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Holmes Middle

Public Grades 6-8

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 419 Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 15% of Virginia middle schools

Summary

Holmes Middle is a public middle school located in Alexandria, Virginia, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 892 students. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools district, which is ranked 45th out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked district, Holmes Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Virginia middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school struggles to perform well across different student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, it performs better for African American and multi-racial students, ranking in the middle to upper-middle range. English Language Learners and students with disabilities also perform better than the overall school ranking, but still in the bottom half of Virginia middle schools.

Academically, Holmes Middle has significantly lower proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests compared to the Fairfax County and Virginia averages across most subject areas and grade levels. The school performs best in Algebra I and Geometry, but in Mathematics, English Reading, and Science, its proficiency rates are 10-30 percentage points below the district and state averages. Additionally, Holmes Middle has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 20.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

881

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,180

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6525 Montrose St
Alexandria, VA 22312

(703) 658-5900

District: Fairfax County Public Schools

Students who attend Holmes Middle usually attend:

High:

Annandale High

Feeder schools for Holmes Middle:

Elementary:	Bren Mar Park Elementary
	Columbia Elementary
	North Springfield Elementary
	Weyanoke Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

White:

18.4%

African American:

18.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (56% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg76%

Virginia avg69%

356^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 23Middle Schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools

45^th of 129Fairfax County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	356 of 419	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	369 of 417	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	345 of 422	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	327 of 415	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	336 of 419	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	323 of 424	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	312 of 413	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.7	293 of 415	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.4	216 of 409	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.1	191 of 412	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.7	87 of 416	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	59.9	122 of 416	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	73 of 413	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.1	64 of 413	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	44.6	245 of 408	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	182 of 390	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	31.6	320 of 391	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	345 of 387	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.0	204 of 383	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.6	155 of 340	54.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	146 of 297	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.7	216 of 299	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	158 of 298	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	121 of 136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	102 of 132	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	174 of 281	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	177 of 278	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	76 of 135	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	83 of 122	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	54 of 100	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	347 of 407	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	341 of 411	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	253 of 279	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	254 of 272	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	264 of 275	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	330 of 403	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	361 of 402	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	342 of 404	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	367 of 407	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	320 of 409	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	85 of 130	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.7	12 of 114	89.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	31 of 244	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	33.9	164 of 237	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	98 of 231	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	278 of 400	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	253 of 396	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	305 of 402	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile+72 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2024)38th percentile+27 vs school

Military Connected (2025)35th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+3 vs state

Algebra I96%~ state avg

Science59%-7 vs state

English Reading58%-15 vs state

Mathematics34%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, April 13, 2022

When I enrolled my kid, I asked the counselor about enrolling him in Honors classes because he was in Honors at his previous school. I had heard great things about Fairfax County and wanted to make sure he wasn't in over his head academically. She replied, "Our goal is to have every student in Honors within 3 years." So....I did enroll him in Honors and he has skated by with straight A's. He is not challenged at all. I think he could miss an entire week and still be caught up. They are not allowed to learn new material on any religious holiday so at least once a week they just sits in class and play on their phones. They never have homework. I truly feel that when we move for the next year, my son may actually have to study at his new school. We were only renting for one year so I had determined that one year of crappy school will not make or break his life but if I had to live here more than that I would have NEVER picked this school. This school definitely caters to the lowest common denominator. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, August 27, 2010

