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Holmes Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

2168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Holmes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tonawanda, New York, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 281 students. The school is part of the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, which is ranked 574 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $17,664 to $27,998 over the past few years, Holmes Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38% of 3rd graders and 30.36% of 4th graders at Holmes Elementary were proficient in ELA, compared to 50.53% and 48.39% for the district, and 54.15% and 54.07% for the state, respectively. Similarly, in Math, only 47.06% of 3rd graders and 17.86% of 4th graders at Holmes Elementary were proficient, compared to 57.47% and 47.21% for the district, and 59.7% and 58.64% for the state.

When comparing Holmes Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, it becomes clear that Holmes is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, Thomas A. Edison Elementary and Charles A. Lindbergh Elementary, which are also part of the same district, consistently outperform Holmes Elementary in ELA and Math proficiency. Despite the challenges faced by Holmes Elementary, the data indicates that there is room for improvement, and with the right strategies and interventions, the school could potentially improve its academic outcomes.

274

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,272

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

365 Dupont Ave
Tonawanda, NY 14150-7833

(716) 874-8423

District: Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Students who attend Holmes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herbert Hoover Middle School
High:	Kenmore West Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

African American:

19.3%

Hispanic:

16.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Math scores 27 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg51%

New York avg57%

2,168^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

574^th of 874Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2168 of 2445	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2331 of 2445	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2394 of 2439	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2355 of 2434	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1971 of 2201	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2024 of 2413	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	1852 of 2395	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	1702 of 2386	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	1933 of 2366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	2011 of 2352	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	2099 of 2345	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	2032 of 2325	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	1906 of 2320	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.7	1484 of 2286	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.0	1372 of 2263	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.6	1435 of 2257	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	1538 of 2227	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.7	1817 of 2219	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	1820 of 2206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	846 of 928	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	718 of 927	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	928 of 936	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	883 of 891	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1009 of 1117	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	592 of 1027	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1968 of 2409	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	2330 of 2413	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	2377 of 2403	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2336 of 2401	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1796 of 1955	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1912 of 2357	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1659 of 2338	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	5.2	1421 of 1429	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1434 of 1503	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	833 of 1315	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	952 of 1392	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1709 of 2098	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1945 of 2078	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1958 of 2041	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	2054 of 2099	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1524 of 2032	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1254 of 2045	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2186 of 2407	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2262 of 2411	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	2321 of 2400	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2273 of 2400	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1729 of 1961	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	2024 of 2358	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1922 of 2340	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	12.1	272 of 289	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	121 of 143	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.7	41 of 180	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	88 of 202	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1714 of 2134	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1980 of 2110	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1937 of 2016	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1734 of 2031	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	863 of 1044	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1832 of 1859	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	940 of 1941	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1272 of 1402	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1373 of 1392	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	1320 of 1337	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1339 of 1399	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1131 of 1224	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	1294 of 1338	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1328 of 1408	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

African American (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)6th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-20 vs state

Math32%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-4	365 Dupont Ave	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8423	274	34	8.1	75.9%	114 (41.6%)	53 (19.3%)	46 (16.8%)	26 (9.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	31 (11.3%)	16.2	2168^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.3%		10	2331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%	163				38.0	30.4					47.1	17.9							99.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.0	$27,272	$1,676	$25,596
Ps 65 Roosevelt Ecc	Public	PK, KG-4	249 Skillen St	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-3430	250	24	10.3	94.4%	35 (14.0%)	113 (45.2%)	53 (21.2%)	27 (10.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.4%)	29.2	1799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.4%		14.7	2225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	426				46.7	41.7					58.1	29.7							99.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	100.0	100.0	$35,983	$4,775	$31,209
Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Thorncliff Rd	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 874-8414	570	51	11.2	40.2%	390 (68.4%)	52 (9.1%)	49 (8.6%)	30 (5.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.9%)	35.7	1596^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.7%		29	1774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%	178				49.5	51.9					52.0	38.7							99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$24,967	$2,223	$22,744
Pfc William J Grabiarz #79	Public	PK, KG-8	225 Lawn Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4040	518	47	11.0	93.4%	70 (13.5%)	228 (44.0%)	125 (24.1%)	63 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	19.6	2092^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.4%		11.6	2303^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.8%	211			52.6	19.2	36.1	33.9	41.1	11.3	22.9	29.2	47.4	30.7	44.8	6.8	8.3	17.5	9.4	98.1	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.2	$32,338	$4,749	$27,589
West Hertel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	489 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4150	771	63	12.2	95.1%	86 (11.2%)	348 (45.1%)	157 (20.4%)	150 (19.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	5.8	2386^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.4	2325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.9%	61			21.4	25.4	23.2	22.4	16.7	30.4	29.3	21.7	29.9	10.7	3.0	33.3	36.8	18.3	15.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,720	$3,551	$25,169
Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Public, Charter	K-8	665 Hertel Ave	Buffalo	14207	Erie County	Elmwood Village Charter School Hertel	Yes	No	No	Yes	(716) 424-0555	416	40	10.4	68.0%	60 (14.4%)	208 (50.0%)	91 (21.9%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.1%)	18.5	2121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		18.6	2102^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.0%	19	57.1	85.7		31.9	25.0	35.3	50.0	39.1	24.5	26.1	18.4	27.5	38.6	44.4	50.0	31.4	37.5									$16,130	$412	$15,718
Ps 81	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Tacoma Ave	Buffalo	14216	Erie County	Buffalo City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(716) 816-4060	739	57	12.9	85.3%	123 (16.6%)	304 (41.1%)	125 (16.9%)	102 (13.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (10.6%)	14.9	2199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.1	2215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%	16				41.8	40.0	13.4	26.5	32.4	47.4	32.7	34.0	11.3	45.1	25.0	39.5	13.9	45.2	96.2	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	99.6	97.8	$29,062	$3,528	$25,534
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	K-4	184 Irving Ter	Buffalo	14223	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8410	496	39	12.7	35.5%	365 (73.6%)	24 (4.8%)	49 (9.9%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.5%)	55.9	1040^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.5%		62.8	826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%	214				58.3	54.0					63.0	62.9							99.4	99.6	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.4	$23,761	$1,321	$22,440
Tonawanda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Fletcher St	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Tonawanda City School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 694-6805	785	74	10.5	48.8%	582 (74.1%)	29 (3.7%)	83 (10.6%)	30 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.5%)	37.1	1546^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.8%					(n/a)				50.0	43.4	49.6				40.8	48.1	54.1				41.9		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,307	$1,664	$18,642
Thomas A Edison Elementary School	Public	K-4	236 Grayton Rd	Tonawanda	14150	Erie County	Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District	No	No	No	No	(716) 874-8416	609	46	13.1	35.1%	473 (77.7%)	22 (3.6%)	50 (8.2%)	24 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	57.3	1008^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.8%		50.3	1163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%	155				57.5	56.3					70.8	57.3							99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$23,302	$1,303	$22,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Holmes Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Herbert Hoover Middle School
High : Kenmore West Senior High School

How many students attend Holmes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 274 students attended Holmes Elementary School.

What district is Holmes Elementary School in?

Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Is Holmes Elementary School a good school?

Holmes Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Elementary School?

Students at Holmes Elementary School are 42% White, 19% African American, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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