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Holmes Elementary School

Regular School · Dorchester, MA

Holmes Elementary School is a regular school school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades PK–06 with 283 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 06
Enrollment
283
Teachers (FTE)
30.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
9.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 150 53%
Hispanic/Latino 114 40%
Two or more races 11 4%
Asian 5 2%
White 2 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 283 157M / 126F

English Language Learners: 55 (19% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 36.7% 106
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 49.2% 107
Science Proficiency <=10% 35

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.32 grade levels
Math
-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
145
51.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 283 100%

Contact & Location

40 School Street

Dorchester, MA 02124

Phone: (617)635-8681

http://www.bostonpublicschools.org

District

Boston

Per-pupil expenditure: $45,516

District enrollment: 46,001

NCES ID

250279002569

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD