Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361623004393
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
365 DUPONT AVE, TONAWANDA, NY 14150 · (716) 874-8423 · Erie County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
208 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 58%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 22% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #2,134 of 2,335 | #83 of 115 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,055 of 2,342 | #81 of 115 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,023 of 2,343 | #80 of 115 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #2,131 of 2,585 | #111 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.2:1 | #72 of 2,338 | #3 of 119 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.9% | #78 of 2,388 | #8 of 119 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #1,209 of 1,757 | #44 of 68 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
-27 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 9.4:1
% White
42%
was 54%
% Hispanic
17%
was 16%
% Black
19%
was 11%
% Asian
9%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 274 | 33.5 | 8.2:1 | 76% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 35.9 | 7.8:1 | 82% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 35.4 | 7.9:1 | 78% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 32 | 9.4:1 | 84% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school located in TONAWANDA, New York. Enrollment totals 274 students across kindergarten through 4. That puts enrollment 38% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one school in KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 10 schools with 6,302 students.
No group is above 50% at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the largest is White, at 42%. The school is also 19% Black, 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 9% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 76% of the student body. Across public schools in Erie County, the average is 51%.
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 21.3 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in New York.
In the wider Erie County area, median household income comes to about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Erie County counts 226 public schools with about 122,519 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, is the closest to HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 9% over 7 years, reaching 274 in 2024-25. The share of White students decreased 12 points, from 54% to 42%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 9.4:1 to 8.2:1.
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Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
950,622
Census ACS
Median income
$72,839
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
226
122,519 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,235 students
- KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,052 students
- HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 772 students
- BEN FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 654 students
- THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
- HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 570 students
Other schools in TONAWANDA
- KENMORE EAST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,052 students
- TONAWANDA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 891 students
- TONAWANDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 785 students
- THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 609 students
- GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 443 students
- MULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- CHARTER SCHOOL FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES0.6 mi · 2,260
- PS 65 ROOSEVELT ECC1.1 mi · 250
- KENMORE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 180
- KENMORE WEST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,235
- HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 570
- HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL1.7 mi · 772
Frequently asked questions
About HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 274 students in grades KG-04.
Is HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 8.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 42% White, 17% Hispanic, 19% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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