Holyoke High High School
500 Beech St
Holyoke MA, 01040, Hampden County
Phone: 413-534-2020
Ranking: 
(255 out of 298, bottom 14%)*
(255 out of 298, bottom 14%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Holyoke School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 94 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 92 | 90 | 98 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,309 | 1,354 | 1,319 | 1,268 | 1,278 | 1,252 | 1,211 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 419 | 32.0% | 495 | 36.6% | 473 | 35.9% | 462 | 36.4% | 447 | 35.0% | 462 | 36.9% | 394 | 32.5% |
| Grade 10: | 333 | 25.4% | 343 | 25.3% | 334 | 25.3% | 305 | 24.1% | 336 | 26.3% | 296 | 23.6% | 319 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 279 | 21.3% | 278 | 20.5% | 243 | 18.4% | 269 | 21.2% | 236 | 18.5% | 252 | 20.1% | 229 | 18.9% |
| Grade 12: | 278 | 21.2% | 238 | 17.6% | 269 | 20.4% | 232 | 18.3% | 259 | 20.3% | 242 | 19.3% | 269 | 22.2% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 680 | 51.9% | 678 | 50.1% | 632 | 47.9% | 601 | 47.4% | 626 | 49.0% | 630 | 50.3% | 594 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 629 | 48.1% | 676 | 49.9% | 687 | 52.1% | 667 | 52.6% | 652 | 51.0% | 622 | 49.7% | 612 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 14 | 1.1% | 12 | 0.9% | 16 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.9% | 14 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 889 | 67.9% | 933 | 68.9% | 875 | 66.3% | 820 | 64.7% | 835 | 65.3% | 776 | 62.0% | 720 | 59.5% |
| Black: | 43 | 3.3% | 45 | 3.3% | 52 | 3.9% | 59 | 4.7% | 53 | 4.1% | 60 | 4.8% | 49 | 4.0% |
| White: | 358 | 27.3% | 357 | 26.4% | 376 | 28.5% | 376 | 29.7% | 379 | 29.7% | 402 | 32.1% | 428 | 35.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 862 | 65.9% | 922 | 68.1% | 791 | 60.0% | 744 | 58.7% | 590 | 46.2% | 637 | 50.9% | 644 | 53.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 5.0% | 92 | 6.8% | 94 | 7.1% | 67 | 5.3% | 71 | 5.6% | 94 | 7.5% | 88 | 7.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.89 | 15.00 | 14.79 | 14.59 | 13.85 | 13.90 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCAS | ||||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 38.4% | 27.7% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 30% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 36% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 56% | 40% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 41% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 43% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 52% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 53% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 60% | 84% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 77% | 63% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 73% | 91% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 27.6% | 18.3% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 24% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 35% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 38% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 41% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 38% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 42% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 53% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 52% | 74% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 47% | 78% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 53% | 80% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 20% | 14% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 25% | 18% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 20% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 26% | 67% |
| 2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 29% | 20% | 69% |
| 2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 32% | 71% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 24% | 16% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 18% | 12% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 22% | 15% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 30% | 22% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 26% | 20% | 71% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 36% | 29% | 72% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 2% | 73% |
| 2007 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 0% | 0% | 35% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 18% | 17% | 36% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 9% | 8% | 36% |
| 2010 | Chemistry | End of course | % proficient | 16% | 14% | 48% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Holyoke High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.