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Holmes Middle School

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Holmes Middle School ranks 121 st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Holmes Middle School is a public middle school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 498 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 77 out of 115 districts in the state.

Holmes Middle School consistently outperforms the district and state averages on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests, with 60.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, 39% of Holmes students are proficient or better, compared to 31.1% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in science, with 53.1% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 32.8% for the district and 36.4% for the state. However, the school faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 30.9% in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Holmes Middle School outperforms the district and state averages, it is not the top-performing school in the immediate area. Nearby schools like Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School and Eagleview Middle School, which are part of higher-performing districts, have significantly higher academic achievement across all subjects and grade levels. For example, Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School had 66.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 56.9% in math, compared to Holmes Middle School's 60.9% and 39%, respectively.

600

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,443

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2455 Mesa Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80904-1818

(719) 328-3800

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Hispanic:

24.7%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (50% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Colorado Springs School District No. 11

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg35%

Colorado avg40%

121^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Middle Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11

77^th of 115Colorado Springs School District No. 11 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	121 of 469	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	183 of 485	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	180 of 480	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	251 of 448	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	201 of 369	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	193 of 458	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	160 of 418	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.8	218 of 424	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	215 of 400	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.5	181 of 436	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.7	123 of 461	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.6	89 of 454	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	75 of 425	82.4%	★★★★☆
2011	81.3	69 of 422	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.6	71 of 409	82.6%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	51 of 377	86.5%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	45 of 362	87.6%	★★★★☆
2007	86.5	36 of 360	90.0%	★★★★★
2006	86.9	31 of 346	91.0%	★★★★★
2005	76.6	74 of 340	78.2%	★★★★☆
2004	65.2	109 of 336	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	118 of 347	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	140 of 350	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	147 of 363	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	182 of 326	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	157 of 254	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	193 of 352	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	182 of 315	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	39 of 132	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	39 of 126	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	70 of 93	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.0	53 of 134	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	57 of 121	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	35 of 218	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	39 of 198	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	42.3	87 of 169	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	108 of 220	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	63 of 165	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	41 of 241	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	72 of 244	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	87 of 241	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	132 of 197	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	75 of 114	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	114 of 240	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	87 of 222	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	98 of 352	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.1	163 of 357	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	171 of 356	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	209 of 328	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	156 of 249	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	123 of 343	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	103 of 317	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	106 of 275	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	156 of 273	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	171 of 286	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	203 of 265	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	151 of 203	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	172 of 283	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	110 of 199	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+16 vs state

Science53%+17 vs state

Math39%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Holmes Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (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	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2455 Mesa Road	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3800	600	30	19.9	45.5%	373 (62.2%)	26 (4.3%)	148 (24.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (6.5%)	70.6	121^st of 469 public middle schools	74.2%		55.3	183^rd of 485 public middle schools	62.3%	62	62.9	58.8	60.4	60.9	38.6	38.8	39.6	39.0	53.1	$18,443
West Middle School	Public	6-8	1920 West Pikes Peak Avenue	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3900	119	12	10.0	80.7%	45 (37.8%)	7 (5.9%)	54 (45.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.1%)	13.2	421^st of 469 public middle schools	10.2%		28.8	317^th of 485 public middle schools	34.6%	104			28.6	18.7		6.8		10.3	10.7	$22,131
North Middle School	Public	6-8	612 East Yampa Street	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-2400	636	39	16.5	62.7%	328 (51.6%)	70 (11.0%)	169 (26.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.0%)	60.1	159^th of 469 public middle schools	66.1%		55.6	182^nd of 485 public middle schools	62.5%	23	52.7	55.0	46.9	51.8	37.6	34.3	37.7	36.4	45.9	$18,819
Manitou Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	415 El Monte Place	Manitou Springs	80829	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	No	(719) 685-2127	275	24	11.7	36.7%	223 (81.1%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.3%)	70.6	120^th of 469 public middle schools	74.4%		48	224^th of 485 public middle schools	53.8%	104	55.1	69.3	52.7	60.2	38.0	42.6	40.0	40.6	51.4	$18,419
Mann Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 East Van Buren Street	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-2300	300	23	12.8	73.0%	129 (43.0%)	25 (8.3%)	113 (37.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	14.1	415^th of 469 public middle schools	11.5%		15.3	406^th of 485 public middle schools	16.3%	9	9.2	19.7	29.2	20.2	13.2	9.1	13.5	12.2	17.9	$21,287
Orton Academy	Public, Charter	2-8	3115 Larkspur Dr	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(719) 313-9903	114	7	15.3	45.6%	72 (63.2%)	3 (2.6%)	21 (18.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	15 (13.2%)								(n/a)
Galileo Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1600 North Union Blvd	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(719) 328-2200	277	20	13.8	82.3%	89 (32.1%)	30 (10.8%)	133 (48.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.3%)	8.6	449^th of 469 public middle schools	4.3%		9.3	456^th of 485 public middle schools	6.0%	7	11.1	25.6	11.7	15.9	5.4	7.7	8.0	6.9	10.8	$21,290
Eagleview Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 Vindicator Drive	Colorado Springs	80919	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3400	905	54	16.9	19.1%	625 (69.1%)	27 (3.0%)	154 (17.0%)	15 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	78 (8.6%)	82	65^th of 469 public middle schools	86.1%		81.3	72^nd of 485 public middle schools	85.2%	7	57.5	73.6	64.8	65.0	48.1	53.3	57.9	52.9	51.1	$12,479
The Vanguard School (Middle)	Public, Charter	7-8	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	243	17	14.6	35.4%	115 (47.3%)	9 (3.7%)	69 (28.4%)	20 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (11.9%)	82.2	64^th of 469 public middle schools	86.4%		84.5	58^th of 485 public middle schools	88.0%	6		70.1	54.0	63.6		52.8	51.1	52.1	59.1	$6,083
Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School	Public	7-8	1200 West Cheyenne Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	No	No	No	No	(719) 475-6120	604	40	15.2	21.5%	432 (71.5%)	10 (1.7%)	101 (16.7%)	12 (2.0%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.0%)								(n/a)				66.7				56.9		$13,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Middle School

What district is Holmes Middle School in?

Colorado Springs School District No. 11

How many students attend Holmes Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Holmes Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Middle School?

Students at Holmes Middle School are 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Holmes Middle School a good school?

Holmes Middle School ranks 121^st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Holmes Middle School attend?

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

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