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Holmes Elementary

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Holmes Elementary ranks 1574 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of California elementary schools

Summary

Holmes Elementary is a K–5 school in Lakewood, California, in Long Beach Unified, with 378 students. Its strongest overall feature is that 2025–2026 test results were above state and district levels in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. But strong scores sit alongside a significant concern: 32% of students were chronically absent, compared with 25% districtwide and 18% statewide.

Holmes is especially strong in ELA and science compared with nearby K–5 schools. In 2025–2026, 57% of students were proficient in ELA, 50% in math, and 50% in science; Holmes ranked second nearby in ELA and science, and fourth in math. Its ELA results were 6 points above the district and 8 above the state; math was 10 points above the district and 12 above the state; science was 19 points above the district and 14 above the state. Nearby, Madison Elementary had higher ELA proficiency (66%), while Riley Elementary led science (58%). Within Holmes, fourth- and fifth-grade ELA and fifth-grade math stand out; third-grade ELA was only slightly above the state and below the district.

Results have shifted over time: science rose from 14% proficient in 2022–2023 to 50% in 2025–2026, while ELA was nearly unchanged overall and math gained 4 points. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 55% in 2021–2022 but increased from 29% in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger ranked Holmes 1,574th of 5,804 statewide in 2025–2026, at the 73rd percentile with four stars, down from the 79th percentile the prior year. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 22.1, and 71% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. A notable subgroup result: SchoolDigger placed African American students at the 91st percentile statewide, compared with Holmes’s overall 73rd percentile, a higher ranking for how well the school serves that group.

378

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,208

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

5020 Barlin Ave.
Lakewood, CA 90712-3033

(562) 633-4427

District: Long Beach Unified

Students who attend Holmes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hoover Middle
High:	Lakewood High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

African American:

25.7%

Asian:

13.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 18% California)

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg43%

California avg42%

1,574^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 52Elementary Schools in the Long Beach Unified

396^th of 968Long Beach Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	1574 of 5804	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	1204 of 5857	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	1499 of 5869	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1976 of 5859	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	2041 of 5883	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	552 of 1417	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	1601 of 5789	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	2132 of 5662	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.5	2406 of 5692	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	30.5	3731 of 5614	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	2603 of 5611	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	21.1	4646 of 5530	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	3616 of 5390	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.2	3746 of 5377	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	3926 of 5314	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3409 of 5193	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	2518 of 5113	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.6	2804 of 5113	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.9	2446 of 4818	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.1	2479 of 4822	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.0	3063 of 4809	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	44 of 506	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.1	16 of 569	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	39 of 593	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.7	98 of 661	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	71 of 663	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	26 of 747	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	29 of 700	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	1581 of 5569	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	1047 of 5597	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	1490 of 5612	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	1950 of 5609	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1890 of 5635	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	503 of 1267	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	1483 of 5492	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	2277 of 5413	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	1181 of 5085	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	1180 of 5107	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	882 of 5107	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1036 of 5087	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	1006 of 5084	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	943 of 4963	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	970 of 4830	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	919 of 5412	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	556 of 5460	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	932 of 5517	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	1106 of 5363	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	1237 of 5264	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	266 of 1110	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	528 of 5173	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	1123 of 5084	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	1532 of 5590	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.2	1323 of 5628	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	1467 of 5643	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	1893 of 5638	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	2095 of 5663	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	505 of 1272	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	1629 of 5510	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	1908 of 5431	64.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)91st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

