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In 2023-24 school year 89.7% of Holyoke Public Schools District students failed the English portion of MCAS

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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 2,370 students who took part in the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, 89.7% scored below proficiency in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In comparison, 10% met the subject benchmarks and 0.3% exceeded them.

The number of Holyoke Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments fell by 1.9% from the previous school year.

Holyoke Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Hampden County and has a main office in Holyoke.

In the 2023-24 school year, 464,640 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 58.2% failing the exam, 4.6% more than the year before.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2025 report. The state allocates over $24,000 per pupil, totaling $22.5 billion annually.

Holyoke Public Schools' Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over 7 Years

2016-172017-182018-192020-212021-222022-232023-240%20%40%60%80%100%14%49%16%51%19%53%14%48%12%44%12%45%10%42%DistrictState

Holyoke Public Schools District Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2023-24 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet standards (%)
E. N. White Elementary School78.6%
H. B. Lawrence School88.2%
Holyoke High School78.1%
Holyoke STEM Academy97.1%
Joseph Metcalf School93.6%
Kelly Elementary School98.2%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School91.8%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School86%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School92.9%
Morgan Full Service Community School93.7%

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