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Holmes High School

Q: Is Holmes High School a good school?

Holmes High School ranks 1232 nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 39% of Texas high schools

Summary

Holmes High School in San Antonio, TX, is a large comprehensive high school in the Northside Independent School District (Isd) serving approximately 2,422 students in grades 9-12, with over 77% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the 30th to 47th percentile among Texas high schools over the past decade, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, though its overall state ranking has shown a slight downward trend in recent years.

A key strength of Holmes is its stable graduation rate, which has consistently hovered around 94-95%, competitive with higher-performing Warren High School (94.5%) and significantly outperforming nearby schools like Jay High School (87.1%) and Memorial High School (80.5%). However, the school faces a significant academic challenge in Algebra I, where proficiency rates have been alarmingly low and stagnant, hovering around 18-20% for several years before jumping to 37.5% in 2025-2026—still far below the district average of 53.43%. Interestingly, two nearby charter schools from the Idea Public Schools network, Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory and Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory, are outperforming Holmes in nearly every academic metric despite serving an even higher percentage of low-income students, suggesting that alternative instructional models may be yielding better results with similar populations.

Holmes shows some positive momentum for its most vulnerable populations, with the "Low Socio Economic Status Students" subgroup improving from a 1-star rating (29th percentile) in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating (41st percentile) in 2025-2026. The school also demonstrates a unique strength with its African American student population, which has consistently ranked in the 53rd to 61st percentile statewide for three consecutive years. While the school's dropout rate of 2.1% is higher than the district average of 0.9%, it remains lower than Jay High School (2.3%) and significantly lower than alternative schools like Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram (10.4%), indicating that Holmes is effective at retaining the vast majority of its students despite academic struggles in core subjects.

2,422

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,036

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6500 Ingram Rd
San Antonio, TX 78238-3999

(210) 397-7000

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Holmes High School:

Elementary:	Esparza Elementary
	Glass Elementary
	Glenoaks Elementary
	Linton Elementary
	More...
	Martin Elementary
	Powell Elementary
	Villarreal Elementary
Middle:	Ross Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.9%

White:

6.8%

African American:

6.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2023 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2026) from a 30th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg67%

Texas avg62%

1,232^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13High Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

475^th of 951Northside Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1232 of 2009	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	1276 of 1974	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1340 of 1990	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1371 of 1961	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1232 of 1876	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	1141 of 1861	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	994 of 1857	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1065 of 1797	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.3	943 of 1777	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	949 of 1762	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.5	1030 of 1743	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.0	811 of 1734	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.9	742 of 1652	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	707 of 1603	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	952 of 1672	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.9	840 of 1568	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.2	791 of 1539	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.1	719 of 1510	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	767 of 1497	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.4	749 of 1430	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.7	764 of 1429	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	681 of 1427	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	506 of 1086	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	334 of 834	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	413 of 1065	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	591 of 1069	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	619 of 1031	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	558 of 1020	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	556 of 1024	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	525 of 1013	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	490 of 556	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	388 of 428	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	473 of 530	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	482 of 525	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	408 of 507	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	470 of 488	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	411 of 487	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	422 of 486	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	878 of 1837	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	1144 of 1829	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	595 of 1810	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	882 of 1784	50.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	977 of 1195	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	725 of 1153	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	991 of 1437	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	987 of 1371	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	778 of 1278	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	703 of 1195	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	697 of 1136	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	492 of 1113	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	1413 of 1936	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	1134 of 1504	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1431 of 1880	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1400 of 1891	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1346 of 1841	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1181 of 1815	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1032 of 1798	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1199 of 1781	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	782 of 1206	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	770 of 964	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.1	844 of 1182	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.9	686 of 1172	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	835 of 1177	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	973 of 1145	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	976 of 1137	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	1003 of 1860	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	935 of 1453	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1242 of 1805	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1201 of 1820	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1061 of 1762	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.9	955 of 1743	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	773 of 1714	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	929 of 1691	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1136 of 1937	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	996 of 1513	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1339 of 1884	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1338 of 1897	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1199 of 1847	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	1084 of 1848	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	869 of 1818	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	1003 of 1794	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	1028 of 1954	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	977 of 1515	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1269 of 1891	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1300 of 1913	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	1125 of 1853	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	1099 of 1840	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	1042 of 1824	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1087 of 1803	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	528 of 713	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.6	279 of 598	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	468 of 731	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	412 of 677	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	416 of 664	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.3	184 of 588	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	67 of 604	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	141 of 582	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	786 of 1581	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	697 of 1299	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	951 of 1548	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	993 of 1478	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	843 of 1418	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	838 of 1382	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	442 of 1357	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	641 of 1347	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	948 of 1584	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	836 of 1294	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	935 of 1556	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	752 of 1576	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	609 of 1525	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	688 of 1510	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	1049 of 1526	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	884 of 1539	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)53rd percentile+15 vs school

