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Holmes Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

365 Dupont Ave, Tonawanda, NY 14150 · (716) 874-8423 · Part of Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

Tonawanda’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of New York school districts

Directions
Students
274
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Holmes Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Tonawanda kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Tonawanda kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Holmes Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–72 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

365 Dupont Ave, Tonawanda

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten47
Grade 156
Grade 258
Grade 354
Grade 459
Enrollment over time
282’20
270’21
281’22
281’23
274’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Black 19%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 11%Asian 9%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Holmes Elementary School from Tonawanda families.

Other schools in Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District

The district →
Thomas A Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Tonawanda
B−
609 students13:1
Herbert Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Buffalo
C
570 students11:1
Charles A Lindbergh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Buffalo
B−
496 students13:1
Ben Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Buffalo
C−
460 students10:1
Herbert Hoover Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Buffalo
C−
772 students11:1
Ben Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Buffalo
C−
654 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York’s other public schools; Tonawanda’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.