Holyoke School District

Public Grades PK–12 D-School Grade

Public schools for Holyoke.

At a glance

4,795Students enrolled

10Schools

$25,611Spent per student

12:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Holyoke

Grades PK–5

6 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary or Holyoke STEM Academy or Joseph Metcalf SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Holyoke High1,569 students · HolyokeThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency5%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts14%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)72%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$25,611

per student each year · 3% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction53%

Support & administration46%

Other0%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)2%

State81%

Federal18%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,578’20

4,469’21

4,470’22

4,898’23

4,795’24

Students

Hispanic · 81%3,893

White · 11%536

Black · 5%236

Two or more races · 2%84

Asian · 1%38

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%3

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools10 in district

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Kelly ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 464 students · Holyoke

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E N White ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 453 students · Holyoke

DPublic 📚

Maurice A Donahue ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 388 students · Holyoke

D-Public 📚

Morgan Full Service Community SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 334 students · Holyoke

D-Public 📚

Lt Elmer J McMahon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 317 students · Holyoke

DPublic 📚

H.B. Lawrence SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 305 students · Holyoke

D-Public 📚

Lt Clayre Sullivan ElementaryMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 463 students · Holyoke

D-Public 📚

Holyoke STEM AcademyMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 289 students · Holyoke

D-Public 📚

Joseph Metcalf SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 213 students · Holyoke

C-Public 🏫

Holyoke HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,569 students · Holyoke

C-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Chicopee School DistrictChicopee · $23,542 per student

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Easthampton School DistrictEasthampton · $18,810 per student

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Hampshire School DistrictSouthampton · $23,904 per student

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South Hadley School DistrictSouth Hadley · $21,119 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.