Holmes Elementary School (Boston SCH DIST.), Massachusetts - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Holmes Elementary School is a Elementary in Dorchester, MA. It currently serves 287 students (grades PK-06). The school is part of the Boston School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:287

Number of Teachers: 32

Student/Teacher Ratio: 8.96

Location Info

Location: 40 School Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

Mailing Address: 40 School Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

Phone: (617)635-8681

Website: http://www.bostonpublicschools.org

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	35
Grade 2	34
Grade 3	34
Grade 4	48
Grade 5	43
Grade 6	30
Kindergarten	25
Pre-Kindergarten	38

Gender/Sex of Holmes Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	164	57.14
Female	123	42.86

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Holmes Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.35
Asian	3	1.05
Black or African American	154	53.66
Hispanic/Latino	110	38.33
Two or more races	13	4.53
White	6	2.09

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.61
Asian	1	0.61
Black or African American	92	56.10
Hispanic/Latino	58	35.37
Two or more races	10	6.10
White	2	1.22

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	1.63
Black or African American	62	50.41
Hispanic/Latino	52	42.28
Two or more races	3	2.44
White	4	3.25

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	17	48.57
Hispanic/Latino	16	45.71
Two or more races	1	2.86
White	1	2.86

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.94
Black or African American	19	55.88
Hispanic/Latino	12	35.29
Two or more races	2	5.88

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.94
Black or African American	18	52.94
Hispanic/Latino	13	38.24
Two or more races	2	5.88

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	27	56.25
Hispanic/Latino	16	33.33
Two or more races	4	8.33
White	1	2.08

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.33
Black or African American	29	67.44
Hispanic/Latino	13	30.23

Grade 6 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	17	56.67
Hispanic/Latino	13	43.33

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	9	36.00
Hispanic/Latino	12	48.00
Two or more races	2	8.00
White	2	8.00

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.63
Black or African American	18	47.37
Hispanic/Latino	15	39.47
Two or more races	2	5.26
White	2	5.26