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Kelly Elementary

Q: Is Kelly Elementary a good school?

Kelly Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Kelly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Kelly Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Kelly Elementary?

Students at Kelly Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Kelly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kelly Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Holyoke High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Kelly Elementary is a PK–5 school at 216 West Street in Holyoke, MA, serving 464 students as part of the Holyoke district, which ranks 346th of 351 Massachusetts districts (1st percentile, 0 stars). Kelly itself ranks 896th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools in 2025–26, with a 0th percentile and 0 stars, and its rank history shows it near the very bottom of the state every year — it was the lowest-ranked school in Massachusetts in several recent years.

Academic results are very low. In 2025–26, Kelly's all-grade MCAS proficiency was 5.39% in ELA, 1.80% in math, and 14.29% in science. Math is the most severe weakness and the lowest among all nearby tested schools. ELA is lower than every nearby tested school listed, including Fairview Elementary (18.62%). Science is a relative bright spot — above the Holyoke district average (10.08%) and above Morgan Full Service Community School (11.43%) and H.B. Lawrence School (2.63%) — but still far below the state average (40.98%). Kelly also trails its own district averages in ELA (5.39% vs. 11.35%) and math (1.80% vs. 6.44%), while E N White Elementary, about two miles away, reports 24.06% ELA and 16.04% math. ELA has improved from a very low base (1.83% in 2023–24 to 5.39% in 2025–26), with 4th grade ELA at 0%; math has barely moved.

Resources don't appear to explain the gap. Kelly's student/teacher ratio of 12.1 is mid-pack, and its per-student spending of $17,651 is similar to several Chicopee schools — Lambert-Lavoie spends $17,089 and reports 34.23% ELA and 43.24% math. Subgroup effectiveness rankings, which measure how well the school serves specific student groups, are bottom-tier almost across the board: low-SES students 1st percentile, Hispanic students 2nd percentile, male students 0th, female students 2nd, and special education students 5th. English Language Learner students are a partial exception at 6th percentile (274th of 291), though still below statewide average standing.

464

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,512

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 West Street
Holyoke, MA 01040

(413) 534-2078

District: Holyoke

Students who attend Kelly Elementary usually attend:

High:

Holyoke High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

White:

4.3%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg9%

Massachusetts avg41%

896^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Holyoke

346^th of 351Holyoke 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
2026	4.2	896 of 899	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.9	904 of 906	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	914 of 916	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	922 of 928	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	932 of 932	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	936 of 936	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	940 of 942	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	934 of 934	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.6	935 of 938	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	928 of 932	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.2	912 of 914	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	916 of 926	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	913 of 928	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.7	921 of 930	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.3	920 of 924	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	904 of 920	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.3	904 of 909	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.5	892 of 908	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.4	905 of 911	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	911 of 911	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	881 of 887	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.4	872 of 882	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.3	864 of 884	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.0	671 of 672	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	665 of 665	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	274 of 291	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	223 of 281	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	228 of 282	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	261 of 264	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	257 of 258	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	237 of 244	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	855 of 869	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.9	867 of 869	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	885 of 886	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	885 of 887	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	901 of 901	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	898 of 898	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	902 of 902	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	891 of 893	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	465 of 475	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	457 of 458	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	444 of 446	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	410 of 420	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	401 of 401	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	375 of 379	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	398 of 398	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	379 of 379	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	731 of 742	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	734 of 736	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	759 of 760	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	748 of 757	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	772 of 772	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	705 of 705	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	698 of 700	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	685 of 685	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	875 of 879	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	883 of 884	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	890 of 891	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	882 of 896	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.5	908 of 908	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	902 of 904	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	907 of 907	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	896 of 898	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	677 of 709	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	714 of 717	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	696 of 731	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	588 of 703	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	905 of 905	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	894 of 894	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	894 of 896	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	886 of 886	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	3.2	925 of 925	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.8	389 of 399	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.5	495 of 501	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	481 of 498	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	481 of 484	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.5	471 of 487	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	462 of 482	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.6	428 of 441	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	436 of 455	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.3	407 of 455	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	437 of 455	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.7	437 of 449	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	428 of 434	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	1.0	407 of 409	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	405 of 407	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.7	398 of 399	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	395 of 399	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.3	347 of 356	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	342 of 344	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)3rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile~ school

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

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science14%-27 vs state

English Language Arts5%-35 vs state

Mathematics2%-39 vs state

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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 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 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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
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
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
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
Streiber Memorial School	Public	K-5	40 Streiber Drive	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3446	229	20	11.2	56.2%	119 (52.0%)	19 (8.3%)	75 (32.8%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	30	626^th of 899 public elementary schools	30.4%		41.6	535^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.9%	91	35.3	29.0	30.3				31.6	17.7	58.1	18.8				30.9	18.8		18.8		$24,459
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Memorial Ave.	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3501	387	36	10.7	85.1%	117 (30.2%)	36 (9.3%)	208 (53.7%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	11.8	825^th of 899 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.9	815^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.0%	10	22.0	10.8	20.4				18.6	17.0	8.3	12.2				13.2	24.5		24.5		$26,308
Lambert-Lavoie	Public	PK, KG-5	99 Kendall Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3444	246	24	10.1	61.3%	119 (48.4%)	14 (5.7%)	94 (38.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	43.8	504^th of 899 public elementary schools	43.9%		33	611^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.6%	107	42.4	41.2	22.7				34.2	42.4	35.3	50.0				43.2	34.1		34.1		$24,060
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
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
Bowie	Public	PK, KG-5	80 D.A.R.E. Way	Chicopee	01022	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	No	(413) 594-3532	260	23	11.1	54.2%	146 (56.2%)	13 (5.0%)	84 (32.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	54	411^th of 899 public elementary schools	54.3%		40	548^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.5%	137	50.0	33.3	49.0				43.6	50.0	33.3	32.7				36.9	56.9		56.9		$22,081
Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	00 Lyman Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 538-5068	271	20	13.7	29.6%	185 (68.3%)	6 (2.2%)	61 (22.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$23,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelly Elementary

What district is Kelly Elementary in?

Holyoke

Is Kelly Elementary a good school?

Kelly Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kelly Elementary?

Students at Kelly Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American.

How many students attend Kelly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended Kelly Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Kelly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kelly Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Holyoke High

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