Summary:
ZIP code 01040 has two high schools serving grades 9–12: Holyoke High, a comprehensive school of 1,569 students in the Holyoke district, and Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College, a small program of 21 students located in Holyoke but belonging to the Springfield district. Together they enroll 1,590 students, with Holyoke High making up about 98.7% of that total — roughly 75 times Gateway's size. Because Gateway has no test scores or rank history in this data, the two are best viewed as very different options rather than direct rivals.
Academically, only Holyoke High has a comparable test record, and it shows a wide gap with the state. In 2025–26, 16.23% of its 10th graders were proficient in English language arts versus 45.48% statewide, and just 7.87% were proficient in math against 43.73% — a gap of nearly 36 percentage points, making math its weakest subject. Science and biology gaps run about 28 to 36 points. The school performs at or slightly above its own district, but both the Holyoke district (1st percentile) and the Springfield district (8th percentile) rank near the bottom statewide, and Holyoke High's own rank history sits in the bottom 7th percentile with 0 stars.
Graduation and dropout results differ. Holyoke High graduates 81.3% of students, slightly above its district's 80.8%, but reports a 10.7% dropout rate. Gateway graduates 75.0% and reports a 0.0% dropout rate, though with only 21 students one student can swing those rates. Holyoke High spends $18,753 per student (2020–21) versus $10,168 at Gateway; its 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio is typical, while Gateway's listed ratio of 2100 looks like a data error and should be verified. The clearest takeaway is Holyoke High's wide proficiency gap versus the state, especially in math.
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