Holmes Elementary School
426 River St
Spring Lake MI, 49456, Ottawa County
Phone: 616-846-5504
Ranking: 
(74 out of 2,213, top 3%)*
(74 out of 2,213, top 3%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Spring Lake Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 454 | 470 | 475 | 477 | 483 | 471 | 466 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 17.4% | 94 | 20.0% | 94 | 19.8% | 98 | 20.5% | 116 | 24.0% | 115 | 24.4% | 112 | 24.0% |
| Grade 1: | 91 | 20.0% | 85 | 18.1% | 89 | 18.7% | 101 | 21.2% | 96 | 19.9% | 78 | 16.6% | 96 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 19.8% | 84 | 17.9% | 106 | 22.3% | 101 | 21.2% | 85 | 17.6% | 95 | 20.2% | 90 | 19.3% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 18.5% | 106 | 22.6% | 102 | 21.5% | 84 | 17.6% | 93 | 19.3% | 90 | 19.1% | 76 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 110 | 24.2% | 101 | 21.5% | 84 | 17.7% | 93 | 19.5% | 93 | 19.3% | 77 | 16.3% | 75 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 232 | 51.1% | 232 | 49.4% | 239 | 50.3% | 255 | 53.5% | 258 | 53.4% | 260 | 55.2% | 262 | 56.2% |
| Female: | 222 | 48.9% | 238 | 50.6% | 236 | 49.7% | 222 | 46.5% | 217 | 44.9% | 203 | 43.1% | 199 | 42.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 8 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 4.4% | 14 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.7% | 9 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% |
| White: | 405 | 89.2% | 432 | 91.9% | 439 | 92.4% | 454 | 95.2% | 465 | 96.3% | 457 | 97.0% | 451 | 96.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.1% | 17 | 3.6% | 10 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 11.7% | 67 | 14.3% | 89 | 18.7% | 56 | 11.7% | 63 | 13.0% | 42 | 8.9% | 39 | 8.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 6.2% | 22 | 4.7% | 15 | 3.2% | 20 | 4.2% | 20 | 4.1% | 14 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.42 | 16.79 | 19.00 | 17.71 | 17.92 | 17.60 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.1% | 87% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.7% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 90.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 91.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 36.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46.8% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.8% | 86.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.8% | 87.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 86.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 98.7% | 86.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 89.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 99.3% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 92.1% | 62.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 89.6% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67.9% | 51.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 62% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 81.5% | 57.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.2% | 61.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.9% | 81.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 95.4% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 96.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.8% | 92.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 91.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 88.2% | 39.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.7% | 44.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 97.1% | 83.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.4% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 97.8% | 84.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97.6% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 98.1% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.3% | 84.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.7% | 67.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.5% | 68.1% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 72.7% | 54.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 57.5% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 60.7% | 44.5% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 78.9% | 44.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75.8% | 47.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.2% | 44.5% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.3% | 46.7% |
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* Holmes Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.