Elementary school (grades K-5) · Chicopee, MA

Lambert-Lavoie

Federal NCES profile for Lambert-Lavoie, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250366000501
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lambert-Lavoie earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#1 of 7
elementary schools in Chicopee · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
11.7:1
students per teacher
246
students enrolled

Lambert-Lavoie has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lambert-Lavoie ranks #1 of 7 elementary schools in Chicopee, MA.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-15 students YoY

Lambert-Lavoie shrank from 241 students in 2022-23 to 226 in 2023-24 (-6.2%).

Teacher FTE added 21.3 → 21.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-15 students YoY 250366000501 · Chicopee, MA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

246 enr · 11.7:1 · RII 47

Nearest enrollment peer: Chicopee Comprehensive High School (1,192 students)

Lambert-Lavoie shrank from 241 students in 2022-23 to 226 in 2023-24 (-6.2%). Teacher FTE added 21.3 → 21.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Lambert-Lavoie in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lambert-Lavoie reports 246 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lambert-Lavoie compares

Lambert-Lavoie is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.7:1 ▼ 5% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 246 top 81% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
246
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 47% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,136
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 123 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 48.4%
Hispanic or Latino 38.2%
African American 5.7%
Two or More 5.7%
Asian 1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 48.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.3, Lambert-Lavoie is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Chicopee reports $22,136 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lambert-Lavoie Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Chicopee Comprehensive High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Chicopee High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Bellamy Middle Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Dupont Middle Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Bowe Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lambert-Lavoie's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Chicopee · 5 sibling schools

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Similar elementary schools in Chicopee

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Lambert-Lavoie

How many students attend Lambert-Lavoie?

Lambert-Lavoie has 246 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Chicopee, MA. CCD year-over-year: 241 (2022-23) → 226 (2023-24), down 15.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lambert-Lavoie?

The student-teacher ratio at Lambert-Lavoie is 11.7:1, which is 5% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 25% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lambert-Lavoie?

The largest demographic group at Lambert-Lavoie is White at 48.4% of enrollment, in Chicopee, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lambert-Lavoie?

Lambert-Lavoie has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lambert-Lavoie rank among elementary schools in Chicopee?

By Resource Investment Index, Lambert-Lavoie ranks #1 of 7 elementary schools in Chicopee, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Chicopee on the city page.

What other schools are in Chicopee?

Besides Lambert-Lavoie, Chicopee also operates Chicopee Comprehensive High School (1,192 students), Chicopee High (918 students), and Bellamy Middle (776 students). See the Chicopee district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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