Greenwood Sarah K-8 School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 357 students
Holmes Elementary School
40 School Street, Dorchester, MA 02124
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
283
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Boston
Suffolk County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Massachusetts elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Holmes Elementary School
Holmes Elementary School is a public elementary school in Dorchester, Massachusetts, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Boston. The school is located in a large city in Suffolk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 283 students were enrolled, with about 9.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Massachusetts elementary school (11.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 919 Massachusetts elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 283 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- Boston
- County
- Suffolk County
- NCES school ID
- 250279002569
Schools near Holmes Elementary School
All 37 schools in Dorchester →
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester
Charter · Grades Pre-K–8 · 640 students
Lee K-8 School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 551 students
Epiphany School
Private · Grades 5–8 · 84 students
UP Academy Holland
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 641 students
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School Lower
Public · Grades Pre-K–1 · 196 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.