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Holmes High School

Q: Is Holmes High School a good school?

Holmes High School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Kentucky high schools.

Q: How many students attend Holmes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended Holmes High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Holmes High School?

Students at Holmes High School are 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Holmes High School?

Holmes High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Glenn O Swing Elementary Elementary : John G Carlisle Elementary Elementary : Latonia Elementary School Elementary : Ninth District Elementary Elementary : Sixth District Elementary School Middle : Holmes Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 13% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Holmes High School is a public high school located in Covington, Kentucky, serving 898 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Covington Independent School District, which is ranked 130 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holmes High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Kentucky high schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments (KSA) significantly below the state averages across all subject areas. On the ACT, only 7-20% of students meet proficiency in English, Math, and Reading, compared to the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.3% and 93.5%, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.1% to 4.8%, higher than the state's average.

In comparison, nearby Dayton High School outperforms Holmes High School across various academic metrics, including higher proficiency rates on state assessments and a higher graduation rate. Additionally, Beechwood High School and Highlands High School, both located within a few miles of Holmes High School, are among the top-performing high schools in the state, with significantly higher academic achievement and graduation rates.

855

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,402

Per pupil spending ?

83.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25th and Madison Ave
Covington, KY 41014

(859) 655-9545

District: Covington Independent

Feeder schools for Holmes High School:

Elementary:	Glenn O Swing Elementary
	John G Carlisle Elementary
	Latonia Elementary School
	Ninth District Elementary
	More...
	Sixth District Elementary School
Middle:	Holmes Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Hispanic:

31.7%

African American:

21.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (24% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

Kentucky avg39%

222^nd of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 157Covington 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
2025	14.0	222 of 254	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	248 of 290	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	254 of 276	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	260 of 271	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	245 of 267	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	229 of 285	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	219 of 271	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.0	223 of 287	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	219 of 288	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	225 of 295	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.2	233 of 290	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	236 of 291	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	227 of 229	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	224 of 226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.7	219 of 223	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	45 of 75	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	68 of 93	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	78 of 89	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	61 of 78	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	64 of 89	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	58 of 94	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	18.0	144 of 153	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	116 of 154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	143 of 166	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	125 of 166	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	33 of 48	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	36 of 41	12.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	30 of 37	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	21 of 29	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	28 of 29	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	201 of 239	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	236 of 261	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	243 of 253	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	241 of 252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	223 of 236	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	207 of 249	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	207 of 234	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	105 of 115	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	115 of 124	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	114 of 116	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	114 of 114	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	83 of 92	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	87 of 88	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	77 of 80	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	26 of 30	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	31 of 32	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	205 of 242	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	245 of 274	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	247 of 272	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	258 of 266	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	228 of 234	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	213 of 254	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	197 of 232	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	233 of 239	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	241 of 262	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	241 of 259	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	246 of 257	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	222 of 238	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	215 of 251	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	205 of 237	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	70 of 89	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	75 of 87	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	67 of 76	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	75 of 77	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	18.0	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	129 of 162	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	192 of 226	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	201 of 251	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	239 of 273	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	246 of 264	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	241 of 260	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	183 of 203	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	170 of 219	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	174 of 198	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)40th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)7th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-14 vs state

Writing28%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Social Studies25%-13 vs state

Editing and Mechanics19%-22 vs state

Science13%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)		KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Holmes High School	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Ave	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 655-9545	855	64	13.3	83.6%	297 (34.7%)	184 (21.5%)	271 (31.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (10.5%)	14	222^nd of 254 public high schools	12.6%		9.9	248^th of 290 public high schools	14.5%	26				25.0				33.0		13.0		28.0		25.0		19.0	$28,402	$2,216	$1,300	$3,516	$12,755	$3,589	$16,344
Chapman Vocational Education Center	Public	9-12	25th and Madison Streets	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 291-5911	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Covington Adult High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	212 Levassor Drive	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(859) 292-5864	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	2 (28.6%)	3 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Newport Regional School	Public	6-12	590 Columbia Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 292-6476	26	3	8.6	96.2%	12 (46.2%)	8 (30.8%)	3 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)
Newport High School	Public	7-12	900 E 6th St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3023	521	50	10.3	83.3%	205 (39.3%)	117 (22.5%)	120 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.2%)	15.9	217^th of 254 public high schools	14.6%		24.5	213^th of 290 public high schools	26.6%	4		37.0	25.0	15.0		34.0	25.0	28.0	16.0		13.0	39.0	17.0	24.0	33.0	27.0	$26,801	$2,897	$707	$3,604	$14,410	$4,779	$18,818
Beechwood High School	Public	7-12	54 Beechwood Rd	Fort Mitchell	41017	Kenton County	Beechwood Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 331-1220	762	40	18.9	6.0%	645 (84.6%)	12 (1.6%)	65 (8.5%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.8%)	91.4	9^th of 254 public high schools	96.5%		95.4	6^th of 290 public high schools	97.9%	3		83.0	75.0	76.0		76.0	57.0	67.0	64.0	33.0	71.0	58.0	71.0	62.0	75.0	66.0	$22,828	$433	$118	$551	$8,584	$2,840	$11,422
Bellevue High School	Public, Virtual	6-12	201 Center St	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	Yes	Yes	(859) 261-2980	300	23	13.0	63.7%	225 (75.0%)	18 (6.0%)	19 (6.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.7%)	35.2	178^th of 254 public high schools	29.9%		19.6	229^th of 290 public high schools	21.0%	51	27.0	15.0	26.0	38.0	35.0	27.0	30.0	41.0		17.0	26.0	38.0	26.0	30.0	26.0	38.0	$18,657	$1,044	$1,036	$2,078	$13,362	$4,007	$18,498
Highlands High School	Public	9-12	2400 Memorial Pkwy	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 781-5900	1,019	58	17.4	7.7%	900 (88.3%)	14 (1.4%)	38 (3.7%)	16 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.7%)	96.8	3^rd of 254 public high schools	98.8%		96.6	4^th of 290 public high schools	98.6%	1				71.0				73.0		42.0		70.0		61.0		68.0	$14,369	$229	$199	$427	$10,017	$3,869	$13,886
Ludlow High School	Public	7-12	515 Elm St	Ludlow	41016	Kenton County	Ludlow Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 261-8211	376	27	13.8	66.0%	302 (80.3%)	11 (2.9%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	66.3	62^nd of 254 public high schools	75.6%		73.1	61^st of 290 public high schools	79.0%	1		33.0		47.0		25.0	32.0	53.0	15.0	23.0	28.0		31.0	47.0	42.0	46.0	$31,501	$428	$673	$1,101	$12,258	$3,169	$15,427
Dayton High School	Public	7-12	200 Greendevil Ln	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7486	358	28	12.7	85.8%	297 (83.0%)	13 (3.6%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	45.5	145^th of 254 public high schools	42.9%		41.9	165^th of 290 public high schools	43.1%	20		33.0	26.0	33.0		39.0	30.0	47.0	20.0	15.0	43.0	58.0	15.0	38.0	43.0	35.0	$23,606	$2,038	$1,883	$3,918	$14,151	$4,875	$19,024

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes High School

Is Holmes High School a good school?

Holmes High School ranks in the bottom 12.6% of Kentucky high schools.

How many students attend Holmes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended Holmes High School.

What district is Holmes High School in?

Covington Independent

What is the racial makeup of Holmes High School?

Students at Holmes High School are 35% White, 32% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Holmes High School?

Holmes High School is fed by the following schools:

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

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