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Belchertown Schools
Belchertown is a public school district in Massachusetts, based in Hampshire County (Belchertown). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Belchertown on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Belchertown
4 of 5 schools in Belchertown carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 3
Best schools in Belchertown
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Belchertown High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Chestnut Hill Community School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Jabish Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C Swift River Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Belchertown
High schools (1)
- A- Belchertown High, Belchertown
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C+ Jabish Middle School, Belchertown
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- C Swift River Elementary, Belchertown
Other schools and academies (2)
- C+ Chestnut Hill Community School, Belchertown
- Cold Spring, Belchertown
Where Belchertown schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Belchertown (5)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Massachusetts
- County: Hampshire County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,081 students with 169 full-time-equivalent teachers and 311 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2502430
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Ware (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Ludlow (4 schools, 7 mi)
- Amherst (3 schools, 8 mi)
- South Hadley (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Chicopee (15 schools, 11 mi)
- Quaboag Regional (5 schools, 12 mi)
- Hampden-Wilbraham (6 schools, 12 mi)
- Holyoke (11 schools, 13 mi)
Questions about Belchertown
How many schools are in Belchertown?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Belchertown, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Belchertown serve?
The largest by graded schools: Belchertown.
How good are the schools in Belchertown?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 46.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Belchertown?
2,081 students were enrolled in Belchertown in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Belchertown?
Belchertown is in Massachusetts, based in Hampshire County, with its district office in Belchertown. Its boundary covers about 52.6 sq mi.