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Joseph Metcalf School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2019 Northampton Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 · (413) 534-2104 · Part of Holyoke School District

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

Students
213
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Joseph Metcalf School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of Massachusetts’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 28.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Holyoke kids: Holyoke High

On the path

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

PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Joseph Metcalf SchoolYou are here
9–12Holyoke High1,569 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.7%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 49.3%

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

2019 Northampton Street, Holyoke

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 673
Grade 772
Grade 868
Enrollment over time
298’20
343’21
373’22
205’23
213’24

Down 28.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 11%Black 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joseph Metcalf School from Holyoke families.

Other schools in Holyoke School District

The district →

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.