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Holmes Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Holmes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Mesa, Arizona, serving 564 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Mesa Unified District, which is ranked 179 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Holmes Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools, with a current ranking of 843 out of 904 schools and a 0-star rating.

Academically, Holmes Elementary significantly underperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 18% of 4th-grade students and 28% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45% and 43% at the district level, respectively. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are even lower, with only 16% of 6th-grade students meeting or exceeding the standards. Additionally, Holmes Elementary struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom quartile for African American, Native American, Pacific Islander, and Special Education students.

In contrast to the underperforming public schools in the area, such as Lindbergh Elementary, Lowell Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary, the nearby charter schools like Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus and Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus significantly outperform Holmes Elementary and the district on academic measures, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this community.

536

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,402

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

948 S Horne
Mesa, AZ 85204-4122

(480) 472-5556

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Holmes Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kino Junior High School
High:	Mesa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

White:

5.2%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg42%

Arizona avg40%

Not ranked this year

Holmes Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

177^th of 289Mesa Unified District among Arizona 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	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	850 of 912	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1147 of 1245	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	947 of 1000	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	928 of 1226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	994 of 1039	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1015 of 1109	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	991 of 1106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1007 of 1079	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	824 of 955	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.9	724 of 1079	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.2	653 of 1158	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.5	656 of 1141	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.3	579 of 1075	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.9	605 of 1090	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.3	709 of 1062	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	826 of 895	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	413 of 975	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.2	145 of 155	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.3	1126 of 1219	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	964 of 1219	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	795 of 862	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	970 of 1023	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	14.3	446 of 486	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1051 of 1170	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	809 of 1198	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.1	676 of 709	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	837 of 911	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.9	259 of 423	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	509 of 556	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1028 of 1116	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	591 of 618	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	759 of 820	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.9	1125 of 1216	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	866 of 1220	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	790 of 850	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	912 of 1032	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	75.8	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.0	641 of 654	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	20.7	166 of 171	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	771 of 820	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1053 of 1201	12.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.4	798 of 1024	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	742 of 800	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1046 of 1161	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2022)71st percentile+66 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)58th percentile+33 vs school

Homeless (2021)39th percentile+14 vs school

White (2023)22nd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)8th percentile~ school

African American (2021)8th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2023)8th percentile~ school

Male (2023)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2021)3rd percentile-21 vs school

Native American (2021)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-13 vs state

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	948 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5556	536	34	15.7		28 (5.2%)	14 (2.6%)	473 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)				21.0		27.0				$8,402	$561	$157	$1,278	$7,504	$180	$7,684
Lindbergh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Lazona Dr	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6300	442	29	15.2		43 (9.7%)	15 (3.4%)	354 (80.1%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	15 (3.4%)	13.4	819^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.5	830^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.0%	11	21.0	24.0		25.0	26.0	23.0				$8,627	$646	$120	$1,411	$7,700	$161	$7,861
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	920 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1400	441	28	15.5		34 (7.7%)	16 (3.6%)	372 (84.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	11.2	853^rd of 909 public elementary schools	6.2%		17.4	750^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.8%	103	21.0	23.0	21.0	22.0	20.0					$10,021	$779	$218	$1,777	$8,735	$288	$9,023
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6400	572	36	16.0		37 (6.5%)	14 (2.4%)	503 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	14	805^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.4%		12.9	824^th of 912 public elementary schools	9.6%	19		20.0		28.0		20.0		22.0		$8,849	$800	$58	$1,659	$7,498	$493	$7,991
New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	446 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-7444	119	10	11.9		17 (14.3%)	7 (5.9%)	92 (77.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$00			$00
Burke Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	131 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	American Basic Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-4602	634	34	18.6		12 (1.9%)	22 (3.5%)	590 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	17.6	739^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.7%		13.1	819^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.2%	80		42.0	21.0	28.0		14.0		17.0			$00			$00
Keller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1445 E Hilton Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6171	581	39	15.0		91 (15.7%)	27 (4.6%)	411 (70.7%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.4%)	9 (1.5%)	20 (3.4%)	16.5	758^th of 909 public elementary schools	16.6%		14.1	797^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.6%	39	22.0	35.0		20.0						$11,743	$1,221	$73	$2,515	$9,199	$1,250	$10,449
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	236 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-5400	373	18	20.7		145 (38.9%)	13 (3.5%)	173 (46.4%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	82.4	136^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.6	120^th of 912 public elementary schools	86.8%	16	58.0	71.0	74.0	56.0	58.0	70.0	76.0	48.0	48.0	$7,582	$29	$19	$76	$7,360	$174	$7,534
Franklin Accelerated Academy - East Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	1753 E 8th Ave	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-6500	518	28	18.7		205 (39.6%)	20 (3.9%)	256 (49.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	95	34^th of 909 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.8	32^nd of 912 public elementary schools	96.5%	2	76.0	75.0	70.0	84.0	82.0	79.0	71.0	81.0	60.0	$7,997	$115	$18	$248	$7,752	$111	$7,864
SLAM Arizona Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	305 E Main Street	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	SLAM Arizona Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 431-6260	59				3 (5.1%)	16 (27.1%)	39 (66.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Elementary School

How many students attend Holmes Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 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 : Kino Junior High School
High : Mesa High School

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Elementary School?

Students at Holmes Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Holmes Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

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