Holmes School
195 North Columbus Ave
Mount Vernon NY, 10553, Westchester County
Phone: 914-665-5110
Ranking:
(854 out of 3,424, top 25%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Mount Vernon City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 31 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 388 | 392 | 360 | 411 | 421 | 414 | 423 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 31 | 8.0% | 32 | 8.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 32 | 7.8% | 36 | 8.6% | 25 | 6.0% | 20 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten: | 41 | 10.6% | 58 | 14.8% | 51 | 14.2% | 55 | 13.4% | 51 | 12.1% | 51 | 12.3% | 55 | 13.0% |
Grade 1: | 71 | 18.3% | 44 | 11.2% | 53 | 14.7% | 48 | 11.7% | 54 | 12.8% | 56 | 13.5% | 60 | 14.2% |
Grade 2: | 50 | 12.9% | 49 | 12.5% | 45 | 12.5% | 50 | 12.2% | 56 | 13.3% | 59 | 14.3% | 49 | 11.6% |
Grade 3: | 55 | 14.2% | 50 | 12.8% | 51 | 14.2% | 53 | 12.9% | 62 | 14.7% | 52 | 12.6% | 60 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 13.4% | 47 | 12.0% | 49 | 13.6% | 61 | 14.8% | 55 | 13.1% | 61 | 14.7% | 58 | 13.7% |
Grade 5: | 46 | 11.9% | 48 | 12.2% | 62 | 17.2% | 55 | 13.4% | 56 | 13.3% | 50 | 12.1% | 62 | 14.7% |
Grade 6: | 42 | 10.8% | 64 | 16.3% | 49 | 13.6% | 57 | 13.9% | 51 | 12.1% | 60 | 14.5% | 59 | 13.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 187 | 48.2% | 197 | 50.3% | 178 | 49.4% | 204 | 49.6% | 185 | 43.9% | 177 | 42.8% | 199 | 47.0% |
Female: | 201 | 51.8% | 195 | 49.7% | 182 | 50.6% | 207 | 50.4% | 228 | 54.2% | 229 | 55.3% | 220 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.4% |
Hispanic: | 57 | 14.7% | 56 | 14.3% | 42 | 11.7% | 63 | 15.3% | 57 | 13.5% | 51 | 12.3% | 44 | 10.4% |
Black: | 310 | 79.9% | 313 | 79.8% | 303 | 84.2% | 301 | 73.2% | 342 | 81.2% | 339 | 81.9% | 363 | 85.8% |
White: | 16 | 4.1% | 17 | 4.3% | 11 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 18 | 4.3% | 16 | 3.9% | 8 | 1.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 30 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 166 | 42.8% | 205 | 52.3% | 178 | 49.4% | 217 | 52.8% | 190 | 45.1% | 129 | 31.2% | 158 | 37.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 10.1% | 44 | 11.2% | 34 | 9.4% | 77 | 18.7% | 72 | 17.1% | 70 | 16.9% | 83 | 19.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.52 | 11.88 | 12.34 | 11.74 | 13.16 | 12.90 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 67% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 70% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 80% | 76% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 54% | 55% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 44% | 56% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 17.2% | 31.1% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 80% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 85% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 90% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 93% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 54% | 59% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 53% | 59% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 49% | 61% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 18.6% | 34.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 69% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 77% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 73% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82% | 77% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 55% | 57% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 54% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 60% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 21.1% | 30.3% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 78% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 84% | 81% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89% | 87% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% | 64% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 61% | 67% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66% | 69% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 86% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 85% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 86% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 89% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 88% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 89% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 72% | 68% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82% | 78% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 83% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 51% | 53% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 53% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 44% | 58% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 18.4% | 30.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 71% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 83% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 63% | 65% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 66% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 11.8% | 29.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 82% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 88% | 78% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 85% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93% | 86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 59% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 60% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 69% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 97% | 91% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 48% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 48% | 56% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 44% | 55% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 16.6% | 29.6% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 51% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 65% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 80% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 85% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 58% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 55% | 63% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 50% | 66% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 13% | 30.6% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Holmes School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.