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Holyoke School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Holyoke.

Holyoke’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
4,795
Schools
10
Spent per student
$25,611
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Holyoke School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 3% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 14 pts below the state
  • 12 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 3% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D−
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade
D−Holyoke 38,023

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Holyoke. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Holyoke HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency7%
State average 40.7% · 2,519 students tested
Reading / language arts12%
State average 43.7% · 2,519 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 89.2% · 394 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$25,611 per student · 3% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 46%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 2%State 81%Federal 18%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,578’20
4,469’21
4,470’22
4,898’23
4,795’24

Up 4.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 81%White 11%Black 5%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Kelly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D−
464 students12:1
E N White Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D
453 students13:1
Maurice A Donahue Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D−
388 students12:1
Morgan Full Service Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D−
334 students11:1
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D−
317 students11:1
H.B. Lawrence School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D−
305 students13:1
Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holyoke
D−
463 students10:1
Holyoke STEM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holyoke
D−
289 students15:1
Joseph Metcalf School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holyoke
C−
213 students10:1
Holyoke High
High · Grades 9–12 · Holyoke
C−
1,569 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Chicopee School DistrictChicopee
$23,542per student
Easthampton School DistrictEasthampton
$18,810per student
Hampshire School DistrictSouthampton
$23,904per student
South Hadley School DistrictSouth Hadley
$21,119per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.