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Maurice A Donahue Elementary

Q: Is Maurice A Donahue Elementary a good school?

Maurice A Donahue Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Maurice A Donahue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Maurice A Donahue Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Maurice A Donahue Elementary?

Students at Maurice A Donahue Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Maurice A Donahue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maurice A Donahue Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Holyoke High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

899^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Maurice A Donahue Elementary is a public elementary school in Holyoke, MA that serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 430 students. The school is part of the Holyoke school district, which is ranked 348 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Maurice A Donahue Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts, with proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the school has struggled to improve student outcomes for many years.

While the nearby Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary and Lambert-Lavoie schools in Chicopee also face challenges, they have significantly higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings compared to Maurice A Donahue Elementary. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing schools in the area to help address the systemic issues that are contributing to the low performance at Maurice A Donahue Elementary.

388

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,980

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 Whiting Farms Road
Holyoke, MA 01040

(413) 534-2069

District: Holyoke

Students who attend Maurice A Donahue Elementary usually attend:

High:

Holyoke High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

White:

13.1%

African American:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (6% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg9%

Massachusetts avg41%

899^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Holyoke

348^th of 348Holyoke 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
2025	4.2	899 of 906	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	907 of 916	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	928 of 928	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	929 of 932	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	933 of 936	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	937 of 942	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	927 of 934	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.2	920 of 938	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	864 of 932	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.5	908 of 914	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.0	911 of 926	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	909 of 928	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	898 of 930	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	897 of 924	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.6	875 of 920	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	875 of 909	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.4	895 of 908	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	876 of 911	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	838 of 911	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.7	863 of 887	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	821 of 882	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.5	831 of 884	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	665 of 672	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	613 of 632	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	657 of 665	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	590 of 656	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	22.1	272 of 282	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	264 of 264	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	248 of 258	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	217 of 244	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	857 of 869	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	868 of 886	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	887 of 887	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	899 of 901	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	893 of 898	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	899 of 902	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	889 of 893	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	449 of 458	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	431 of 446	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	420 of 420	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	398 of 401	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	373 of 379	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	392 of 398	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	374 of 379	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	717 of 736	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	751 of 760	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	756 of 757	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	767 of 772	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	700 of 705	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	693 of 700	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	675 of 685	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	880 of 884	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	885 of 891	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.2	896 of 896	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	906 of 908	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	898 of 904	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	902 of 907	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	880 of 898	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	699 of 717	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	719 of 731	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	679 of 703	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	901 of 905	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	892 of 894	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	891 of 896	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	878 of 886	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	3.8	924 of 925	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	7.9	474 of 497	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	468 of 501	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	470 of 498	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	476 of 484	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	466 of 487	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	472 of 482	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	430 of 441	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.7	434 of 455	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.5	435 of 455	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	439 of 455	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.5	409 of 449	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.6	383 of 434	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	375 of 409	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	381 of 407	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.1	368 of 399	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.8	361 of 399	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	344 of 445	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	419 of 424	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	405 of 417	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2019	29.3	126 of 138	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	122 of 127	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	10.4	458 of 494	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	459 of 483	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	469 of 478	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	461 of 463	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	337 of 368	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	301 of 335	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	303 of 322	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	306 of 309	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	10.2	466 of 489	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	437 of 462	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	433 of 452	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	432 of 438	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	6.0	490 of 497	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	448 of 485	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	448 of 478	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	463 of 466	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	10.2	481 of 503	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	465 of 489	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	464 of 484	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	460 of 467	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.3	457 of 491	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	13.0	327 of 339	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)4th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

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

Middle school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)8th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2022)7th percentile+3 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)4th percentile~ school

Tested Remotely (2021)4th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2022)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts6%-35 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 vs state

Science5%-36 vs state

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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 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 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
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
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
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
Gen John J Stefanik	Public	K-5	720 Meadow Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3464	392	33	11.8		100 (25.5%)	25 (6.4%)	245 (62.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	43.2	523^rd of 906 public elementary schools	42.3%		43.3	532^nd of 916 public elementary schools	41.9%	9	31.9	33.3	46.2				37.0	19.4	41.5	43.1				34.2	53.9		53.9		$21,639
John Ashley	Public	PK-K	88 Massasoit Avenue	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3323	148	18	8.4		78 (52.7%)	5 (3.4%)	51 (34.5%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)																			$20,416
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
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
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		119 (48.4%)	14 (5.7%)	94 (38.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	33	611^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.6%		36.4	588^th of 916 public elementary schools	35.8%	23	40.6	30.6	30.4				33.3	37.5	22.2	23.9				27.2	43.5		43.5		$24,060
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
Barry	Public	K-5	44 Connell Street	Chicopee	01020	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3425	359	30	11.9		185 (51.5%)	26 (7.2%)	129 (35.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	23	699^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.8%		21.5	722^nd of 916 public elementary schools	21.2%	23	33.3	20.6	24.3				25.5	31.5	25.0	27.1				27.6	27.1		27.1		$22,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Maurice A Donahue Elementary

What schools do graduates of Maurice A Donahue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maurice A Donahue Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Holyoke High

How many students attend Maurice A Donahue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Maurice A Donahue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Maurice A Donahue Elementary?

Students at Maurice A Donahue Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Maurice A Donahue Elementary a good school?

Maurice A Donahue Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Maurice A Donahue Elementary in?

Holyoke

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