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In 2022-23 school year 87.9% of Holyoke Public Schools District students failed the English portion of MCAS

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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.

Of the 2,464 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 87.9% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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.

Holyoke Public Schools' Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over 6 Years

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Holyoke Public Schools District Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2022-23 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet standards (%)
E. N. White Elementary School80.8%
H. B. Lawrence School87.5%
Holyoke High School71.4%
Holyoke Middle School96.4%
Holyoke STEM Academy93.3%
Joseph Metcalf School77.5%
Kelly Elementary School93.7%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School88.4%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School89.8%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School96.1%
Morgan Full Service Community School88.8%
William R. Peck School94.5%

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