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Best Public Schools in Holyoke, MA

At a glance

Schools

5,517

Students

Districts

Top rankedE N White Elementary715^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

E N White Elementary up 111 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Joseph Metcalf School 9.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Holyoke, Massachusetts is home to 12 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in this district face significant challenges, with most students performing well below state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science. However, a few standout schools, such as Holyoke Community Charter School and Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary, are outperforming the district and demonstrating that with the right interventions, student outcomes can be improved.

Holyoke Community Charter School, a public charter school, ranks 823 out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and has higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the Holyoke district and state averages. Meanwhile, Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary stands out with 34.62% of 4th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 25.49% proficient in Mathematics, significantly higher than the district's averages.

The data also reveals significant challenges at the high school level, with Holyoke High School having a 77.1% four-year graduation rate and a 9.7% dropout rate, both of which are worse than the state averages. Additionally, only 10.25% of 10th graders at Holyoke High were proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 44.6%. Addressing the needs of high school students should be a priority for the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)								MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Biology (2025)	MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	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	Yes	No	No	Yes	(413) 533-0111	701	33	21.2		21 (3.0%)	12 (1.7%)	656 (93.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	12.2	823^rd of 906 public elementary schools	9.2%		14.9	806^th of 916 public elementary schools	12.0%	17	17.2	6.8	10.3	27.1	46.7	29.2		22.1	9.2	3.4	12.6	28.2	36.7	27.3		19.1	19.8	21.2		20.4		15.2	$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		163 (10.4%)	71 (4.5%)	1,292 (82.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.5%)	8.9	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%		6.7	330^th of 348 public high schools	5.2%	3							21.5								10.3				9.3		9.2		$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		20 (4.3%)	20 (4.3%)	421 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2.9	904^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.2%		2.8	914^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.2%	10	4.4	5.9	0.0					3.7	0.0	3.0	2.0					1.8	6.0			6.0			$22,512
Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary	Public	6-8	400 Jarvis Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2060	463	45	10.4		47 (10.2%)	31 (6.7%)	371 (80.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	8.6	458^th of 484 public middle schools	5.4%		8	468^th of 493 public middle schools	5.1%	10				10.6	9.1	14.3		11.5				6.3	5.2	6.6		6.0		8.0		8.0		11.4	$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		65 (20.5%)	16 (5.0%)	220 (69.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	13.9	800^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.7%		11	853^rd of 916 public elementary schools	6.9%	53	25.5	34.6	3.1					19.6	21.9	25.5	3.1					15.0	12.5			12.5			$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		51 (13.1%)	19 (4.9%)	306 (78.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	4.2	899^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.8%		5	907^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.0%	8	1.8	14.9	3.5					6.2	5.3	8.5	3.5					5.6	5.3			5.3			$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		21 (6.3%)	21 (6.3%)	287 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	5.1	893^rd of 906 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.7	912^th of 916 public elementary schools	0.4%	19	9.8	15.4	10.3					11.8	5.0	5.1	2.5					4.2	7.3			7.3			$25,422
Joseph Metcalf School	Public	6-8	2019 Northampton Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2104	213	22	9.9		24 (11.3%)	9 (4.2%)	173 (81.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	7.8	468^th of 484 public middle schools	3.3%		6.8	479^th of 493 public middle schools	2.8%	11				11.8	10.3	12.3		11.4				1.5	4.4	6.2		4.0		7.7		7.7		9.5	$26,933
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		94 (20.8%)	9 (2.0%)	336 (74.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	21.3	715^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.1%		12.7	826^th of 916 public elementary schools	9.8%	111	40.6	19.4	27.3					29.3	24.1	14.5	16.4					18.1	29.1			29.1			$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		24 (7.9%)	22 (7.2%)	251 (82.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	3.4	903^rd of 906 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.1	905^th of 916 public elementary schools	1.2%	2	6.3	9.8	2.8					6.4	0.0	2.4	2.8					1.9	5.6			5.6			$24,101
Holyoke STEM Academy	Public	6-8	1045 Main Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 535-0345	289	19	15.2		27 (9.3%)	18 (6.2%)	236 (81.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	5.2	479^th of 484 public middle schools	1.0%		5.1	491^st of 493 public middle schools	0.4%	12				3.4	6.4	7.1		5.7				0.0	6.7	0.0		1.9		2.1		2.1		2.1	$23,301
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	Public	10-12	303 Homestead Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 552-2370	21	0	2100.0		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	72	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.

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