Holmes Middle School

Summary:

Holmes Middle School is a public middle school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 502 students. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 66 out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holmes Middle School consistently outperforms the Colorado Springs School District and the state of Colorado in CMAS test scores across all grades and subjects. In 2023-2024, the school had 54.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 37.5% for the district and 44.1% for the state. However, in Math, the school's performance was slightly lower at 28.5% proficient or better, compared to 29.3% for the district and 34.2% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, where it ranks in the top 25% of Colorado middle schools for Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Holmes Middle School has a relatively diverse student population, with 62.95% White, 21.51% Hispanic, and 9.16% two or more races in the 2022-2023 school year.

While Holmes Middle School outperforms its district and state in academic metrics, it is not the highest-performing school in the immediate area. Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School, which is part of the Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 (ranked 2 out of 116 districts in Colorado), consistently outperforms Holmes Middle School in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. Additionally, The Vanguard School, a public charter school in the Harrison School District No. 2, also demonstrates exceptional academic performance, ranking in the top 10% of Colorado middle schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2455 Mesa Road
       Colorado Springs, CO  80904-1818


(719) 328-3800

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

SchoolDigger Rank:
183rd of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,322 Help


Students who attend Holmes Middle School usually attend:

High:    Coronado High School

Feeder schools for Holmes Middle School:

Elementary:    Bristol Elementary School
    Chipeta Elementary School
    Howbert Elementary School
    Trailblazer Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  502

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.9%
Hispanic:
21.5%
Two or more races:
9.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Holmes Middle School ranks better than 62.3% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 3rd among 9 ranked middle schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.3. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Holmes Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holmes Middle School is $17,322. 5 middle schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Holmes Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Holmes Middle School 183rd of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Holmes Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Colorado Springs School District No. 11:

SchoolDigger ranks Colorado Springs School District No. 11 66th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Holmes Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 65.15 109th 336 67.6%
2005 76.59 74th 340 78.2%
2006 86.87 31st 346 91.0%
2007 86.52 36th 360 90.0%
2008 84.12 45th 362 87.6%
2009 83.16 51st 377 86.5%
2010 78.59 71st 409 82.6%
2011 81.29 69th 422 83.6%
2012 78.94 75th 425 82.4%
2013 75.63 89th 454 80.4%
2014 71.74 123rd 461 73.3%
2015 51.54 181st 436 58.5%
2016 41.56 215th 400 46.3%
2017 42.81 218th 424 48.6%
2018 55.38 160th 418 61.7%
2019 53.05 193rd 458 57.9%
2021 40.69 201st 369 45.5%
2022 39.96 251st 448 44.0%
2023 54.65 180th 480 62.5%
2024 55.30 183rd 485 62.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.69 87th 222 60.8%
2019 47.37 114th 240 52.5%
2021 35.24 75th 114 34.2%
2022 31.14 132nd 197 33.0%
2023 52.85 87th 241 63.9%
2024 57.83 72nd 244 70.5%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.53 182nd 315 42.2%
2019 42.35 193rd 352 45.2%
2021 36.02 157th 254 38.2%
2022 39.99 182nd 326 44.2%
2023 54.01 147th 363 59.5%
2024 53.58 140th 350 60.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.50 57th 121 52.9%
2019 62.05 53rd 134 60.4%
2022 39.45 70th 93 24.7%
2023 55.68 68th 125 45.6%
2024 66.25 39th 126 69.0%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.24 103rd 317 67.5%
2019 56.64 123rd 343 64.1%
2021 35.44 156th 249 37.3%
2022 31.03 209th 328 36.3%
2023 45.19 171st 356 52.0%
2024 47.09 163rd 357 54.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.44 63rd 165 61.8%
2019 47.28 108th 220 50.9%
2022 42.34 87th 169 48.5%
2023 68.57 39th 198 80.3%
2024 70.98 42nd 199 78.9%
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Rank History for White students at Holmes Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.00 110th 199 44.7%
2019 39.80 172nd 283 39.2%
2021 27.52 151st 203 25.6%
2022 24.35 203rd 265 23.4%
2023 39.52 171st 286 40.2%
2024 40.41 156th 273 42.9%
See the entire list of Best Colorado Middle Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Holmes Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 631 19 14 62 2 n/a n/a 0 728
1989 561 20 16 50 6 n/a n/a 0 653
1990 556 11 17 60 4 n/a n/a 0 648
1991 557 16 16 59 2 n/a n/a 0 650
1992 591 22 14 69 2 n/a n/a 0 698
1993 611 30 18 74 6 n/a n/a 0 739
1994 632 26 20 74 4 n/a n/a 0 756
1995 657 36 26 76 6 n/a n/a 0 801
1996 657 36 26 76 6 n/a n/a 0 801
1997 678 30 17 78 7 n/a n/a 0 810
1998 681 27 15 77 5 n/a n/a 0 805
1999 619 22 13 84 6 n/a n/a 0 744
2000 625 28 15 79 3 n/a n/a 0 750
2001 624 30 23 104 8 n/a n/a 0 789
2002 643 32 17 100 9 n/a n/a 0 801
2003 643 32 17 100 9 n/a n/a 0 801
2004 624 31 19 98 16 n/a n/a 0 788
2005 574 32 18 101 11 n/a n/a 0 736
2006 546 29 17 96 8 n/a n/a 0 696
2007 540 30 16 100 5 n/a n/a 0 691
2008 544 36 22 108 8 n/a n/a 0 718
2009 548 38 23 102 11 n/a n/a 0 722
2010 527 40 30 118 9 n/a n/a 0 724
2011 430 14 12 170 5 0 52 0 683
2012 473 14 13 152 3 0 44 0 699
2013 475 19 6 152 3 0 36 0 691
2014 471 18 10 157 3 0 40 0 699
2015 462 34 15 153 6 0 46 0 716
2016 471 29 19 150 4 1 55 0 729
2017 467 26 17 123 4 1 42 0 680
2018 472 23 12 116 4 0 33 0 660
2019 460 24 14 114 5 2 38 0 657
2020 416 30 13 113 6 2 44 0 624
2021 350 28 14 123 3 1 46 0 565
2022 337 25 10 114 4 0 43 0 533
2023 316 21 6 108 5 0 46 0 502

