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Holmes Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Harvey, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 184 students. The school is part of the Harvey School District 152, which is ranked 789 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Holmes Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 1785 to 2039 out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (IAR) is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 6.9% of 3rd graders, 13.8% of 4th graders, and 5.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 30.6%, 37.8%, and 39.1%, respectively. In mathematics, the performance is also very low, with only 17.2% of 3rd graders, 6.9% of 4th graders, and 0% of 5th graders reaching proficiency, compared to the state averages of 33.8%, 28.4%, and 26.8%.
The nearby schools, such as Bryant Elementary, Maya Angelou Elementary, and Whittier Elementary, which are also part of the Harvey School District 152, perform slightly better than Holmes Elementary School on state assessments, but still lag behind the state averages. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $17,436 in the 2022-2023 school year and a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6, the academic performance at Holmes Elementary School remains low, suggesting that additional resources and support may be needed to address the underlying challenges.
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