Of the 3,525 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 70.4% scored below proficiency in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In comparison, 26.3% met the subject benchmarks and 3.2% exceeded them.
The number of Chicopee Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 4.3% from the previous school year.
Chicopee Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Chicopee.
In the 2023-24 school year, 464,640 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 58.2% failing the exam, 4.6% more than the year before.
According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachusetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
| School Name | Students who did not meet standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Barry School | 76.5% |
| Bellamy Middle School | 75.7% |
| Bowe School | 82.1% |
| Bowie School | 58.7% |
| Chicopee Academy | 100% |
| Chicopee Comprehensive High School | 45.8% |
| Chicopee High School | 64.1% |
| Dupont Middle School | 70.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 67.1% |
| Gen. John J. Stefanik School | 64.6% |
| Lambert-Lavoie School | 75.7% |
| Litwin School | 72.8% |
| Streiber Memorial School | 63.4% |
