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Holyoke STEM Academy

Q: How many students attend Holyoke STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Holyoke STEM Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Holyoke STEM Academy?

Students at Holyoke STEM Academy are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Holyoke STEM Academy is a 289-student middle school serving grades 6–8 at 1045 Main Street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, part of the Holyoke district, which ranks 346th of 351 Massachusetts districts. Class sizes are relatively small — 15.2 students per teacher in 2024-2025 — and per-pupil spending climbed from $17,178 (2018-2019) to $18,858 (2020-2021). Free/reduced-lunch figures were not reported, so the school's student-need context cannot be measured from this data.

Test results are the most important thing to understand. On the 2024-2025 MCAS, 5.66% of students were proficient in ELA, 1.90% in math, 2.08% in science, and 2.06% in 8th-grade civics. The school is below the Holyoke district in every subject and roughly 35–39 percentage points below the state. Results also vary by grade: ELA proficiency rises from 3.41% in 6th to 6.41% in 7th to 7.07% in 8th, while math was reported at 0% proficient in both 6th and 8th grade and 6.67% in 7th. That 7th-grade math result is the one measure where the school beats its district (4.82%). Notably, as a STEM-designated academy, its two STEM subjects are its weakest.

Science is the clearest school-specific concern: proficiency fell from 6.38% (2022-23) to 3.61% to 2.08%, even as the district improved and the state held steady. The only nearby school in this data, Springfield Transition Academy (5.75 miles away, in the Springfield district, ranked 322nd of 351), is a specialized program with 110 students and no MCAS results, so it is not a true academic peer — though it has a larger student-teacher ratio (18.3) and lower per-pupil spending ($17,640). Overall, rising resources have not yet produced rising outcomes, which makes the isolated 7th-grade math success the most useful place to look for what is working.

289

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,301

Per pupil spending ?

1045 Main Street
Holyoke, MA 01040

(413) 535-0345

District: Holyoke

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.7%

White:

9.3%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2019 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (3% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 39 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school3%

District avg9%

Massachusetts avg41%

Not ranked this year

Holyoke STEM Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	479 of 484	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	491 of 493	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	487 of 501	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	485 of 497	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	494 of 501	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	492 of 498	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	321 of 445	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	353 of 431	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	391 of 424	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	164 of 181	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	180 of 180	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	126 of 155	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	105 of 154	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	71 of 135	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	137 of 138	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	470 of 473	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	479 of 481	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	477 of 489	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	484 of 494	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	480 of 483	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	477 of 478	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	373 of 376	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	372 of 378	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	355 of 364	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	365 of 368	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	335 of 335	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	320 of 322	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	35 of 42	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	23 of 36	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	457 of 464	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	466 of 469	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	469 of 481	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	480 of 489	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	457 of 462	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	445 of 452	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	469 of 473	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	477 of 483	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	481 of 489	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	486 of 497	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	477 of 485	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	475 of 478	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	414 of 435	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	406 of 441	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	413 of 444	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	489 of 503	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	483 of 489	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	478 of 484	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.9	484 of 491	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	11.7	328 of 339	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	1.9	386 of 386	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	392 of 392	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	392 of 403	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	400 of 404	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	395 of 401	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+4 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts6%-36 vs state

Science2%-39 vs state

Civics2%-37 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 Biology (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 10th 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 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 10th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Biology End of Course	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	66.3%	51 (13.1%)	19 (4.9%)	306 (78.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	7.3	868^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.4%		4.2	899^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.8%	31	8.7	6.2	15.7					9.9	10.9	4.6	11.8					8.6	21.6			21.6			$26,980
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
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	64.6%	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
Gen John J Stefanik	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Meadow Street	Chicopee	01013	Hampden County	Chicopee	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 594-3464	392	33	11.8	92.3%	100 (25.5%)	25 (6.4%)	245 (62.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	41.8	522^nd of 899 public elementary schools	41.9%		43.2	523^rd of 906 public elementary schools	42.3%	1	28.8	37.1	38.3					34.9	25.4	34.8	45.0					35.1	48.3			48.3			$21,639
Dr. William R. Peck Middle School	Public	6-8	1916 Northampton Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(413) 534-2040	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Holyoke High	Public	9-12	500 Beech Street	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2020	1,569	125	12.5	70.3%	163 (10.4%)	71 (4.5%)	1,292 (82.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.5%)	9	327^th of 353 public high schools	7.4%		8.9	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%								16.2								7.9				9.4		9.4		$24,838
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	Public	9-12	303 Homestead Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	No	(413) 552-2370	21	0	2100.0	72.7%	3 (14.3%)	4 (19.0%)	12 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																							$21,517
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Holyoke STEM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Holyoke STEM Academy?

Students at Holyoke STEM Academy are 82% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Holyoke STEM Academy in?

Holyoke

How many students attend Holyoke STEM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 289 students attended Holyoke STEM Academy.

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