Great school, great teachers, great kids! Close Quote

Schools Near Holmes Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)					SOL Civics and Economics (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holmes Middle	Public	6-8	6525 Montrose St	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 658-5900	881	81	10.9	72.0%	162 (18.4%)	162 (18.4%)	398 (45.2%)	130 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.2%)	22.9	356^th of 419 public middle schools	15.0%		18.7	369^th of 417 public middle schools	11.5%	13	100.0	100.0	95.0			44.4	27.5	27.0		59.0			53.5	58.2	63.1			$14,180	$330	$13,850
Poe Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7000 Cindy Ln	Annandale	22003	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(703) 813-3800	879	74	11.9	76.8%	84 (9.6%)	64 (7.3%)	608 (69.2%)	105 (11.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.7%)	10.2	393^rd of 419 public middle schools	6.2%		10.7	391^st of 417 public middle schools	6.2%	2			91.0			30.6	29.5	17.7		47.1			50.4	49.0	50.3			$15,516	$1,406	$14,110
Glasgow Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4101 Fairfax Pkwy	Alexandria	22312	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 813-8700	1,702	123	13.8	85.8%	351 (20.6%)	152 (8.9%)	941 (55.3%)	209 (12.3%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.4%)	16.4	383^rd of 419 public middle schools	8.6%		17.3	377^th of 417 public middle schools	9.6%	6	98.1	100.0	96.6			37.2	29.8	23.2		50.4			55.9	54.3	55.8			$12,567	$803	$11,764
Key Middle	Public	7-8	6402 Franconia Rd	Springfield	22150	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 313-3900	700	64	10.9	74.9%	96 (13.7%)	50 (7.1%)	410 (58.6%)	115 (16.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	20.1	370^th of 419 public middle schools	11.7%		16.2	379^th of 417 public middle schools	9.1%	9		94.7	94.3				29.2	19.9		53.5				58.9	54.4			$14,866	$408	$14,458
Francis C. Hammond Middle	Public	6-8	4646 Seminary Road	Alexandria	22304	Alexandria city	Alexandria City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(703) 461-4100	1,597	120	13.3	83.8%	274 (17.2%)	423 (26.5%)	644 (40.3%)	186 (11.6%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	58 (3.6%)	9.8	396^th of 419 public middle schools	5.5%		13.8	382^nd of 417 public middle schools	8.4%	14	92.6	100.0	73.1			29.1	35.3	14.6		39.9			48.3	51.8	45.9		65.2	$13,351	$481	$12,871
Twain Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	4700 Franconia Rd	Alexandria	22310	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 313-3700	1,026	84	12.1	35.3%	323 (31.5%)	172 (16.8%)	319 (31.1%)	136 (13.3%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (6.9%)	63.6	154^th of 419 public middle schools	63.2%		63.8	153^rd of 417 public middle schools	63.3%	1	100.0	100.0	97.0				48.2	48.5		73.7				76.8	82.0			$13,239	$334	$12,905
Kenmore Middle	Public	6-8	200 S Carlin Springs Rd	Arlington	22204	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-6800	1,053	75	14.0	54.9%	285 (27.1%)	108 (10.3%)	500 (47.5%)	95 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.1%)	49.7	222^nd of 419 public middle schools	47.0%		52.7	214^th of 417 public middle schools	48.7%	8	100.0	100.0	98.9			62.0	51.2	68.6		72.3			66.8	67.5	72.6	68.6		$15,296	$04	$15,293
Kings Glen Elementary	Public	4-6	5401 Danbury Forest Dr	Springfield	22151	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 239-4000	476	32	14.8	27.1%	208 (43.7%)	16 (3.4%)	142 (29.8%)	70 (14.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)								(n/a)				86.0	72.7	83.1			72.2		78.5	78.9	87.6					$11,915	$345	$11,570
Irving Middle	Public, Magnet	7-8	8100 Old Keene Mill Rd	Springfield	22152	Fairfax County	Fairfax County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(703) 912-4500	1,204	89	13.5	15.6%	618 (51.3%)	135 (11.2%)	177 (14.7%)	158 (13.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (9.4%)	78.5	56^th of 419 public middle schools	86.6%		77	75^th of 417 public middle schools	82.0%	19	100.0	100.0	96.7				78.1	48.5		81.0				90.4	84.3			$10,188	$229	$9,959
Swanson Middle	Public	6-8	5800 Washington Blvd	Arlington	22205	Arlington County	Arlington County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(703) 228-5500	993	70	14.1	19.9%	530 (53.4%)	64 (6.4%)	232 (23.4%)	80 (8.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (8.7%)	76.6	74^th of 419 public middle schools	82.3%		72.5	97^th of 417 public middle schools	76.7%	23	100.0	100.0	99.4			79.3	48.8	57.3		81.9			84.3	86.7	82.7	84.3		$13,989	$04	$13,985

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Middle

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Middle?

Students at Holmes Middle are 45% Hispanic, 18% White, 18% African American, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Holmes Middle attend?

Students who attend Holmes Middle usually go on to attend Annandale High

How many students attend Holmes Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Holmes Middle.

What district is Holmes Middle in?

Fairfax County Public Schools

Is Holmes Middle a good school?

Holmes Middle ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Virginia middle schools.

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