Holyoke High

Public 9-12

 500 Beech Street
       Holyoke, MA  01040


(413) 534-2020

District: Holyoke

SchoolDigger Rank:
318th of 347 Massachusetts High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,753 Help


Feeder schools for Holyoke High:

Elementary:    E N White Elementary
    H.B. Lawrence School
    Kelly Elementary
    Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary
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Middle:    William R. Peck School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.8 Help
Number of students:  1,515

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.5%
White:
13.0%
African American:
3.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.3% Help


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Compare Details Holyoke High ranks worse than 91.6% of high schools in Massachusetts. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.85. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.5%), White (13%), African American (3.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Holyoke High is 11.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holyoke High is $18,753.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Holyoke High:

SchoolDigger ranks Holyoke High 318th of 347 Massachusetts public high schools. (See Holyoke High in the ranking list.)

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African American students:
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Holyoke:

SchoolDigger ranks Holyoke 351st of 356 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Holyoke High

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Rank History for all students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 13.47 255th 304 16.1%
2004 15.45 257th 307 16.3%
2005 19.19 257th 311 17.4%
2006 21.18 261st 314 16.9%
2007 16.64 277th 316 12.3%
2008 15.45 284th 319 11.0%
2009 14.82 287th 322 10.9%
2010 20.14 290th 335 13.4%
2011 19.82 293rd 340 13.8%
2012 11.04 306th 340 10.0%
2013 18.81 300th 344 12.8%
2014 25.78 280th 347 19.3%
2015 27.77 288th 354 18.6%
2016 20.45 299th 351 14.8%
2017 15.48 303rd 348 12.9%
2018 17.35 302nd 345 12.5%
2019 5.96 325th 351 7.4%
2022 6.45 320th 342 6.4%
2023 8.85 318th 347 8.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.58 68th 77 11.7%
2019 20.48 79th 82 3.7%
2022 35.82 50th 77 35.1%
2023 42.88 43rd 84 48.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.60 292nd 344 15.1%
2019 8.87 333rd 348 4.3%
2022 9.35 319th 339 5.9%
2023 17.82 273rd 301 9.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.75 288th 330 12.7%
2019 7.73 313th 330 5.2%
2022 8.78 314th 332 5.4%
2023 11.77 315th 338 6.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.15 10th 23 56.5%
2022 46.35 5th 17 70.6%
2023 40.01 10th 23 56.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.28 314th 339 7.4%
2019 1.44 338th 342 1.2%
2022 7.16 312th 340 8.2%
2023 8.57 315th 339 7.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.31 286th 299 4.3%
2019 15.67 270th 299 9.7%
2022 22.48 235th 295 20.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.39 302nd 343 12.0%
2019 9.71 314th 346 9.2%
2022 5.92 321st 339 5.3%
2023 7.95 314th 343 8.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.82 116th 142 18.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.94 150th 193 22.3%
2019 11.69 188th 206 8.7%
2022 15.38 191st 217 12.0%
2023 16.22 211th 241 12.4%
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Rank History for White students at Holyoke High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.48 232nd 303 23.4%
2019 22.29 252nd 302 16.6%
2022 13.81 265th 300 11.7%
2023 12.72 272nd 301 9.6%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Holyoke High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 725 55 25 481 2 n/a n/a 0 1288
1989 632 59 23 519 3 n/a n/a 0 1236
1990 640 52 23 610 2 n/a n/a 0 1327
1991 560 46 21 627 3 n/a n/a 0 1257
1992 516 41 15 598 3 n/a n/a 0 1173
1993 457 50 14 615 2 n/a n/a 0 1138
1994 451 50 11 604 1 n/a n/a 0 1117
1995 544 60 13 654 1 n/a n/a 0 1272
1996 544 60 13 654 1 n/a n/a 0 1272
1997 609 46 15 674 1 n/a n/a 0 1345
1998 620 49 14 655 2 n/a n/a 0 1340
1999 627 51 14 633 0 n/a n/a 0 1325
2000 606 53 15 613 3 n/a n/a 0 1290
2001 581 54 15 571 3 n/a n/a 0 1224
2002 540 61 13 627 2 n/a n/a 0 1243
2003 540 61 13 627 2 n/a n/a 0 1243
2004 518 53 15 676 1 n/a n/a 0 1263
2005 472 64 16 678 0 n/a n/a 0 1230
2006 465 57 10 724 0 n/a n/a 0 1256
2007 466 54 11 710 0 n/a n/a 0 1241
2008 428 49 13 720 0 n/a n/a 1 1211
2009 402 60 14 776 0 0 0 0 1252
2010 379 53 11 835 0 0 0 0 1278
2011 376 59 13 820 0 0 0 0 1268
2012 376 52 16 875 0 0 0 0 1319
2013 357 45 12 933 0 0 7 0 1354
2014 358 43 14 889 0 0 5 0 1309
2015 351 44 15 895 0 0 14 0 1319
2016 327 46 12 872 0 0 17 0 1274
2017 292 34 13 927 0 1 18 0 1285
2018 277 32 10 993 1 1 17 1 1332
2019 235 38 8 1204 3 1 18 1 1508
2020 249 34 7 1206 1 1 17 2 1517
2021 242 48 5 1252 2 1 14 2 1566
2022 217 52 8 1207 2 1 16 5 1508
2023 197 51 8 1235 0 0 19 5 1515

