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Holmes Elementary School

Q: Is Holmes Elementary School a good school?

Holmes Elementary School ranks 365 th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Holmes Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Britain, Connecticut, serving 464 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New Britain School District, which is ranked 155 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small size, Holmes Elementary School has consistently underperformed, ranking between 365 and 458 out of 493-538 Connecticut elementary schools over the past 10 years and maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on student subgroups is particularly concerning, with 4th-grade female and male students ranking 222 out of 232 and 210 out of 239 elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Holmes Elementary School has grappled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 37.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the New Britain School District, such as Gaffney Elementary School and Smalley Elementary School, Holmes Elementary School's performance lags behind. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests, such as the SBAC and NGSS, are significantly lower than the state and district averages. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio suggests that there may be opportunities for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

414

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,318

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2150 Stanley St.
New Britain, CT 06053

(860) 223-8294

District: New Britain School District

Students who attend Holmes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
	Pulaski Middle School
High:	New Britain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.2%

White:

21.3%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Britain School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg21%

Connecticut avg52%

365^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 10Elementary Schools in the New Britain School District

155^th of 156New Britain School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	365 of 493	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	394 of 497	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	420 of 491	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	426 of 490	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	458 of 538	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	452 of 522	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	431 of 532	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	406 of 519	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.2	409 of 518	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.2	400 of 551	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	483 of 557	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	548 of 564	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.8	523 of 565	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	533 of 579	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.4	534 of 566	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	477 of 565	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.6	482 of 568	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	538 of 570	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	222 of 232	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	229 of 230	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	225 of 234	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	376 of 455	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	233 of 259	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	94 of 108	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	147 of 173	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	61 of 70	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	229 of 302	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	58 of 60	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	210 of 239	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	229 of 231	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	226 of 232	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	404 of 445	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	19.1	309 of 371	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	2.8	325 of 327	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2021)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-22 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics37%-15 vs state

English Language Arts32%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	2150 Stanley St.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8294	414	33	12.5	66.4%	88 (21.3%)	45 (10.9%)	212 (51.2%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.1%)	21.4	365^th of 493 public elementary schools	26.0%		15.5	394^th of 497 public elementary schools	20.7%	29				32.1					33.3	41.1				$19,318
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Horse Plain Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8007	389	30	12.7	74.8%	65 (16.7%)	32 (8.2%)	248 (63.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	6.8	471^st of 493 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.9	478^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.8%	7	25.8		23.4	9.9	18.2				20.6	13.0	10.6			$18,270
East Farms School	Public	K-4	25 Wolf Pit Rd.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 674-9519	457	33	13.8	15.1%	212 (46.4%)	12 (2.6%)	63 (13.8%)	131 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)	86.8	52^nd of 493 public elementary schools	89.5%		84.9	75^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.9%	23			75.5	77.9					72.6	83.5				$18,267
Anna Reynolds School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Reservoir Road	Newington	06111	Capitol Planning Region	Newington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 521-7830	407	31	13.2	39.3%	198 (48.6%)	20 (4.9%)	112 (27.5%)	42 (10.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	45.1	263^rd of 493 public elementary schools	46.7%		55.2	224^th of 497 public elementary schools	54.9%	39			44.3	61.1					43.0					$22,546
Smalley Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 West St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8647	594	46	12.8	86.2%	39 (6.6%)	53 (8.9%)	467 (78.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	4.6	485^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.6%		3.2	494^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.6%	9	17.4		8.4	19.5	14.3				7.4	19.5	10.9			$18,690
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	732 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-2885	819	53	15.6	74.4%	72 (8.8%)	54 (6.6%)	661 (80.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	6.8	470^th of 493 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	461^st of 497 public elementary schools	7.2%	9	22.8	7.4	8.5	19.8		17.6	13.1	16.3	18.5	18.8	16.8	9.0	6.2	$16,837
Wolcott School	Public	K-5	71 Wolcott Rd.	West Hartford	06110	Capitol Planning Region	West Hartford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 561-2300	354	31	11.4	35.6%	171 (48.3%)	34 (9.6%)	72 (20.3%)	46 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (7.9%)	67.1	186^th of 493 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.4	197^th of 497 public elementary schools	60.4%	11	61.6		74.1	55.2	60.3				73.7		50.7			$25,680
Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	K-5	221 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 832-5691	402	32	12.4	79.4%	40 (10.0%)	49 (12.2%)	285 (70.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	4.6	484^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.6	493^rd of 497 public elementary schools	0.8%	9	13.6		12.2		10.6				17.3	16.2				$21,263
Gaffney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6247	438	31	14.2	71.7%	72 (16.4%)	62 (14.2%)	264 (60.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	9.5	436^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.3	436^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.3%		30.3		18.3	21.6	20.9				18.3	27.5	17.9			$24,589
Noah Wallace School	Public	K-4	2 School St.	Farmington	06032	Capitol Planning Region	Farmington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 677-1659	342	26	13.1	21.9%	172 (50.3%)	14 (4.1%)	53 (15.5%)	75 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	83.8	78^th of 493 public elementary schools	84.2%		85.2	71^st of 497 public elementary schools	85.7%	7			64.6	77.6					75.3	82.1				$20,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Elementary School?

Students at Holmes Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Two or more races, 11% African American, 6% Asian.

Is Holmes Elementary School a good school?

Holmes Elementary School ranks 365^th of 493 Connecticut elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Holmes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Holmes Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Holmes Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Holmes Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
Middle : Pulaski Middle School
High : New Britain High School

What district is Holmes Elementary School in?

New Britain School District

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