Holmes Elementary School

Excellent effort by students and staff. Everyone is friendly. Students keep up with the high standards.

We love Holmes and feel very lucky to have it as our neighborhood school. Many of the teachers have been at the school for years and more than a few even live in the neighborhood, which gives the school character and enables staff and parent dedication to flourish. This translates into a school where my kids are excited to learn and it has even kept us from buying a house in a neighboring community.

Overall I liked Holmes. This year was a little tough with our sons teacher retiring early in the year as well as him having a teacher that was used to teaching older student stepping in. Academically Holmes has helped my son grow by leaps and bounds! I think with a seasoned Kinder teacher he will have a much better year. I also feel the teacher he had this year will improve with time. I enjoyed her structured approach as well as her open communication.

I've been a part of the Holmes community for less than a year and the school culture and atmosphere are far better than other schools I've encountered in San Diego. The staff is friendly and welcoming, the parents are involved and helpful, and the students are intelligent, respectful and hard-working. They have a lot of great enrichment programs and the kids are always smiling!