Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School: How many students met or exceeded math MCAS expectations in 2023-24 school year?

Of the 170 students of Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School who took part in the math portion of the MCAS in the 2023-24 school year, 10 met the testing standard (5.9%), while none exceeded expectations, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The students' overall success rate in the subject grew by 3.9% in the 2023-24 school year from the previous school year.

Holyoke Public Schools District, which Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School is part of, reached an average proficiency rate of 6.9% in math during the 2023-24 school year.

Meanwhile, 7.1% of Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School students hit the ELA benchmarks, and 9.5% were considered proficient in science.

At the time, 464,292 students took the math test in Massachusetts, with 195,185 students passing (42%) — unchanged from the year before.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2025 report. The state allocates over $24,000 per pupil, totaling $22.5 billion annually.

Subject	Number of Students Tested	Number of Students Passing	Proficiency Rate (%)	Change from Previous Year (%)
Math	170	10	5.9%	3.9%
ELA	170	12	7.1%	3.2%
Science	63	6	9.5%	9.5%