At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History68%~ state avg

Biology65%-5 vs state

English II Reading48%-12 vs state

English I Reading47%-9 vs state

Algebra I38%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Holmes High School	Public	9-12	6500 Ingram Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-7000	2,422	168	14.4	77.6%	165 (6.8%)	152 (6.3%)	2,009 (82.9%)	50 (2.1%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	35 (1.4%)	40.2	1232^nd of 2009 public high schools	38.7%		34.5	1276^th of 1974 public high schools	35.4%	44	37.5	65.2	46.6	48.3	68.4								$10,036
Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram	Public, Charter	9-12	6218 NW Loop 410	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 603-4444	116	3	38.6	77.6%	9 (7.8%)	5 (4.3%)	95 (81.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	32	1437^th of 2009 public high schools	28.5%		36.8	1236^th of 1974 public high schools	37.4%	201	18.2	66.7	33.3	60.0	57.1								$8,391
Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram	Public, Charter	10-12	6218 NW Loop 410	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	12				2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0			42.9	50.0
Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest	Public, Charter	6-12	6535 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 432-2634	141	14	10.2	69.5%	5 (3.5%)	3 (2.1%)	129 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	25.4	1572^nd of 2009 public high schools	21.8%		29.7	1403^rd of 1974 public high schools	28.9%	169	21.4	53.6	27.3	57.1	64.3	57.1	27.8	58.8	21.4		20.0	29.4	$14,865
Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	3115 Majestic Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3700	543	34	15.8	85.8%	28 (5.2%)	24 (4.4%)	480 (88.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	68.2	474^th of 2009 public high schools	76.4%					(n/a)	67.4	76.3	70.0	68.2	94.3	67.3	68.8	55.4	46.9	42.7		56.5	$12,255
Warren High School	Public	9-12	9411 Military Dr W	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4200	2,542	155	16.3	41.8%	313 (12.3%)	180 (7.1%)	1,919 (75.5%)	68 (2.7%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	52 (2.0%)	61.5	646^th of 2009 public high schools	67.8%		64.1	574^th of 1974 public high schools	70.9%	72	31.4	77.4	62.8	68.7	79.7								$9,391
Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	743	42	17.8	83.7%	34 (4.6%)	12 (1.6%)	687 (92.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61.2	659^th of 2009 public high schools	67.2%		60.6	658^th of 1974 public high schools	66.7%	1	64.0	76.9	61.4	73.2	63.2	52.9	53.9	68.1	51.7	57.5		28.0	$10,598
Marshall High School	Public	9-12	8000 Lobo Ln	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7100	2,634	171	15.3	65.4%	356 (13.5%)	179 (6.8%)	1,764 (67.0%)	174 (6.6%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	155 (5.9%)	42.7	1166^th of 2009 public high schools	42.0%		44.6	1053^rd of 1974 public high schools	46.7%	113	29.0	64.0	51.3	52.4	73.0								$10,187
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1227 Memorial St	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4110	846	58	14.6	94.1%	4 (0.5%)	15 (1.8%)	794 (93.9%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	14.7	1731^st of 2009 public high schools	13.8%		16.4	1676^th of 1974 public high schools	15.1%	55	33.1	28.3	23.8	37.9	47.3								$11,422
Jay High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7611 Marbach Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2700	2,118	155	13.6	71.7%	136 (6.4%)	98 (4.6%)	1,818 (85.8%)	20 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	39 (1.8%)	29	1497^th of 2009 public high schools	25.5%		24.9	1519^th of 1974 public high schools	23.0%	22	17.4	62.8	40.5	48.1	53.9								$11,627

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes High School

How many students attend Holmes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,422 students attended Holmes High School.

What schools feed into Holmes High School?

Holmes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Esparza Elementary
Elementary : Glass Elementary
Elementary : Glenoaks Elementary
Elementary : Linton Elementary
Elementary : Martin Elementary
Elementary : Powell Elementary
Elementary : Villarreal Elementary
Middle : Ross Middle

What district is Holmes High School in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Is Holmes High School a good school?

Holmes High School ranks 1232^nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Holmes High School?

Students at Holmes High School are 83% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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