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holyoke High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1288 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1236 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1327 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1257 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1173 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1138 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1117 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1272 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1272 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1345 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1340 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1325 n/a 0.0 40.8
2000 1290 n/a 0.0 37.7
2001 1224 n/a 0.0 48.1
2002 1243 n/a n/a 40.6
2003 1243 n/a n/a 40.6
2004 1263 101.0 12.5 56.6
2005 1230 90.2 13.6 59.2
2006 1256 104.6 12.0 57.7
2007 1241 100.0 12.4 54
2008 1211 97.9 12.4 60.5
2009 1252 90.0 13.9 58.4
2010 1278 92.2 13.8 51.7
2011 1268 86.9 14.5 64
2012 1319 89.1 14.7 67.1
2013 1354 90.2 14.9 74.9
2014 1309 94.2 13.8 70.9
2015 1319 93.0 14.1 70.3
2016 1274 91.0 14.0 n/a
2017 1285 78.2 16.4 n/a
2018 1332 87.2 15.2 n/a
2019 1508 115.0 13.1 n/a
2020 1517 112.1 13.5 n/a
2021 1566 107.4 14.5 n/a
2022 1508 132.0 11.4 n/a
2023 1515 128.2 11.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Holyoke High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1288 n/a n/a n/a
1989 1236 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1327 n/a n/a n/a
1991 1257 n/a n/a n/a
1992 1173 n/a n/a n/a
1993 1138 n/a 0.0 n/a
1994 1117 n/a n/a n/a
1995 1272 n/a 0.0 n/a
1996 1272 n/a 0.0 n/a
1997 1345 n/a 0.0 n/a
1998 1340 n/a 0.0 n/a
1999 1325 n/a 0.0 40.8
2000 1290 n/a 0.0 37.7
2001 1224 n/a 0.0 48.1
2002 1243 n/a n/a 40.6
2003 1243 n/a n/a 40.6
2004 1263 101.0 12.5 56.6
2005 1230 90.2 13.6 59.2
2006 1256 104.6 12.0 57.7
2007 1241 100.0 12.4 54
2008 1211 97.9 12.4 60.5
2009 1252 90.0 13.9 58.4
2010 1278 92.2 13.8 51.7
2011 1268 86.9 14.5 64
2012 1319 89.1 14.7 67.1
2013 1354 90.2 14.9 74.9
2014 1309 94.2 13.8 70.9
2015 1319 93.0 14.1 70.3
2016 1274 91.0 14.0 n/a
2017 1285 78.2 16.4 n/a
2018 1332 87.2 15.2 n/a
2019 1508 115.0 13.1 n/a
2020 1517 112.1 13.5 n/a
2021 1566 107.4 14.5 n/a
2022 1508 132.0 11.4 n/a
2023 1515 128.2 11.8 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Holyoke High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,007 (11.5%) $15,497 (88.5%) $17,504
2020 $1,801 (10.2%) $15,803 (89.8%) $17,604
2021 $2,575 (13.7%) $16,179 (86.3%) $18,753

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Holyoke High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 325th of 351 High schoolsRanks 318th of 347 High schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
10th Grade English Language Arts (Holyoke High)2728.6
 1.6%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Holyoke)2727.3
 0.3%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)6158.2
 2.8%
10th Grade Mathematics (Holyoke High)1810.8
 7.3%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Holyoke)1810.1
 7.9%
   10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)5849.7
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15081515
 0.5%
African American3851
 34.2%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian88
Hispanic12041235
 2.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White235197
 16.2%
Two or More Races1819
 5.6%


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Holyoke High ranks in the bottom 8.4% of Massachusetts high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,515 students attended Holyoke High.

Students at Holyoke High are 82% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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