Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLYOKE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1J·NCES 080471000683
Holyoke Elementary School
326 E KELLOGG, HOLYOKE, CO 80734 · (970) 854-3411 · Phillips County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
178 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Holyoke Elementary School→Holyoke Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Holyoke School District No. Re-1J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
27.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.5% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 17.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Holyoke Elementary School
Holyoke Elementary School's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke Elementary School this school | 281 | 63.3% | 22.4% |
| Kenneth P Morris Elementary School YUMA | 310 | 64.5% | 28.7% |
| Hudson Elementary School HUDSON | 303 | 65.0% | 29.7% |
| Beaver Valley Elementary School BRUSH | 290 | 66.6% | 20.6% |
| Grand Valley Center for Family Learning PARACHUTE | 265 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Vineland Elementary School PUEBLO | 312 | 58.3% | 33.3% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Holyoke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #725 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #805 of 940 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #696 of 946 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #763 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #38 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #442 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.3% | #338 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #482 of 664 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
281
-26 (-8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 281 | 24.4 | 11.5:1 | 63% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 23.5 | 12.3:1 | 69% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 59% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 61% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 26.5 | 11.7:1 | 53% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 52% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 57% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 41% (151) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 23 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holyoke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (311 to 281); teachers down 8% (26.5 to 24.4).
About Holyoke Elementary School
Holyoke Elementary School is a small elementary school in Colorado, located in HOLYOKE. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 281 students. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
The Holyoke School District No. Re-1J system has 3 schools and 512 students.
More than half of the students at Holyoke Elementary School are White (51%). Other reported shares: 49% Hispanic. That compares with about 78% White among all Phillips County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Holyoke Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, with 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. The school has 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Phillips County.
Holyoke Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 14% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Test results at Holyoke Elementary School are 5.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (22.4% actual, 28.3% predicted).
For the population of Phillips County, median household income comes to about $64,674, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Phillips County counts 5 public schools with about 809 students.
Holyoke Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Holyoke Senior High School, its nearest public school. Holyoke Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 26 students, from 307 to 281. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
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Phillips County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,496
Census ACS
Median income
$64,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holyoke School District No. Re-1J
- Holyoke Senior High SchoolHigh · 212 students
- Holyoke Alternative SchoolHigh · 19 students
Other schools in HOLYOKE
- Holyoke Senior High SchoolHigh · 212 students
- Holyoke Alternative SchoolHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- Holyoke Senior High School0.2 mi · 212
- Holyoke Alternative School0.2 mi · 19
- Haxtun Elementary School18.0 mi · 155
- Haxtun Jr/Sr High School18.0 mi · 142
- Revere Lil' Raiders27.0 mi · 14
- Revere Junior-Senior High School27.0 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Holyoke Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Holyoke Elementary School?
Holyoke Elementary School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades KG-06.
Is Holyoke Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holyoke Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Holyoke Elementary School have?
Holyoke Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holyoke Elementary School?
At Holyoke Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 49% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Holyoke Elementary School public or private?
Holyoke Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holyoke School District No. Re-1J.
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