HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Holmes Elem School is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 school district, located in Chicago, IL with about 162 students offering grade levels from Pre-Kindergarten to 8th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 12 teachers, Holmes Elem School has a student/teacher ratio of about 13:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
Holmes Elementary School, located at 955 W Garfield Blvd in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, is a public school serving the local community as part of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) district. The school is situated in a historically significant area of the city, and it functions as a central educational hub for neighborhood families, focusing on providing foundational academic instruction to students in the pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade range.
Like many schools in the Englewood area, Holmes Elementary is deeply integrated into the fabric of its community. It emphasizes core academic development while often working to address the unique social and emotional needs of its diverse student body. The school’s presence on Garfield Boulevard places it within a transit-accessible corridor, and it remains a focal point for local educational initiatives aimed at supporting student growth and neighborhood stability within the South Side of Chicago.
For more information, contact Holmes Elem School at (773) 535-9025 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Chicago, IL 60621-2240
(773) 535-9025
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Chicago, IL with about 162 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Illinois
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Total Students:
- 162
- Teachers:
- 12.86
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 162 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly Black or African American, representing about 96% of the student body.
- Black or African American
- 95.7%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 3.1%
- Two or more races
- 0.6%
- White
- 0.6%
- Female
- 51.2%
- Male
- 48.8%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.