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D−

Maurice A Donahue Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

210 Whiting Farms Road, Holyoke, MA 01040 · (413) 534-2069 · Part of Holyoke School District

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

Directions
Students
388
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Maurice A Donahue Elementary

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Holyoke kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Holyoke kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Maurice A Donahue ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts11%
State average 49.3%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Massachusetts’s 1,585 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

210 Whiting Farms Road, Holyoke

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K66
Kindergarten31
Grade 169
Grade 252
Grade 359
Grade 449
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
423’20
391’21
360’22
430’23
388’24

Down 8.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 79%White 13%Black 5%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Maurice A Donahue Elementary from Holyoke families.

Other schools in Holyoke School District

The district →
Kelly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D−
464 students12:1
E N White Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holyoke
D
453 students13:1
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

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Massachusetts’s other public schools; Holyoke’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.