Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 377 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLYOKE·NCES 250627000908
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary
75 Kane Rd, Holyoke, MA 01040 · (413) 534-2062 · Hampden County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL317 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.
- B+Three-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
10.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
20.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -6.0pp since 2016
Math
15.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +2.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 20 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 Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.0% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 4.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.0% | 15.0% |
| 2017-18 | 30.0% | 15.0% |
| 2016-17 | 26.0% | 13.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Hampden County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #850 of 920 ▼ 12 | #68 of 78 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #806 of 920 ▲ 57 | #64 of 78 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #255 of 901 | #26 of 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #667 of 1,086 | #46 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #181 of 938 | #12 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #534 of 938 | #33 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #72 of 602 | #9 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
317
-46 (-13%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 317 | 30 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 33 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 30.5 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 30 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 76% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 69% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (419 to 317); teachers unchanged (30 to 30).
About Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Its 317 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is in Holyoke, a district with 4,795 students across 10 schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary, with 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 27% Hispanic. Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary total 30 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.
The allk12 Grade for Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is C-. Compared with Massachusetts public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is located in Hampden County, where the median household income is $71,306, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary, Hampden County has 167 other public schools.
The school nearest to Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is Maurice A Donahue Elementary, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary dropped 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 363 to 317 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.6:1) than in 2020-21 (12.1:1).
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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
Other schools in Holyoke
- Holyoke HighHigh · 1,569 students
- Holyoke Community Charter SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Kelly ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Lt Clayre Sullivan ElementaryMiddle · 463 students
- E N White ElementaryElementary · 453 students
- Maurice A Donahue ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Maurice A Donahue Elementary0.7 mi · 388
- Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College0.8 mi · 21
- Holyoke Community Charter School1.0 mi · 701
- Holyoke STEM Academy1.0 mi · 289
- Joseph Metcalf School1.1 mi · 213
- Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary1.5 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Lt Elmer J McMahon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary?
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary serve?
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is approximately 10.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary?
At Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary, the student body is approximately 21% White, 69% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary public or private?
Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holyoke.
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