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Holmes Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 326 Kentucky Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Kentucky middle schools

Summary

Holmes Middle School serves 631 students in grades 6–8 in Covington, Kentucky, among a group of nearby Northern Kentucky middle schools with widely varying results. In 2025–2026, SchoolDigger ranked Holmes 312th of 326 Kentucky schools, at the 4th percentile and with 0 stars. Its KSA results were below the state in every tested subject, and its overall standing was the lowest among the nearby schools.

Holmes is at or near the bottom of the nearby group across subjects: its average proficiency was 19% in math, 29% in reading, 15% in science, 27% in writing, 20% in social studies, and 25% in editing and mechanics. Nearby-school averages were about 50% in math, 55% in reading, 33% in science, 58% in writing, 45% in social studies, and 49% in editing and mechanics. Science is its strongest subject relative to the state, though Holmes still scored 13 points lower; math and writing were each 21 points below the state. Holmes was 1 point above the Covington Independent district average in each subject. Within reading, grade 8 was especially weak at 19%, compared with 36% in grade 6 and 33% in grade 7.

Results in math and reading have been roughly flat or lower since 2022–2023, while state averages rose: Holmes’ math average remained about 19%, and its reading average fell from 31% to 29%. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile moved from 8th to 4th over that period. There are some positive signs in other measures: chronic absenteeism fell by about 10 points, from 29% to 19%, below the district’s 21% and the state’s 24%. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.6, below the nearby-school average of 16.3. Also that year, 84% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with a nearby-school average of 46%; only Tichenor Middle School was higher. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 statewide effectiveness ranking placed African American Students and Special Education Students at the 24th percentile, above Holmes’ overall 4th percentile. Its Multi-racial Students ranking fell from the 25th percentile to the 7th from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026.

631

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,632

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2500 Madison Avenue
Covington, KY 41014

(859) 655-9545

District: Covington Independent

Students who attend Holmes Middle School usually attend:

High:

Holmes High School

Feeder schools for Holmes Middle School:

Elementary:	Glenn O Swing Elementary
	John G Carlisle Elementary
	Latonia Elementary School
	Ninth District Elementary
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	Sixth District Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.4%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

29.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Writing scores 21 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg22%

Kentucky avg42%

312^th of 326

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

134^th of 158Covington Independent among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	312 of 326	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	305 of 324	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	300 of 327	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	303 of 320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	278 of 282	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	309 of 335	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	302 of 322	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	306 of 330	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	311 of 331	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	310 of 337	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	312 of 335	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	299 of 335	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	314 of 319	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.0	302 of 304	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.6	297 of 299	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	65 of 86	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	52 of 83	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	51 of 80	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	46 of 79	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	75 of 84	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	21.2	210 of 226	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	142 of 219	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	290 of 299	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	281 of 298	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	284 of 300	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	274 of 295	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	285 of 299	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	230 of 233	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	292 of 299	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	280 of 290	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	121 of 134	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	112 of 123	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	110 of 119	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	114 of 120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	118 of 120	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	113 of 116	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	20 of 24	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	284 of 313	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	267 of 314	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	279 of 311	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	267 of 309	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	281 of 310	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	217 of 224	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	287 of 303	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	266 of 285	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	280 of 299	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	284 of 303	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	288 of 304	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	283 of 307	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	298 of 304	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	219 of 222	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	289 of 303	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	279 of 293	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	100 of 107	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	76 of 101	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	90 of 99	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	83 of 95	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	79 of 98	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	59 of 85	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	108 of 142	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	282 of 294	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	288 of 316	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	271 of 314	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	284 of 316	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	282 of 320	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	287 of 314	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	257 of 266	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	241 of 253	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)24th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2019)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Reading29%-19 vs state

