O W Holmes School

40 School St, Dorchester, MA 02124 | (617) 635-8681

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 279

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 279 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 913th out of 1,070 elementary schools in MA.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 40 School Street, Dorchester, MA 02124

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Boston School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $21,744
Graduation Rate: 69.1%
Dropout Rate: 7.6%
Students Per Teacher: 13.3
Enrolled Students: 55,371

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 279
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 25.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 141 (50.5%)
Females: 138 (49.5%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 16 (5.7%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 223 (79.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 239 (85.7%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

O W Holmes School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.4%
Black	209	74.9%
Asian	6	2.2%
Hispanic	52	18.6%
White	7	2.5%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	25	9.0%
Kindergarten	30	10.8%
1st Grade	47	16.8%
2nd Grade	47	16.8%
3rd Grade	55	19.7%
4th Grade	33	11.8%
5th Grade	42	15.1%

Source: MA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that O W Holmes School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on MCAS state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Science

MCAS - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	24.0%	37.0%	63.0%
2009	17.0%	31.0%	57.0%

Math Test
2010	32.0%	42.0%	65.0%
2009	10.0%	33.0%	60.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	26.0%	30.0%	54.0%
2009	55.0%	30.0%	53.0%

Math Test
2010	10.0%	28.0%	48.0%
2009	48.0%	27.0%	48.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Language Arts Test
2010	56.0%	40.0%	63.0%
2009	50.0%	-	-

Math Test
2010	63.0%	39.0%	55.0%
2009	33.0%	-	-

Science Test
2010	33.0%	21.0%	53.0%
2009	17.0%	-	-

Source: MA Department of Education 2009-2010

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