Holyoke
1 high school and 6 elementary schools in our rankings · serves Holyoke
Ranks #313 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County in western Massachusetts, located on the east bank of the Connecticut River and bordering Springfield to the south. Known as the "Paper City" for its industrial history, Holyoke was a major center of paper manufacturing powered by the Holyoke Canal System, one of the first planned industrial cities in the United States. The city's public school district serves its residents through Holyoke High School, and the community is home to notable cultural and historic sites, including the Holyoke Merry-Go-Round, a National Historic Landmark. Its single-family assessed value and per capita income are modest relative to the state as a whole, and the city's character blends urban neighborhoods with a strong industrial and riverfront heritage.
How it compares
- Best of its categories: SAT scores, in the bottom 12% of districts. Its high schools average 991 on the SAT, vs 1113 for the average MA district.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 54.1% in 2022 to 42.4% in 2025.
A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank
Schools in Holyoke
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Holyoke High). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.1% female · 51.9% male
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 418 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
20.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 17% missed 20% or more of school days
About Holyoke
What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z
Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.
Compare Holyoke with nearby districts
Side by side: test scores, spending, class size, home values and taxes. Distance is between district centers. Compare with any district