Joseph Metcalf School

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Joseph Metcalf School is a public middle school located in Holyoke, MA, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 373. The school is part of the Holyoke school district, which is ranked 351 out of 351 districts in Massachusetts and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph Metcalf School consistently underperforms compared to the Holyoke district and the state of Massachusetts on MCAS Next Generation assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 6.38% of all students at Joseph Metcalf School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 8.29% for Holyoke and 39.17% for Massachusetts. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 4.21% of all students proficient or better, compared to 5.63% for Holyoke and 40.91% for Massachusetts. Joseph Metcalf School's performance is especially concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Massachusetts middle schools for Female Students, Male Students, Hispanic Students, English Language Learner Students, Special Education Students, and Low Socio-Economic Status Students.

The nearby Holyoke STEM Academy and Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary, which are also part of the Holyoke district, perform similarly to Joseph Metcalf School on academic measures, with low proficiency rates and rankings in the bottom 10-20% of Massachusetts middle schools. Joseph Metcalf School's academic performance has not shown significant improvement over the past few years, and the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and English Language Learners at the school may be contributing factors to its academic challenges.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2019 Northampton Street
       Holyoke, MA  01040


(413) 534-2104

District: Holyoke

SchoolDigger Rank:
479th of 493 Massachusetts Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,366 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  373

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.2%
White:
19.3%
African American:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.6% Help


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Compare Details Joseph Metcalf School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details Joseph Metcalf School ranks worse than 97.2% of middle schools in Massachusetts. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Holyoke School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.2%), White (19.3%), African American (2.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joseph Metcalf School is 11.3. 1 middle schools in the Holyoke School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joseph Metcalf School is $17,366, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Holyoke School District!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Joseph Metcalf School:

SchoolDigger ranks Joseph Metcalf School 479th of 493 Massachusetts public middle schools. (See Joseph Metcalf School in the ranking list.)

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Holyoke:

SchoolDigger ranks Holyoke 351st of 351 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Joseph Metcalf School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.30 613th 942 34.9%
2021 19.50 753rd 936 19.6%
2022 17.59 771st 932 17.3%
2023 13.20 823rd 928 11.3%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 26.31 237th 267 11.2%
2023 37.72 163rd 264 38.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 29.84 699th 896 22.0%
2021 22.51 756th 894 15.4%
2022 13.50 867th 905 4.2%
2023 22.78 595th 703 15.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.28 584th 700 16.6%
2021 18.81 644th 705 8.7%
2022 11.87 747th 772 3.2%
2023 8.35 752nd 757 0.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 33.60 639th 902 29.2%
2021 13.52 802nd 898 10.7%
2022 16.04 777th 901 13.8%
2023 14.06 788th 887 11.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 28.06 498th 672 25.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.66 674th 904 25.4%
2022 24.78 707th 908 22.1%
2023 15.24 784th 896 12.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Tested In Person students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.36 736th 925 20.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.05 192nd 398 51.8%
2021 35.63 235th 379 38.0%
2022 22.53 359th 401 10.5%
2023 22.30 369th 420 12.1%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.68 323rd 764 57.7%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Joseph Metcalf School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.91 392nd 501 21.8%
2024 6.82 479th 493 2.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.40 151st 155 2.6%
2024 33.42 159th 180 11.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 37.02 308th 503 38.8%
2024 16.42 436th 441 1.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 29.08 357th 489 27.0%
2023 17.03 421st 481 12.5%
2024 9.60 456th 469 2.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 35.60 312th 494 36.8%
2023 18.30 410th 489 16.2%
2024 8.37 461st 481 4.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 34.17 315th 497 36.6%
2023 20.06 389th 489 20.4%
2024 6.53 475th 483 1.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Joseph Metcalf School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.55 204th 368 44.6%
2023 25.34 287th 364 21.2%
2024 14.01 366th 378 3.2%
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Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Joseph Metcalf School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 73 5 6 69 0 n/a n/a 0 153
2000 87 3 5 85 0 n/a n/a 0 180
2001 90 3 4 79 0 n/a n/a 0 176
2002 74 3 5 95 0 n/a n/a 0 177
2003 74 3 5 95 0 n/a n/a 0 177
2004 73 7 3 94 1 n/a n/a 0 178
2005 77 7 7 127 1 n/a n/a 0 219
2006 46 5 2 80 1 n/a n/a 0 134
2007 59 4 1 111 1 n/a n/a 0 176
2008 64 2 1 112 0 n/a n/a 0 179
2009 66 2 1 121 0 0 0 0 190
2010 73 3 3 129 0 0 0 0 208
2011 74 4 2 126 0 0 0 0 206
2012 77 4 2 135 0 0 0 0 218
2013 56 3 2 127 0 0 5 0 193
2014 46 6 1 140 0 0 7 0 200
2015 65 8 3 142 0 0 6 0 224
2016 69 12 3 124 0 1 3 0 212
2017 82 15 3 157 0 1 4 0 262
2018 95 15 1 140 0 0 8 0 259
2019 92 8 1 154 0 0 7 0 262
2020 82 7 0 176 0 0 7 0 272
2021 73 6 0 212 0 0 7 0 298
2022 73 6 0 257 0 0 7 0 343
2023 72 8 0 288 0 0 5 0 373

