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Best Public Schools in Holyoke, MA

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At a glance

Schools

5,015

Students

Districts

Top rankedLt Elmer J McMahon Elementary691^st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary up 109 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Holyoke, Massachusetts has 10 schools in this data set — seven elementary, one middle, and two high schools — serving about 5,015 students, with Holyoke High alone enrolling 1,569 students, roughly 31% of the total. The Holyoke district ranks 346 of 351 districts statewide (1st percentile, 0 stars), while the Holyoke Community Charter (District) ranks higher at 293 of 351 (17th percentile, 1 star). Two caveats for parents: free/reduced-lunch percentages are not reported for any school here, so economic comparisons can't be made, and spending figures are from 2020–2021 while test scores and graduation data are from 2024–2026.

The strongest traditional elementary schools are Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary (all-grade ELA 28.89%, Math 24.44%, Science 25.00%) and E N White Elementary (ELA 24.06%, Math 16.04%, Science 16.13%), both holding 1 star in 2024–25 and 2025–26. Holyoke Community Charter School has the best upper grades, with 8th-grade ELA at 43.64% and 7th-grade Math at 44.44% — above state averages — though its 3rd- and 6th-grade ELA sit at 10.53%. Even the top Holyoke schools trail state all-grade averages (ELA 40.03%, Math 41.11%, Science 40.98%).

At the other end, H.B. Lawrence School, Kelly Elementary, Morgan Full Service Community School, and Maurice A Donahue Elementary all report single-digit all-grade ELA and Math proficiency. At Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School, 8th-grade Math is 4.58% versus 41.82% at Charter. Holyoke High graduates 81.3% but has a 10.7% dropout rate and 10th-grade proficiency far below state. Higher spending does not track with higher proficiency here.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2026)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Holyoke Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2200 Northampton St	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke Community Charter (District)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 533-0111	701	33	21.2	86.2%	21 (3.0%)	12 (1.7%)	656 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	12	822^nd of 899 public elementary schools	8.6%		12.2	823^rd of 906 public elementary schools	9.2%	1	10.5	14.9	20.0	10.5	36.1	43.6		21.5	13.2	13.7	17.2	26.3	44.4	41.8		25.5	23.4	34.6		28.6		27.3	$20,721
Holyoke High	Public	9-12	500 Beech Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2020	1,569	125	12.5	70.3%	163 (10.4%)	71 (4.5%)	1,292 (82.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.5%)	9	327^th of 353 public high schools	7.4%		8.9	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%								16.2								7.9				9.4		9.4		$24,838
Kelly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	216 West Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2078	464	38	12.1	100.0%	20 (4.3%)	20 (4.3%)	421 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4.2	896^th of 899 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.9	904^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.2%	8	3.5	0.0	10.9					5.4	1.8	2.2	1.6					1.8	14.3			14.3			$22,512
Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Jarvis Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2060	463	45	10.4	71.1%	47 (10.2%)	31 (6.7%)	371 (80.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7.1	467^th of 478 public middle schools	2.3%		8.6	458^th of 484 public middle schools	5.4%	9				12.4	8.4	12.0		11.1				5.1	1.7	4.6		3.9		5.3		5.3		9.9	$24,837
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Kane Rd	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2062	317	30	10.5	64.6%	65 (20.5%)	16 (5.0%)	220 (69.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	24.1	691^st of 899 public elementary schools	23.1%		13.9	800^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.7%	109	31.7	32.6	22.9					28.9	36.6	21.7	16.7					24.4	25.0			25.0			$26,116
Maurice A Donahue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Whiting Farms Road	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2069	388	32	12.0	66.3%	51 (13.1%)	19 (4.9%)	306 (78.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7.3	868^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.2	899^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.8%	31	8.7	6.2	15.7					9.9	10.9	4.6	11.8					8.6	21.6			21.6			$26,980
Morgan Full Service Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	596 South Bridge Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2083	334	31	10.6	100.0%	21 (6.3%)	21 (6.3%)	287 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	4.6	890^th of 899 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.1	893^rd of 906 public elementary schools	1.4%	3	19.4	0.0	5.6					7.4	3.1	7.3	2.8					4.6	11.4			11.4			$25,422
E N White Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Jefferson Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2058	453	35	12.8	80.9%	94 (20.8%)	9 (2.0%)	336 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	14.8	787^th of 899 public elementary schools	12.5%		21.3	715^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.1%	72	24.6	27.9	20.0					24.1	21.3	19.4	7.8					16.0	16.1			16.1			$23,442
H.B. Lawrence School	Public	PK, KG-5	156 Cabot Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2075	305	23	13.0	78.0%	24 (7.9%)	22 (7.2%)	251 (82.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	3.6	898^th of 899 public elementary schools	0.1%		3.4	903^rd of 906 public elementary schools	0.3%	5	6.9	8.0	7.9					7.6	0.0	8.0	0.0					2.2	2.6			2.6			$24,101
Dr. William R. Peck Middle School	Public	6-8	1916 Northampton Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(413) 534-2040	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	Public	9-12	303 Homestead Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 552-2370	21	0	2100.0	72.7%	3 (14.3%)	4 (19.0%)	12 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																							$21,517

Cities Near Holyoke

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chicopee	2.38 mi	16	312^th
South Hadley	2.8 mi	5	255^th
West Springfield	3.79 mi	8	251^st
Easthampton	4.04 mi	3	217^th
Springfield	5.36 mi	70	336^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.