E N White Elementary

E N White Elementary is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in Holyoke, Massachusetts, run under Holyoke, with 453 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 10 schools in Holyoke (4,795 students total), E N White Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, E N White Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 21% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Around the school, Hampden County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. E N White Elementary is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

The closest other public school is Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around E N White Elementary.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. E N White Elementary's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 453). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 14% to 21%.

In the discussion threads here, members of the E N White Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.