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Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
691st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Massachusetts elementary schools
Summary

Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is a PK–5 school at 75 Kane Rd in Holyoke, MA, serving 317 students — smaller than most of its Holyoke peers — and sits within the Holyoke district, which ranks 346th of 351 districts statewide (1st percentile).

Even so, McMahon stands out in a positive direction locally. For 2025-26 it ranked 691 of 899 schools statewide (23rd percentile, 1 star) — its best percentile in the entire decade of available history. Its MCAS proficiency is the highest among Holyoke elementaries in its comparison set, with ELA at 28.89%, math at 24.44%, and science at 25.00%. That is roughly 2.5× the Holyoke district average in ELA and nearly 3.8× in math, and it outpaces E N White Elementary, Maurice A Donahue Elementary, Morgan Full Service Community School, H.B. Lawrence School, and Kelly Elementary. The cross-district view is more sobering: nearby Chicopee schools such as Gen John J Stefanik and Lambert-Lavoie still score 6–19 points higher in math.

The multi-year trend is the headline. Rank percentile climbed from 3% in 2022-23 to 23% in 2025-26, while district ELA moved only from 8.29 to 11.35 — the school is outrunning its district. Subgroup results are its strongest evidence of effectiveness: Hispanic students reached the 65th percentile (3 stars), special education students 59th, and low-income students 42nd, each the highest in three years. One weakness: the White-student subgroup ranked 1st percentile in 2024-25, with no 2025-26 figure published. Grade-level data shows McMahon can teach math at grade level (3rd grade math 36.59%, within 5.6 points of the state) but loses ground later (5th grade math 16.67%). Its 10.5:1 student-teacher ratio and $18,920 per-pupil spending (2020-21) give it resource advantages most same-district peers lack.

317
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$26,116
Per pupil spending ?
64.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 75 Kane Rd
       Holyoke, MA  01040

(413) 534-2062

District: Holyoke


Students who attend Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary usually attend:

