Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.
Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.
In comparison, 11.4% met the subject benchmarks and 0.6% exceeded them.
The number of Holyoke Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 2.1% from the previous school year.
Holyoke Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Holyoke.
In the 2022-23 school year, 467,444 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 55.3% failing the exam, 1.8% less than the year before.
According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachusetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.
School Name | Students who did not meet standards (%) |
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E. N. White Elementary School | 80.8% |
H. B. Lawrence School | 87.5% |
Holyoke High School | 71.4% |
Holyoke Middle School | 96.4% |
Holyoke STEM Academy | 93.3% |
Joseph Metcalf School | 77.5% |
Kelly Elementary School | 93.7% |
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School | 88.4% |
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School | 89.8% |
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School | 96.1% |
Morgan Full Service Community School | 88.8% |
William R. Peck School | 94.5% |