Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary

Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in Holyoke, Massachusetts, overseen by Holyoke, with 317 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Within Holyoke, which oversees 10 schools and 4,795 students, Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%. Beyond that, the school logs 21% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the broader community, census data for Hampden County shows median household earnings sit near $71,306, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

Maurice A Donahue Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 419 (now 317). White enrollment moved from 32% to 21% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.