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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284001154
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5230 SUMNER ST, LINCOLN, NE 68506 · (402) 436-1143 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
208 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 37%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 57% · 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
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
52.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 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 SCHOOL
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 402 | 51.7% | 59.4% |
| CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 337 | 52.5% | 56.4% |
| CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 307 | 55.7% | 58.1% |
| NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 421 | 46.1% | 57.8% |
| MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 523 | 55.3% | 52.4% |
| BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 359 | 54.0% | 56.3% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #224 of 311 | #21 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #323 of 398 | #25 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #265 of 438 | #23 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #128 of 587 | #27 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #152 of 379 | #26 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #122 of 379 | #24 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.7% | #79 of 359 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #188 of 220 | #26 of 31 |
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
402
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 402 | 29.3 | 13.7:1 | 52% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 29.8 | 13.0:1 | 59% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 29.8 | 13.7:1 | 56% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 32 | 12.9:1 | 50% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 30.4 | 13.7:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 353 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 53% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 60% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 30% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 710 | 37 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (415 to 402); teachers down 4% (30.4 to 29.3).
About HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in LINCOLN, Nebraska. It educates 402 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students.
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a school in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The district has 67 schools and 42,301 students.
White students are the majority at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 65% of enrollment. It is also 16% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Lancaster County's residents are about 81% White, 16 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.7:1. That is lower than the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 52%. Among public schools in Lancaster County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 58.2% at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lancaster County show that the median household income is $74,793, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Lancaster County has 96 other public schools.
The closest other public school is LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are 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.
Federal data show 412 students in 2020-21 and 402 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other Holmes Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 11 states are named Holmes Elementary. HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 7th largest of the 16.
- Holmes Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 536 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolClarendon Hills, IL · 519 students
- Holmes ElementarySan Diego, CA · 495 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolNew Britian, CT · 414 students
- Holmes Elementary SchoolSPRING LAKE, MI · 409 students
Nearby schools
- LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 584
- INFANT TODDLER AT BRYAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 8
- ECSE - HOMEBASED1.1 mi · 527
- RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 452
- MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 370
- EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 13.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.