Holmes Elementary

Holmes Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Spokane, Washington, overseen by Spokane School District. Current enrollment sits at 378 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Spokane School District, which oversees 62 schools and 28,853 students, Holmes Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Holmes Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Native American. By comparison, Spokane County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Spokane County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Holmes Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.8%, the actual is 27.4%, a residual of +3.6 points.

In the surrounding community, Spokane County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,582 per year, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Spokane County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,588 students), Holmes Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Alternative Tamarack School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holmes Elementary at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 41.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Holmes Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.