Science50%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holmes Elementary	Public	K-5	5020 Barlin Ave.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-4427	378	17	22.1	71.2%	20 (5.3%)	97 (25.7%)	179 (47.4%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	27 (7.1%)	70.2	1574^th of 5804 public elementary schools	72.9%		78.8	1204^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.4%	370	50.0	50.0	44.4	59.4	66.7		57.3	50.0	45.3	55.0		50.0							$27,208	$25,204	$2,004
Riley Elementary	Public	K-5	3319 Sandwood St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-9595	490	19	25.7	58.4%	27 (5.5%)	67 (13.7%)	313 (63.9%)	44 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	31 (6.3%)	68.7	1643^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	71.7%		64.9	1847^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.5%	204	57.9	57.9	45.1	47.3	75.4		54.2	51.7	45.5	57.9		51.7	95.2			96.8		96.8	$24,247	$22,872	$1,375
Intensive Learning Center	Public	K-6	4718 East Michelson St.	Lakewood	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 633-6492	646	29	22.2	61.6%	32 (5.0%)	79 (12.2%)	477 (73.8%)	27 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	69.7	1597^th of 5804 public elementary schools	72.5%		57.8	2183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	62.7%	586	43.8	43.8	50.0	57.6	51.6	73.5	58.8	52.6	57.6	43.8	42.2	48.8							$16,987	$15,228	$1,759
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Bomberry St.	Lakewood	90712	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 420-7731	406	17	23.8	51.5%	42 (10.3%)	74 (18.2%)	178 (43.8%)	62 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	42 (10.3%)	76.4	1298^th of 5804 public elementary schools	77.6%		70.6	1577^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%	279	48.1	48.1	50.9	66.7	82.7		66.3	49.1	61.1	50.0		53.4	88.3	93.3		95.0	93.3	95.0	$26,483	$22,936	$3,547
Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	5021 East Centralia St.	Long Beach	90808	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 421-8421	474	17	27.7	56.3%	63 (13.3%)	71 (15.0%)	261 (55.1%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (9.1%)	51.5	2520^th of 5804 public elementary schools	56.6%		55.2	2296^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.8%	224	36.9	36.9	38.9	36.7	50.0		41.4	68.1	31.7	41.5		46.8	94.7	96.1	97.4	94.7	96.1	97.4	$27,097	$25,332	$1,765
Stephen Foster Elementary	Public	K-6	5223 East Bigelow St.	Lakewood	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6518	501	24	20.6	66.3%	69 (13.8%)	33 (6.6%)	276 (55.1%)	53 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	57 (11.4%)	63.9	1878^th of 5804 public elementary schools	67.6%		66.8	1752^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%	126	19.4	19.4	55.7	39.7	55.2	79.1	57.8	66.1	44.4	40.3	53.7	51.0	90.0	96.0		94.0	94.0	94.0	$16,493	$14,734	$1,759
Captain Raymond Collins	Public	K-5	6125 Coke St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8008	522	24	21.7	94.4%	9 (1.7%)	188 (36.0%)	266 (51.0%)	24 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (5.0%)	17.6	5000^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.9%		19.6	4858^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.1%	142	18.4	18.4	20.9	24.7	31.6		25.9	28.4	23.6	9.3		20.1							$17,649	$16,498	$1,151
Harte Elementary	Public	K-5	1671 East Phillips St.	Long Beach	90805	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 428-0333	749	28	27.2	77.4%	24 (3.2%)	102 (13.6%)	488 (65.2%)	95 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	29 (3.9%)	30.7	3929^th of 5804 public elementary schools	32.3%		37.4	3386^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%	543	27.4	27.4	25.7	27.5	39.3		30.9	35.5	26.5	35.9		32.5	96.5			97.9	97.2	97.9	$23,409	$21,168	$2,241
Craig Williams Elementary	Public	K-6	6144 North Clark Ave.	Lakewood	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6540	478	19	25.1	87.2%	17 (3.6%)	66 (13.8%)	340 (71.1%)	21 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	15 (3.1%)	23.4	4522^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	22.1%		35.9	3507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.1%	1015	4.5	4.5	22.0	31.3	17.9	43.2	29.2	39.0	25.0	13.4	27.0	25.8							$15,379	$13,304	$2,075
Gompers	Public	K-5	5206 Briercrest Ave.	Lakewood	90713	Los Angeles County	Long Beach Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 925-2285	366	15	25.2	46.7%	51 (13.9%)	39 (10.7%)	198 (54.1%)	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.9%)	62.9	1935^th of 5804 public elementary schools	66.7%		55.3	2290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%	355	47.7	47.7	49.1	34.3	60.0		47.6	47.3	47.8	56.9		50.8	94.7	96.1		97.4	96.1	96.1	$29,462	$26,222	$3,240

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Elementary

What district is Holmes Elementary in?

Long Beach Unified

What schools do graduates of Holmes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holmes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hoover Middle
High : Lakewood High

Is Holmes Elementary a good school?

Holmes Elementary ranks 1574^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Holmes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Holmes Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Elementary?

Students at Holmes Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 26% African American, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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