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holmes Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 728 35.6 20.4 n/a
1989 653 35.8 18.2 9.5
1990 648 36.9 17.5 10
1991 650 35.0 18.5 10.3
1992 698 37.2 18.7 10
1993 739 33.8 21.9 13.4
1994 756 35.7 21.2 14.3
1995 801 39.8 20.1 11.2
1996 801 39.8 20.1 11.2
1997 810 41.0 19.8 10.7
1998 805 41.0 19.6 11.1
1999 744 40.7 18.3 10.9
2000 750 38.0 19.7 15.6
2001 789 39.0 20.2 16.3
2002 801 42.2 19.0 18.9
2003 801 42.2 19.0 18.9
2004 788 46.0 17.1 23.7
2005 736 43.0 17.1 29.5
2006 696 39.0 17.8 29
2007 691 37.7 18.3 28.8
2008 718 39.7 18.1 31.3
2009 722 38.1 19.0 33.2
2010 724 37.4 19.3 38.1
2011 683 40.7 16.7 39.2
2012 699 38.1 18.3 38.3
2013 691 35.7 19.3 41.4
2014 699 36.5 19.1 43.9
2015 716 38.0 18.8 44.3
2016 729 39.0 18.6 44.4
2017 680 41.3 16.4 40.1
2018 660 38.3 17.2 39.4
2019 657 39.3 16.6 44.4
2020 624 36.2 17.2 46.8
2021 565 32.8 17.1 47.4
2022 533 31.8 16.7 41.7
2023 502 32.2 15.5 42.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Holmes Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 728 35.6 20.4 n/a
1989 653 35.8 18.2 9.5
1990 648 36.9 17.5 10
1991 650 35.0 18.5 10.3
1992 698 37.2 18.7 10
1993 739 33.8 21.9 13.4
1994 756 35.7 21.2 14.3
1995 801 39.8 20.1 11.2
1996 801 39.8 20.1 11.2
1997 810 41.0 19.8 10.7
1998 805 41.0 19.6 11.1
1999 744 40.7 18.3 10.9
2000 750 38.0 19.7 15.6
2001 789 39.0 20.2 16.3
2002 801 42.2 19.0 18.9
2003 801 42.2 19.0 18.9
2004 788 46.0 17.1 23.7
2005 736 43.0 17.1 29.5
2006 696 39.0 17.8 29
2007 691 37.7 18.3 28.8
2008 718 39.7 18.1 31.3
2009 722 38.1 19.0 33.2
2010 724 37.4 19.3 38.1
2011 683 40.7 16.7 39.2
2012 699 38.1 18.3 38.3
2013 691 35.7 19.3 41.4
2014 699 36.5 19.1 43.9
2015 716 38.0 18.8 44.3
2016 729 39.0 18.6 44.4
2017 680 41.3 16.4 40.1
2018 660 38.3 17.2 39.4
2019 657 39.3 16.6 44.4
2020 624 36.2 17.2 46.8
2021 565 32.8 17.1 47.4
2022 533 31.8 16.7 41.7
2023 502 32.2 15.5 42.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Holmes Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,739
2020 $12,551
2021 $13,473
2022 $15,179
2023 $17,322

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Holmes Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 193rd of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 180th of 480 Middle schools
 4.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Holmes Middle School)4950.9
 1.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)36.434.6
 1.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (Holmes Middle School)27.329.8
 2.5%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)20.122.2
 2.1%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Holmes Middle School)62.239.5
 22.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)44.837.1
 7.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (Holmes Middle School)38.719.1
 19.6%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)23.118.7
 4.4%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (Holmes Middle School)29.944.6
 14.7%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)23.126.5
 3.4%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Holmes Middle School)42.659
 16.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)39.435.9
 3.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (Holmes Middle School)32.337.1
 4.8%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)25.124.4
 0.7%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Holmes Middle School)51.849.2
 2.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)39.535.8
 3.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Holmes Middle School)33.128.1
 5%
   All Grades Math (Colorado Springs School District No. 11)2927.1
 1.9%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students657502
 23.6%
African American2421
 12.5%
American Indian55
Asian146
 57.1%
Hispanic114108
 5.3%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White460316
 31.3%
Two or More Races3846
 21.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.4%42.2%
 2.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Middle School

Students who attend Holmes Middle School usually go on to attend Coronado High School

Holmes Middle School ranks 183rd of 485 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 502 students attended Holmes Middle School.

Students at Holmes Middle School are 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.


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