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E N White Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

E N White Elementary is a PK–5 school in Holyoke, MA, serving 453 students as part of Holyoke Public Schools — a district ranked 346th of 351 in Massachusetts, the 1st percentile, with 0 stars. Statewide, E N White ranked 787th of 899 schools in 2025–2026, the 12th percentile with 1 star. After years in the bottom 1–4% through 2021–2022, it improved to the 10th–21st percentile range from 2022–2023 through 2024–2025, then slipped back to the 12th percentile, so the gains are not yet stable.

Within Holyoke, E N White is one of the stronger elementary schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked second behind Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary in all three tested subjects and far ahead of H.B. Lawrence School, Kelly Elementary, and Morgan Full Service Community School. Its proficiency is well above district averages but far below state averages: ELA 24.06% (district 11.35%, state 40.03%), math 16.04% (district 6.44%, state 41.11%), and science 16.13% (district 10.08%, state 40.98%). Compared with schools outside the district, Mosier, Mountain View School, and Streiber Memorial School generally outperform E N White, though it beats Fairview Elementary in ELA and math and Holyoke Community Charter School in ELA.

Grade-level results show ELA strength and weaker math and science: 4th-grade ELA is the strongest at 27.87%, while 5th-grade math (7.81%) and 5th-grade science (16.13%) are the clearest weak spots. Relative effectiveness varies across student groups — it is lower for English Language Learner and low-socioeconomic-status students, while special education improved from the 8th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 31st–36th percentile range. The student–teacher ratio has risen from 11.4 to 12.8 over three years, and per-student spending was $18,025 in 2020–2021, in line with nearby Holyoke schools. Funding and staffing are not obvious explanations; instructional consistency appears to be the larger issue.

453

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,442

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students in Massachusetts receive free school meals.

1 Jefferson Street
Holyoke, MA 01040

(413) 534-2058

District: Holyoke

Students who attend E N White Elementary usually attend:

High:

Holyoke High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.2%

White:

20.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg9%

Massachusetts avg41%

787^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	14.8	787 of 899	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	715 of 906	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	826 of 916	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	826 of 928	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	909 of 932	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	896 of 936	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	921 of 942	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	922 of 934	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.7	924 of 938	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.0	913 of 932	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	879 of 914	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.7	873 of 926	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.8	874 of 928	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	849 of 930	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.0	856 of 924	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	846 of 920	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.6	870 of 909	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.3	851 of 908	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.6	861 of 911	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.0	876 of 911	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.2	811 of 887	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.9	862 of 882	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	4.7	848 of 884	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.8	611 of 672	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	559 of 632	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	423 of 665	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	221 of 291	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	277 of 281	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	232 of 282	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	237 of 258	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	149 of 244	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	776 of 869	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	688 of 869	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	749 of 886	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	829 of 887	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	891 of 901	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	767 of 898	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	888 of 902	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	881 of 893	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	402 of 475	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	354 of 458	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	378 of 446	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	400 of 420	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	395 of 401	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	313 of 379	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	380 of 398	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	364 of 379	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	695 of 742	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	644 of 736	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	749 of 760	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	694 of 757	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	761 of 772	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	620 of 705	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	670 of 700	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	672 of 685	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	731 of 879	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	693 of 884	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	843 of 891	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	745 of 896	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	868 of 908	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	883 of 904	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	874 of 907	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	884 of 898	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	490 of 709	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	458 of 717	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.0	672 of 731	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	323 of 703	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	7.5	896 of 905	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	829 of 894	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	868 of 896	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	871 of 886	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.1	829 of 925	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	10.8	396 of 399	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	304 of 737	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	428 of 753	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	261 of 762	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	641 of 764	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	3.2	478 of 484	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.8	479 of 487	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	438 of 482	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	418 of 441	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	410 of 455	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.7	410 of 455	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	423 of 455	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	418 of 449	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	415 of 434	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	390 of 409	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	376 of 407	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	374 of 399	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.5	378 of 399	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

White (2025)59th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)10th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-6 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-16 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
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	62.5%	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
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	97.0%	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
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	92.0%	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	97.6%	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
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	38.0%	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
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	81.3%	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
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	76.2%	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
Mosier	Public	2-4	101 Mosier Street	South Hadley	01075	Hampshire County	South Hadley	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 538-5077	365	27	13.3	38.1%	270 (74.0%)	6 (1.6%)	66 (18.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	31.8	613^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.8%		26.9	664^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.7%	51	42.2	24.7					32.2	33.9	31.5					32.6					$18,383
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	79.5%	65 (20.5%)	16 (5.0%)	220 (69.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	24.1	691^st of 899 public elementary schools	23.1%		13.9	800^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.7%	109	31.7	32.6	22.9				28.9	36.6	21.7	16.7				24.4	25.0		25.0		$26,116
Mountain View School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Park Street	Easthampton	01027	Hampshire County	Easthampton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(413) 529-1530	991	83	11.9	38.5%	744 (75.1%)	10 (1.0%)	153 (15.4%)	17 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (6.0%)	40	535^th of 899 public elementary schools	40.5%		35.6	588^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.1%	53	43.9	33.3	32.5	27.0	25.7	26.5	31.4	46.9	38.0	30.7	34.2	39.6	49.0	39.4	37.7	41.8	39.6	28.9	$17,297

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Students who attend E N White Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Holyoke High

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Holyoke

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Students at E N White Elementary are 74% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended E N White Elementary.

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E N White Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

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