High:    Holyoke High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.4%
White:
20.5%
African American:
5.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Holyoke
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Massachusetts average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school26%
District avg9%
Massachusetts avg41%
691st of 899
Massachusetts public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 6Elementary Schools in the Holyoke
346th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202624.1691 of 89923.1%★☆☆☆☆
202513.9800 of 90611.7%★☆☆☆☆
202411.0853 of 9166.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.8897 of 9283.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.1838 of 93210.1%★☆☆☆☆
20218.5891 of 9364.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.3910 of 9423.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.4886 of 9345.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201712.4851 of 9389.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201617.4809 of 93213.2%★☆☆☆☆
20159.3863 of 9145.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20149.0872 of 9265.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201312.4832 of 92810.3%★☆☆☆☆
201214.4815 of 93012.4%★☆☆☆☆
201110.7840 of 9249.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.4832 of 9209.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200910.9830 of 9098.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.4832 of 9088.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200717.9777 of 91114.7%★☆☆☆☆
200610.9836 of 9118.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20058.2831 of 8876.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20047.9819 of 8827.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20039.1804 of 8849.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202215.3654 of 6722.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.5508 of 63219.6%★☆☆☆☆
201931.6457 of 66531.3%★★☆☆☆
201835.5425 of 65635.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202620.5716 of 86917.6%★☆☆☆☆
202511.2806 of 8697.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.1837 of 8865.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.5825 of 8877.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.2746 of 90117.2%★☆☆☆☆
20219.3857 of 8984.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.5880 of 9022.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.1832 of 8936.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202653.8168 of 47564.6%★★★☆☆
202536.8295 of 45835.6%★★☆☆☆
202432.0327 of 44626.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.8390 of 4207.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202236.5245 of 40138.9%★★☆☆☆
202122.4331 of 37912.7%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5377 of 3985.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.8367 of 3793.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202642.6428 of 74242.3%★★☆☆☆
202532.0549 of 73625.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.4634 of 76016.6%★☆☆☆☆
202312.7722 of 7574.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.1664 of 77214.0%★☆☆☆☆
202119.2642 of 7058.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.8676 of 7003.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.5626 of 6858.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202629.8632 of 87928.1%★☆☆☆☆
202517.5757 of 88414.4%★☆☆☆☆
202413.4805 of 8919.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.5866 of 8963.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.1867 of 9084.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.6858 of 9045.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.9856 of 9075.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.5853 of 8985.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202650.5290 of 70959.1%★★★☆☆
202536.2433 of 71739.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.8433 of 73140.8%★★☆☆☆
202327.1530 of 70324.6%★☆☆☆☆
202218.5811 of 90510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202114.8847 of 8945.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.8866 of 8963.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.9823 of 8867.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20217.5894 of 9253.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202118.9338 of 39915.3%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20253.5730 of 7370.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.3718 of 7534.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.9731 of 7624.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.7729 of 7644.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.1746 of 7652.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.1730 of 7806.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.0654 of 77215.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20237.5482 of 5013.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.7462 of 4977.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.8472 of 5015.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.6412 of 49817.3%★☆☆☆☆
201818.8395 of 48418.4%★☆☆☆☆
20179.8449 of 4877.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201620.9397 of 48217.6%★☆☆☆☆
20154.9426 of 4413.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.7427 of 4556.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.5396 of 45513.0%★☆☆☆☆
201214.6394 of 45513.4%★☆☆☆☆
20117.6414 of 4497.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201010.4395 of 4349.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20097.6381 of 4096.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200821.9333 of 40718.2%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202227.6330 of 44525.8%★☆☆☆☆
202133.1273 of 43136.7%★★☆☆☆
201943.0199 of 42453.1%★★★☆☆
201830.8284 of 41731.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
201827.5119 of 1276.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20235.7482 of 4891.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.2467 of 4945.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.3471 of 4832.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.2411 of 47814.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.1384 of 46317.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202314.0348 of 3644.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.1354 of 3683.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.0327 of 3352.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.8254 of 32221.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.8266 of 30913.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20237.9468 of 4812.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.0449 of 4898.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.2429 of 4627.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.6347 of 45223.2%★☆☆☆☆
201829.9333 of 43824.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202310.5454 of 4897.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.9458 of 4977.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.6440 of 4859.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.0387 of 47819.0%★☆☆☆☆
201819.9382 of 46618.0%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202328.8310 of 44430.2%★★☆☆☆
202215.3456 of 5039.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.0452 of 4897.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.8331 of 48431.6%★★☆☆☆
201830.6355 of 46724.0%★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20219.6455 of 4917.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
202113.7321 of 3395.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMassachusetts percentileRating
20239.8377 of 4036.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.1365 of 4049.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.6372 of 4017.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.4302 of 39623.7%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0271 of 39531.4%★★☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+41 vs school
Special Education (2026)59th percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)15th percentile+10 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)3rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)1st percentile-11 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2023)30th percentile+26 vs school
Disabled (2022)26th percentile+19 vs school
Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school
Male (2023)7th percentile+3 vs school
White (2023)6th percentile+3 vs school
English Language Learner (2018)6th percentile-12 vs school
Tested Remotely (2021)5th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2023)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school
Female (2023)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts29%-11 vs state
Science25%-16 vs state
Mathematics24%-17 vs state

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

Open Quote I would give it no stars if I could...

As a former graduate from this school, if you are thinking of sending your child to this school, I highly recommend you do not. I had nothing but bad experiences. The classes were all lecture based with little to no hands on activities, and the staff do not offer support when you need help. They instead demonize you and mock you for it. Second, the staff do not care about mental health. When I was there, I was bullied, where I was mentally and physically abused to the point where I was depressed and had bad thoughts. I did not feel safe there at all because the staff did not do anything to stop it, it was all just "Hey, don't do that" and that stuff. The school also resorts to harsh punishments like detentions, phone calls, you name it. Just for small offenses instead of restorative practices. I can go on and on, on why this school is terrible. But those are just some main points.

Please do not send your child or anyone you love there. It is a horrible place. I would rather go to North Korea than go there again. Close Quote





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Students who attend Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Holyoke High

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary.

Students at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 21% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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