Holmes Avenue Elementary

Holmes Avenue Elementary, a tiny elementary-level community in Los Angeles, California, one of the schools within Los Angeles Unified, hosts 125 students, covering grades K through 6. That puts it 73% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Los Angeles Unified, which oversees 784 schools and 406,887 students, Holmes Avenue Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Holmes Avenue Elementary reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Other groups include 27% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Holmes Avenue Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Holmes Avenue Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 19.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 10.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Holmes Avenue Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Lillian Street Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holmes Avenue Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 34.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Holmes Avenue Elementary's enrollment has edged down 47% since 2018, when it stood at 238 (now 125). Hispanic enrollment moved from 82% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Holmes Avenue Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.