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What do students at Holmes Elementary actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002723
Holmes Elementary
5020 Barlin Ave., Lakewood, CA 90712 · (562) 633-4427 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
269 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +27.3pp since 2014
Math
53.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +23.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 27 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 43.1% | 25.1% | 12.0% | 19.8% |
| Math | 27.5% | 26.4% | 26.9% | 19.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 53.5% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 43.5% |
| 2020-21 | N/A | 38.7% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 56.6% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 40.9% |
| 2016-17 | 47.8% | 39.7% |
| 2015-16 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Holmes Elementary
Holmes Elementary's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Elementary this school | 378 | 71.2% | 60.5% |
| One Hundred Fifty-Sixth Street Elementary Gardena | 353 | 68.0% | 62.8% |
| Vallejo Charter Vallejo | 350 | 72.3% | 17.6% |
| Grant Elementary Antioch | 478 | 77.4% | 19.5% |
| Barton Elementary Long Beach | 418 | 79.7% | 28.4% |
| Jack London Elementary Antioch | 446 | 76.9% | 18.0% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Holmes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #1,091 of 5,151 | #252 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #1,363 of 5,172 ▼ 50 | #315 of 1,129 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #837 of 5,172 ▲ 184 | #189 of 1,129 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #261 of 5,116 | #105 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #3,952 of 5,915 | #852 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,271 of 5,352 | #625 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #817 of 5,354 | #135 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.2% | #2,888 of 5,625 | #844 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #3,635 of 3,837 | #915 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
378
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 743
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 25.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 378 | 17.1 | 22.1:1 | 71% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 16.6 | 23.4:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 52% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 15 | 25.3:1 | 68% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 15 | 25.7:1 | 77% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 20 | 21.6:1 | 71% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | N/A | N/A | 72% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 74% (520) |
| 1990-91 | 743 | 29 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holmes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (386 to 378); teachers up 14% (15 to 17.1).
About Holmes Elementary
Holmes Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Lakewood, California. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 378 students.
Holmes Elementary is in Long Beach Unified, a district with 62,255 students across 82 schools.
The most common group at Holmes Elementary is Hispanic students, at 47%. The school is also 26% Black, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 5% White. That is close to the 48% Hispanic share among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 17.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.1:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 71%. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Holmes Elementary is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 97% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Holmes Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 37.8%, so the school is 22.7 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, enrolling about 1,265,907 students in all.
The closest other public school is Riley Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Holmes Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Holmes Elementary ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 60.5% versus a 48.2% average.
For locale, NCES codes Holmes Elementary as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Holmes Elementary enrolled 379; in 2024-25, 378. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 25.3:1 to 22.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
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Other schools in Lakewood
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- Lakewood HighHigh · 2,305 students
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- Hoover MiddleMiddle · 505 students
Other Holmes Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Holmes Elementary. Holmes Elementary is the 9th largest of the 16.
- Holmes ElementarySan Diego, CA · 495 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 536 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolClarendon Hills, IL · 519 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolNew Britian, CT · 414 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE, MI · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Riley Elementary0.4 mi · 490
- Odyssey STEM Academy0.6 mi · 336
- Buena Vista High0.6 mi · 180
- Hoover Middle0.6 mi · 505
- Intensive Learning Center0.9 mi · 646
- Madison Elementary0.9 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Holmes ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Holmes Elementary?
Holmes Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Holmes Elementary serve?
Holmes Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holmes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holmes Elementary is approximately 22.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holmes Elementary?
At Holmes Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 47% Hispanic, 26% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Holmes Elementary in?
Holmes Elementary is part of Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.