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Holmes Road Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Holmes Road Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Memphis, TN, serving 708 students as part of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, a district ranked near the bottom statewide. Holmes Road itself ranks in the 5th percentile among Tennessee elementary schools, with a zero-star rating, and its recent history shows persistent low performance despite a brief improvement in 2024–2025.

Academically, proficiency rates are critically low across all subjects. In 2025–2026, only 10.1% of students were proficient in math, 20.6% in English language arts, and 17.4% in science — all far below district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 39.1% of students missed enough school to be chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared with 30.2% for the district and 18.3% statewide. Though this rate has improved from a high of 53% a few years ago, it remains a likely root cause of the school's academic struggles. Reading proficiency also declines as students progress, from 22.2% in third grade to 17.9% in fifth grade, suggesting gaps are not being closed.

What makes Holmes Road stand out is that nearby schools with similar funding and demographics achieve far better results. J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle School, just 0.67 miles away, ranks in the 87th percentile with 54.9% math proficiency and only 8.4% chronic absenteeism. Whitehaven Elementary and Robert R. Church Elementary also outperform Holmes while spending less per student. One relative bright spot is special education: Holmes' special education students ranked in the 32nd percentile in 2024–2025, suggesting those supports are somewhat more effective than the general program. Still, the gap between Holmes and its neighbors shows that improvement is possible even within the same district and community.

708

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,469

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1083 E Holmes Rd
Memphis, TN 38116

(901) 416-6469

District: Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.1%

Hispanic:

2.0%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2018 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 18% Tennessee)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg25%

Tennessee avg43%

968^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 3 pts since 2018

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SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 120Elementary Schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools

137^th of 141Memphis-Shelby County Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	968 of 1019	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	902 of 1009	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	967 of 1018	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	985 of 1020	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	970 of 1000	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	967 of 983	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	832 of 985	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	918 of 997	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	417 of 498	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	348 of 498	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	407 of 498	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	432 of 500	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	430 of 483	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	393 of 411	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	240 of 404	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	350 of 450	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	866 of 986	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	964 of 990	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	965 of 989	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	923 of 975	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	771 of 926	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	718 of 823	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	671 of 843	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	788 of 853	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	795 of 865	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	831 of 858	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	778 of 823	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	643 of 821	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	778 of 877	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	878 of 984	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	921 of 991	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	946 of 987	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	961 of 980	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	941 of 941	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	799 of 916	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	420 of 618	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	416 of 582	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	471 of 528	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-20 vs state

Science17%-30 vs state

Mathematics10%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)							TNReady English Language Arts (2026)							TNReady Algebra I (2026)		TNReady Science (2026)							TNReady Social Studies (2026)				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 (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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holmes Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1083 E Holmes Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6469	793	41	19.2		8 (1.0%)	741 (93.4%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.5%)	7.4	968^th of 1019 public elementary schools	5.0%		13.9	902^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	10.6%	66	9.0	11.3	10.3				10.1	22.2	21.3	17.9				20.6			14.6	18.8	19.2				17.4					$15,469	$1,956	$12,560
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle School	Public, Magnet	K-8	5250 Tulane Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3156	493	33	14.9		1 (0.2%)	455 (92.3%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	83.4	128^th of 1019 public elementary schools	87.4%		81.6	143^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	85.8%	15	61.5	58.7	62.8	53.7	61.5	28.2	54.9	73.1	65.2	51.2	61.2	43.1	56.4	56.6	66.7	66.7	65.4	67.4	53.5	62.7	55.4	54.5	59.3	70.1	56.9	50.9	59.9	$16,910	$1,385	$14,626
Whitehaven Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4783 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7431	425	28	15.4		6 (1.4%)	398 (93.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	44.5	571^st of 1019 public elementary schools	44.0%		30	737^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.0%	166	26.5	38.2	39.7				34.5	39.1	45.6	48.3				44.1			39.1	46.3	50.0				44.8					$14,863	$1,505	$12,379
Oakshire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1765 E Holmes Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3140	394	27	14.8		1 (0.3%)	383 (97.2%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26	794^th of 1019 public elementary schools	22.1%		24.7	798^th of 1009 public elementary schools	20.9%	4	40.6	23.4	16.7				27.5	34.4	23.4	35.2				30.8			43.8	25.0	25.9				31.9					$15,845	$1,433	$13,318
Westhaven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4585 Hodge Rd.	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8740	746	42	17.9		1 (0.1%)	714 (95.7%)	22 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	19.1	861^st of 1019 public elementary schools	15.5%		14.8	889^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.9%	28	32.3	28.8	23.4				28.3	33.3	31.3	22.3				29.2			20.2	31.3	20.2				24.3					$14,775	$1,666	$12,122
Geeter School	Public	PK, KG-8	4649 Horn Lake Road	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8157	610	35	17.3		9 (1.5%)	570 (93.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	5.5	997^th of 1019 public elementary schools	2.2%		4.1	1002^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	0.7%	5	8.9	18.0		8.0			5.9	13.3	10.0	7.4	12.0			8.0			28.9	6.0	9.3	12.0	8.5		10.4	6.0	6.6			$14,110	$2,092	$11,064
Robert R. Church Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Millbranch Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-0198	549	32	17.1		3 (0.5%)	533 (97.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	32.5	729^th of 1019 public elementary schools	28.5%		13.3	907^th of 1009 public elementary schools	10.1%	178	33.7	31.6	28.2				31.3	43.8	38.7	30.6				37.9			42.0	35.5	28.2				35.5					$14,209	$1,554	$11,645
Gardenview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4075 Hartz Dr	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-3068	259	18	14.3		0 (0.0%)	242 (93.4%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7.6	966^th of 1019 public elementary schools	5.2%		12.1	923^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	8.5%	43		17.9	23.8				14.5	15.0	17.9	19.0				17.4			15.0	14.3	14.3				14.5					$17,016	$1,809	$13,972
Freedom Prep Elementary - Millbranch School	Public, Charter	K-5	3750 Millbranch Road	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	515	41	12.6		5 (1.0%)	428 (83.1%)	76 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	53.6	453^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	55.5%		53.8	435^th of 1009 public elementary schools	56.9%	18	39.8	33.3	38.6				37.2	39.8	57.7	47.4				48.2			43.4	51.3	70.2				53.2					$15,332	$1,505	$13,461
Levi Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 W Levi Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8166	436	26	17.0		2 (0.5%)	426 (97.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	5	1006^th of 1019 public elementary schools	1.3%		6.9	974^th of 1009 public elementary schools	3.5%	32	11.0	13.2	10.0				11.5	13.7	19.1	10.0				14.7			11.0	13.2	14.0				12.6					$14,418	$1,696	$11,514

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Is Holmes Road Elementary School a good school?

Holmes Road Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Tennessee elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Road Elementary School?

Students at Holmes Road Elementary School are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Holmes Road Elementary School in?

Memphis-Shelby County Schools

How many students attend Holmes Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 708 students attended Holmes Road Elementary School.

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