Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSTON·NCES 250279002569
Holmes Elementary School
40 School Street, Dorchester, MA 02124 · (617) 635-8681 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +13.0pp since 2016
Math
20.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +5.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 8.0% |
| 2018-19 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2016-17 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Holmes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #786 of 920 ▲ 39 | #57 of 84 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #614 of 920 ▲ 91 | #28 of 84 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #99 of 901 | #13 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #765 of 1,086 | #64 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #64 of 938 | #17 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #395 of 938 | #36 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #153 of 602 | #19 of 59 |
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
283
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 283 | 30.1 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 32.1 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 34 | 8.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 31 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 27.5 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 83% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | N/A | N/A | 83% (204) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holmes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (347 to 283); teachers up 9% (27.5 to 30.1).
About Holmes Elementary School
Holmes Elementary School is an elementary school located in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 283 students. It has 26% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Massachusetts (about 381).
Holmes Elementary School sits within Boston, which has 109 schools and 46,437 students.
Of every 100 students at Holmes Elementary School, about 53 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 40% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Suffolk County, the Black share is about 18%. The diversity index for Holmes Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Holmes Elementary School has a ratio of 9.4:1. The gap from the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is 2.8 students per teacher.
Suffolk County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $95,631, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 157 public schools in the county, enrolling about 75,679, Holmes Elementary School among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Greenwood Sarah K-8 School, is the closest to Holmes Elementary School. The five-mile area around Holmes Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Holmes Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Holmes Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Holmes Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Holmes Elementary School?
Holmes Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Holmes Elementary School serve?
Holmes Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Holmes Elementary School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Holmes Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Holmes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Holmes Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 40% Hispanic, 53% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Holmes Elementary School in?
Holmes Elementary School is part of Boston.
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