Maurice A Donahue Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Holyoke, Massachusetts
Maurice A Donahue Elementary in Holyoke, Massachusetts enrolled 388 students in 2024-25 with 32.2 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
360 students in 2022-23, 430 students in 2023-24, 388 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.8 to 32.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 360 | 34.8 | 10.3 |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 36.1 | 11.9 |
| 2024-25 | 388 | 32.2 | 12.1 |
12.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools
Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 182 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Maurice A Donahue Elementary enrolled 363 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 34 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 182 of the 363 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions34
- Chronically absent41.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.9% of students were Hispanic, 13.1% White, 4.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic78.9%
- White13.1%
- Black4.9%
- Two or more races2.1%
- Asian0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Maurice A Donahue Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 5% or less | 12% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 7% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Holyoke
8 public elementary schools in Holyoke report 2024-25 enrollment; Maurice A Donahue Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyoke Community Charter School | 701 | 21.2 | not reported |
| Kelly Elementary | 464 | 12.1 | not reported |
| E N White Elementary | 453 | 12.9 | not reported |
| Maurice A Donahue Elementary | 388 | 12.1 | not reported |
| Morgan Full Service Community School | 334 | 10.6 | not reported |
| Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary | 317 | 10.6 | not reported |
| H.B. Lawrence School | 305 | 13.1 | not reported |
| William R. Peck School | 192 | 8.5 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Maurice A Donahue Elementary
- Lt Elmer J McMahon ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 317 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Holyoke Community Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 701 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Compare Maurice A Donahue Elementary with Lt Elmer J McMahon ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Holyoke spends per student$26,755 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$26,755
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsMaurice A Donahue Elementary is the number 464 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#464 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.12.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Maurice A Donahue Elementary
How many students attend Maurice A Donahue Elementary?
388 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 360 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Holyoke, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Maurice A Donahue Elementary?
12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Maurice A Donahue Elementary a Title I school?
Maurice A Donahue Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Maurice A Donahue Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Maurice A Donahue Elementary scored proficient or above: 5% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Maurice A Donahue Elementary in?
Holyoke, NCES district ID 2506270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250627000909 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.