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William R. Peck School

Q: How many students attend William R. Peck School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 192 students attended William R. Peck School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of William R. Peck School?

Students at William R. Peck School are 79% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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Public Grades

Summary

William R. Peck School is a middle school in Holyoke, Massachusetts, serving 192 students in grades 4-8. The school is part of the Holyoke school district, which is ranked 351 out of 356 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William R. Peck School faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly Hispanic (78.65%) and from low-income backgrounds. The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Massachusetts, scoring significantly below state and district averages on MCAS assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts middle schools for Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Despite spending significantly more per student ($22,886 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average, this additional funding has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

Nearby schools, such as Holyoke STEM Academy and Holyoke Middle School, also struggle academically but generally perform better than William R. Peck School on MCAS assessments and have higher statewide rankings. This indicates that the challenges faced by William R. Peck School are not unique to the school but are reflective of broader systemic issues within the Holyoke school district. The school's persistent low performance and lack of progress over time highlight the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for its students.

192

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1916 Northampton Street
Holyoke, MA 01040

(413) 534-2040

District: Holyoke

Students who attend William R. Peck School usually attend:

High:

Holyoke High

Feeder schools for William R. Peck School:

Elementary:

H.B. Lawrence School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

White:

9.9%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2018 → 2nd in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school55%

District avg8%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

William R. Peck School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

348^th of 348Holyoke among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	2.9	927 of 928	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	926 of 932	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	935 of 936	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	938 of 942	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	931 of 934	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.6	936 of 938	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	925 of 932	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.8	905 of 914	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.7	919 of 926	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	895 of 928	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.0	896 of 930	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	899 of 924	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.8	912 of 920	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	578 of 672	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	561 of 632	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	623 of 665	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	615 of 656	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	238 of 267	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.5	98 of 240	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	225 of 258	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	223 of 244	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	3.5	886 of 887	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	898 of 901	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	897 of 898	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	898 of 902	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	892 of 893	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	419 of 420	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	397 of 401	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	376 of 379	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	396 of 398	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	377 of 379	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	13.9	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	5.1	757 of 757	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	765 of 772	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	703 of 705	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	692 of 700	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	683 of 685	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	3.6	893 of 896	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	903 of 908	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	900 of 904	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	905 of 907	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	893 of 898	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	653 of 703	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	898 of 905	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	893 of 894	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	890 of 896	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	883 of 886	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	4.1	923 of 925	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	5.6	490 of 501	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	491 of 497	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	498 of 501	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	488 of 498	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	471 of 484	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	473 of 487	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	467 of 482	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.0	434 of 441	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.7	445 of 455	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.5	442 of 455	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.6	443 of 455	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	430 of 449	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.9	423 of 434	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	20.1	413 of 445	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	412 of 431	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	410 of 424	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	409 of 417	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	121 of 154	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	65 of 135	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	136 of 138	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	121 of 127	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	7.0	473 of 489	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	490 of 494	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	483 of 483	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	476 of 478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	451 of 463	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	12.6	351 of 364	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	360 of 368	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	333 of 335	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	317 of 322	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	302 of 309	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	18.2	24 of 25	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	8.4	464 of 481	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	479 of 489	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	459 of 462	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	443 of 452	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	430 of 438	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	5.6	479 of 489	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	492 of 497	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	483 of 485	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	472 of 478	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	462 of 466	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	34.9	256 of 444	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.3	496 of 503	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	486 of 489	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	475 of 484	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	458 of 467	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.6	486 of 491	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)11th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2023)42nd percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)21st percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2019)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)4th percentile~ school

Female (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2022-2023) ?

Mathematics100%+59 vs state

Science6%-35 vs state

English Language Arts5%-37 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, June 27, 2018

This school is not safe. Students run around the halls all day. Teachers have been assaulted. Fights and bullying are rampant. The administration sweeps these problems under the rug to give an illusion of improvement. The P3 program utilized by the school is of poor quality. Students wind up spending their days on chromebooks pretending to work, then the school manipulates the data .Peck school, and the Holyoke district, as nothing but a testing ground for poorly conceived reform practices so that it may satisfy political pressures from the state. Do not send your children here! Close Quote

Frequently Asked Questions about William R. Peck School

What is the racial makeup of William R. Peck School?

Students at William R. Peck School are 79% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is William R. Peck School in?

Holyoke

How many students attend William R. Peck School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 192 students attended William R. Peck School.

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