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Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Did Holyoke Public Schools District students fail or pass their 2022-23 school year Math tests?

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Of the 2,466 students who took part in the Math portion of the MCAS, 93.3% scored below proficiency in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 6.5% met the subject benchmarks and 0.2% exceeded them.

The number of Holyoke Public Schools District students who failed their Math assessments fell by 2.3% 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, 467,110 students took the Math test in Massachusetts with 58% failing the exam, 2.2% 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 Math Over 6 Years

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Holyoke Public Schools District Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in Math During 2022-23 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet standards (%)
E. N. White Elementary School79.5%
H. B. Lawrence School84.4%
Holyoke High School89.3%
Holyoke Middle School98.4%
Holyoke STEM Academy96.6%
Joseph Metcalf School83.1%
Kelly Elementary School97.2%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School92.4%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School94.4%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School98%
Morgan Full Service Community School96.6%
William R. Peck School98.8%

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