Summary:
ZIP code 01040 in Holyoke, Massachusetts contains just one middle school: Lt Clayre Sullivan Middle School, which serves grades 6 through 8 to about 463 students in the Holyoke district. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families here have a single option at this level, and all comparisons are drawn against the Holyoke district and Massachusetts state averages.
Academically, the school trails the state by wide margins in every subject tested on the MCAS Next Generation exams in 2025–2026. All-grade English Language Arts proficiency is 11.05% versus 40.03% statewide, mathematics is 3.91% versus 41.11%, science is 5.3% versus 40.98%, and 8th grade civics is 9.85% versus 39.77%. Math is the weakest area, with 7th grade math the lowest reported result at 1.72% compared with 37.48% statewide. Within its own district, however, the school is often competitive or slightly ahead: 6th grade ELA stands at 12.41% against the district's 7.07%, 8th grade science at 5.3% against 3.93%, and 8th grade civics at 9.85% against 7.92%. ELA is its strongest subject, and 6th grade ELA is its best grade-level result.
The broader context is challenging. Holyoke ranks 346 of 351 districts statewide, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars, and the school's own ranking history has stayed in the bottom few percent of Massachusetts middle schools, never exceeding the 5th percentile. Scores declined in every reported all-grade subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, and because these are different cohorts, the drops should be read with caution. Staffing and spending look comparatively favorable, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.4 and per-student spending of $17,505 in 2020–2021, though the data do not explain outcomes. Free/reduced-lunch information is not reported in this data set, so economic need cannot be measured from it.
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