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What do students at Holyoke Community Charter School actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
701
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLYOKE COMMUNITY CHARTER·NCES 250008701997
Holyoke Community Charter School
2200 Northampton St, Holyoke, MA 01040 · (413) 533-0111 · Hampden County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL701 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
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 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 37% larger than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · 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
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
22.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2016
Math
19.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2018-19 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2016-17 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Holyoke Community Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #797 of 920 ▲ 45 | #59 of 78 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #772 of 920 ▲ 1 | #59 of 78 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #376 of 901 | #39 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 701 | #65 of 1,086 | #1 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #937 of 938 | #78 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #920 of 938 | #78 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.1% | #602 of 602 | #65 of 65 |
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
701
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 701 | 33 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 692 | 35 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 41.5 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 42 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 702 | 52.1 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 52 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 84% (593) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holyoke Community Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (702 to 701); teachers down 37% (52.1 to 33).
About Holyoke Community Charter School
In Holyoke, Massachusetts, part of Hampden County, Holyoke Community Charter School is an elementary school. A federal count lists 701 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Massachusetts) has about 381 students.
Holyoke Community Charter operates Holyoke Community Charter School.
At Holyoke Community Charter School, Hispanic students make up 94% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% White. County-wide, 27% of Hampden County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Holyoke Community Charter School comes in at 12%.
Dividing enrollment by its 33 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 21.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Massachusetts is 12.2:1, lower than at this school.
allk12 grades Holyoke Community Charter School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Massachusetts public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census Bureau estimates for Hampden County show that median household income is about $71,306, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 168 public schools operate in Hampden County, serving about 68,540 students.
Holyoke STEM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Holyoke Community Charter School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Holyoke Community Charter School is a public charter school.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 702 to 701. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.7 to 21.2 over 4 years.
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Hampden County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,815
Census ACS
Median income
$71,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
68,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holyoke
- Holyoke HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Kelly ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Lt Clayre Sullivan ElementaryMiddle · 463 students
- E N White ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Maurice A Donahue ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- Morgan Full Service Community SchoolElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Holyoke STEM Academy0.5 mi · 289
- Joseph Metcalf School0.5 mi · 213
- Maurice A Donahue Elementary0.8 mi · 388
- Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary1.0 mi · 317
- Holyoke High1.0 mi · 1,569
- Morgan Full Service Community School1.3 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Holyoke Community Charter SchoolHow many students attend Holyoke Community Charter School?
Holyoke Community Charter School enrolls approximately 701 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Holyoke Community Charter School serve?
Holyoke Community Charter School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holyoke Community Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holyoke Community Charter School is approximately 21.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Holyoke Community Charter School?
Holyoke Community Charter School reports a student body of 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Holyoke Community Charter School?
Holyoke Community Charter School is overseen by Holyoke Community Charter in Hampden County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.