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joseph Metcalf School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 153 n/a 0.0 0
2000 180 n/a 0.0 52.2
2001 176 n/a 0.0 42.6
2002 177 n/a n/a 53.7
2003 177 n/a n/a 53.7
2004 178 12.0 14.8 56.7
2005 219 12.0 18.3 58
2006 134 10.4 12.9 61.9
2007 176 9.0 19.6 58.5
2008 179 9.0 19.9 57.5
2009 190 9.0 21.1 48.4
2010 208 9.0 23.1 55.3
2011 206 10.0 20.6 53.9
2012 218 11.0 19.8 49.5
2013 193 10.0 19.3 71
2014 200 11.0 18.1 67.5
2015 224 13.0 17.2 44.6
2016 212 13.0 16.3 n/a
2017 262 14.8 17.6 n/a
2018 259 13.9 18.6 n/a
2019 262 14.1 18.5 n/a
2020 272 17.0 16.0 n/a
2021 298 23.6 12.6 n/a
2022 343 28.2 12.1 n/a
2023 373 33.0 11.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joseph Metcalf School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 153 n/a 0.0 0
2000 180 n/a 0.0 52.2
2001 176 n/a 0.0 42.6
2002 177 n/a n/a 53.7
2003 177 n/a n/a 53.7
2004 178 12.0 14.8 56.7
2005 219 12.0 18.3 58
2006 134 10.4 12.9 61.9
2007 176 9.0 19.6 58.5
2008 179 9.0 19.9 57.5
2009 190 9.0 21.1 48.4
2010 208 9.0 23.1 55.3
2011 206 10.0 20.6 53.9
2012 218 11.0 19.8 49.5
2013 193 10.0 19.3 71
2014 200 11.0 18.1 67.5
2015 224 13.0 17.2 44.6
2016 212 13.0 16.3 n/a
2017 262 14.8 17.6 n/a
2018 259 13.9 18.6 n/a
2019 262 14.1 18.5 n/a
2020 272 17.0 16.0 n/a
2021 298 23.6 12.6 n/a
2022 343 28.2 12.1 n/a
2023 373 33.0 11.3 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Joseph Metcalf School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,851 (11.2%) $14,679 (88.8%) $16,530
2020 $1,304 (8.2%) $14,681 (91.8%) $15,985
2021 $1,949 (11.2%) $15,417 (88.8%) $17,366

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Joseph Metcalf School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 613th of 942 Elementary schoolsRanks 823rd of 928 Elementary schools
 23.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Metcalf School)5838.2
 19.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Holyoke)2313.6
 9.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5643.9
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Joseph Metcalf School)5526.5
 28.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Holyoke)1410.9
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4941
 8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Joseph Metcalf School)2816.7
 11.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Holyoke)157.4
 7.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5239.7
 12.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Joseph Metcalf School)2416.7
 7.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Holyoke)167.1
 8.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)4945
 4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Joseph Metcalf School)4722.5
 24.5%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Holyoke)189.4
 8.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)5242.3
 9.7%
All Grades Mathematics (Joseph Metcalf School)4316.9
 26.1%
   All Grades Mathematics (Holyoke)126.2
 5.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)4940.6
 8.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students262373
 42.4%
African American88
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic154288
 87%
Pacific Islander00
White9272
 21.7%
Two or More Races75
 28.6%


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Joseph Metcalf School ranks in the bottom 2.8% of Massachusetts middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 373 students attended Joseph Metcalf School.

Students at Joseph Metcalf School are 77% Hispanic, 19% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.


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