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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 01040

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At a glance

Schools

5,015

Students

Districts

Top rankedLt Elmer J McMahon Elementary691^st of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary up 109 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School 10.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 01040 in Holyoke, Massachusetts covers 10 schools — seven elementary, one middle, and two high schools — with roughly 5,015 students, most of them enrolled in the Holyoke district, alongside one charter school and one Springfield-run program.

Overall proficiency here is low compared with the state. Holyoke district all-grade averages are 11.35% in English language arts, 6.44% in math, and 10.08% in science, making math the weakest subject. The clearest bright spot is Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary, which leads the ZIP with 28.89% ELA, 24.44% math, and 25.00% science, and improved sharply in every subject year over year. Holyoke Community Charter School (21.53% ELA, 25.48% math, 28.57% science) posts the strongest math and science results, and its 7th grade math and 8th grade ELA and math scores are at or above state levels, though its earlier grades are much weaker. E N White Elementary stays above district averages but slipped, with science falling from 29.09% to 16.13%. At the other end, Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School, H.B. Lawrence School, Kelly Elementary, Maurice A Donahue Elementary, and Morgan Full Service Community School rank near the bottom of the state, and several report 0% in individual grades.

Among the high schools, Holyoke High is by far the largest, with 1,569 students, an 81.3% graduation rate, a 10.7% dropout rate, and 10th grade scores of 16.23% ELA, 7.87% math, and 9.42% science. Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College has just 21 students, a 0.0% dropout rate, a 75.0% graduation rate, and no test scores. Free/reduced-lunch data is missing for every school here, and even the strongest schools trail state averages.

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Ranking:

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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
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
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
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
Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Jarvis Avenue	Holyoke	01040	Hampden County	Holyoke	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 534-2060	463	45	10.4	71.1%	47 (10.2%)	31 (6.7%)	371 (80.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7.1	467^th of 478 public middle schools	2.3%		8.6	458^th of 484 public middle schools	5.4%	9				12.4	8.4	12.0		11.1				5.1	1.7	4.6		3.9		5.3		5.3		9.9	$24,837
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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

Cities Near Zip Code 01040

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holyoke	0.43 mi	12	359^th
Chicopee	2.38 mi	16	312^th
South Hadley	2.8 mi	5	255^th
West Springfield	3.79 mi	8	251^st
Easthampton	4.04 mi	3	217^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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