
Female
17050%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
28.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -16.0pp since 2016
Math
31.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -17.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 16 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 17 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.0%31.0%
2023-2427.0%37.0%
2022-2333.0%34.0%
2021-2231.0%40.0%
2020-2140.0%23.0%
2018-1937.0%34.0%
2017-1842.0%39.0%
2016-1744.0%48.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Litwin ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Hampden County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#639 of 920
▼ 75
#38 of 78
▼ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#681 of 920
▼ 14
#44 of 78
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-6.0pp#129 of 901#7 of 74
Enrollment
ranked largest first
343#604 of 1,086#39 of 93
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.2:1#459 of 938#48 of 78
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.5%#178 of 938#3 of 78
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-17.9%#161 of 602#24 of 65
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
343
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534328.112.2:1N/A
2023-2434429.711.6:1N/A
2022-2333130.111.0:1N/A
2020-213503111.3:1N/A
2017-184182914.4:1N/A
2015-164003013.3:1N/A
2010-113782813.5:160% (227)
2000-01360N/AN/A38% (135)
1990-91383N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Litwin.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (418 to 343); teachers down 3% (29 to 28.1).

About Litwin

Litwin is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It had 343 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.

Chicopee is the district for Litwin. It has 15 schools and 6,755 students.

White students make up 41% of enrollment at Litwin, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 41% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 64% White among all Hampden County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.

There are 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.2:1. It is about the same as the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

American Community Survey estimates for Hampden County show that the median household earns about $71,306 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Hampden County has 168 public schools with about 68,540 students, including Litwin.

Of the public schools around it, Litwin is closest to Springfield Public Day High School, about 1.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 350 in 2020-21, 343 in 2024-25.

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Hampden County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Litwin
District
Chicopee
Address
135 Litwin Lane, Chicopee, MA 01020
Phone
(413) 594-3545
County
Hampden County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
343
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250366000502
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Litwin
How large is Litwin?
Litwin enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Litwin serve?
Litwin serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Litwin?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Litwin.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Litwin?
At Litwin, the student body is approximately 41% White, 41% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Litwin in?
Litwin is part of Chicopee.
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