For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 338 students in Belchertown School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Massachusetts.
Public Middle School in Belchertown School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Massachusetts public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public middle school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
5 Schools
524 Schools
# Students
2,125 Students
302,005 Students
# Teachers
171 Teachers
26,217 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Belchertown School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 395 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#220 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
44%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.67
# American Indian Students
6 Students
812 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
33 Students
21,485 Students
% Asian Students
2%
7%
# Hispanic Students
165 Students
81,484 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
27%
# Black Students
26 Students
36,762 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
1,794 Students
147,456 Students
% White Students
85%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
330 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
89 Students
13,176 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
67
2,703
# Students in K Grade:
127
7,174
# Students in 1st Grade:
163
7,653
# Students in 2nd Grade:
158
7,738
# Students in 3rd Grade:
153
8,067
# Students in 4th Grade:
156
8,854
# Students in 5th Grade:
166
20,367
# Students in 6th Grade:
160
56,348
# Students in 7th Grade:
163
67,468
# Students in 8th Grade:
175
69,397
# Students in 9th Grade:
148
12,163
# Students in 10th Grade:
157
11,807
# Students in 11th Grade:
157
11,081
# Students in 12th Grade:
173
10,813
# Ungraded Students:
2
372
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,579 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,913. The school district revenue/student has grown by 150% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,217 is less than the state median of $24,672. The school district spending/student has grown by 2578% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$40 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$39 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,579
$23,913
Spending / Student
$18,217
$24,672
Best Belchertown School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jabish Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
62 North Washington Street
Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-0433
Belchertown, MA 01007
(413) 323-0433
Grades: 7-8
| 338 students
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