Writing27%-21 vs state

Editing and Mechanics25%-17 vs state

Social Studies20%-19 vs state

Mathematics19%-21 vs state

Science15%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)			KSA Reading (2026)			KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holmes Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Madison Avenue	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	631	43	14.6	83.5%	198 (31.4%)	183 (29.0%)	189 (30.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.6%)	8.7	312^th of 326 public middle schools	4.3%		11.6	301^st of 320 public middle schools	5.9%	11	20.0	17.0	20.0	36.0	33.0	19.0	15.0	27.0	20.0	25.0	$18,632	$2,145	$15,000
Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	2350 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 441-5222	717	46	15.6	10.9%	641 (89.4%)	14 (2.0%)	23 (3.2%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	93.9	11^th of 326 public middle schools	96.6%		82.7	32^nd of 320 public middle schools	90.0%	21	70.0	59.0	70.0	79.0	64.0	67.0	45.0	81.0	69.0	72.0	$15,383	$357	$12,594
Woodland Middle School	Public	6-8	5399 Pride Parkway	Taylor Mill	41015	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-7300	542	32	16.9	46.9%	445 (82.1%)	14 (2.6%)	33 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.5%)	81.2	41^st of 326 public middle schools	87.4%		76.1	55^th of 320 public middle schools	82.8%	14	52.0	51.0	55.0	67.0	62.0	55.0	43.0	83.0	49.0	54.0
Turkey Foot Middle School	Public	6-8	3230 Turkeyfoot Rd	Edgewood	41017	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 341-0216	1,006	46	21.6	48.7%	693 (68.9%)	57 (5.7%)	108 (10.7%)	45 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.5%)	71	70^th of 326 public middle schools	78.5%		61.7	111^th of 320 public middle schools	65.3%	41	54.0	53.0	45.0	58.0	57.0	50.0	39.0	59.0	47.0	51.0
Tichenor Middle School	Public	6-8	305 Bartlett Ave	Erlanger	41018	Kenton County	Erlanger-Elsmere Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 727-2255	505	36	14.0	87.7%	301 (59.6%)	54 (10.7%)	71 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	61 (12.1%)	36.9	210^th of 326 public middle schools	35.6%		22.1	257^th of 320 public middle schools	19.7%	47	42.0	31.0	42.0	56.0	53.0	29.0	23.0	35.0	31.0	38.0	$17,448	$365	$14,219
Rector A. Jones Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Spruce Dr	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 282-4610	683	54	12.6	64.3%	258 (37.8%)	133 (19.5%)	228 (33.4%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	44 (6.4%)	17.5	282^nd of 326 public middle schools	13.5%		17.3	280^th of 320 public middle schools	12.5%	2	27.0	31.0	22.0	46.0	42.0	29.0	17.0	20.0	27.0	24.0	$12,388	$2,227	$10,161
Campbell County Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 Alexandria Pk	Alexandria	41001	Campbell County	Campbell County	No	No	No	No	(859) 635-6077	1,099	67	16.4	47.2%	977 (88.9%)	24 (2.2%)	23 (2.1%)	20 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.8%)	57.9	113^th of 326 public middle schools	65.3%		54.9	133^rd of 320 public middle schools	58.4%	20	55.0	47.0	54.0	55.0	46.0	42.0	26.0	54.0	43.0	44.0	$15,064	$870	$14,194
Ockerman Middle School	Public	6-8	8300 Us 42	Florence	41042	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 282-3240	674	46	14.6	42.0%	436 (64.7%)	68 (10.1%)	94 (13.9%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	36 (5.3%)	57.1	116^th of 326 public middle schools	64.4%		37.5	204^th of 320 public middle schools	36.3%	88	46.0	38.0	36.0	53.0	51.0	52.0	23.0	61.0	46.0	57.0	$11,705	$937	$10,768
Twenhofel Middle School	Public	6-8	11846 Taylor Mill Rd	Independence	41051	Kenton County	Kenton County	No	No	No	No	(859) 356-5559	775	40	19.3	35.9%	676 (87.2%)	30 (3.9%)	32 (4.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	79.7	45^th of 326 public middle schools	86.2%		75.6	56^th of 320 public middle schools	82.5%	11	61.0	55.0	61.0	63.0	61.0	49.0	41.0	61.0	50.0	55.0
Conner Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Cougar Path	Hebron	41048	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 334-4410	865	52	16.6	36.0%	701 (81.0%)	50 (5.8%)	52 (6.0%)	19 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	40 (4.6%)	89	20^th of 326 public middle schools	93.9%		91.7	13^th of 320 public middle schools	95.9%	7	70.0	59.0	69.0	77.0	69.0	61.0	41.0	70.0	53.0	53.0	$11,463	$874	$10,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Middle School?

Students at Holmes Middle School are 31% White, 30% Hispanic, 29% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Holmes Middle School a good school?

Holmes Middle School ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Kentucky middle schools.

What district is Holmes Middle School in?

Covington Independent

How many students attend Holmes Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Holmes Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Holmes Middle School attend?

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

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