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Holmes Middle School

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Holmes Middle School ranks 94 th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Holmes Middle School in Livonia, MI, serves 670 students in grades 7 and 8 as part of the Livonia Public Schools School District, and it has consistently ranked among the top 10-15% of middle schools in Michigan for the past decade.

Holmes stands out as the top-performing traditional middle school within its district, ranking 94th in the state for 2025-2026, while Emerson Middle School ranked 293rd and Frost Middle School ranked 88th. The school's most impressive academic strengths are in 8th-grade Science and Social Studies, where proficiency rates (62.6% and 72.5%, respectively) far exceed state averages (39.2% and 50.3%). Holmes also demonstrates exceptional success with students from diverse backgrounds—its low socio-economic status students rank in the 95th percentile statewide, and Hispanic students also rank in the 95th percentile, both higher than the school's overall 90th percentile ranking. This suggests the school is particularly effective at closing achievement gaps and supporting all learners. Notably, Holmes achieves these results while spending less per student ($15,020) than comparable schools like Frost ($18,868) or Power Middle School in Farmington ($18,882), indicating strong operational efficiency.

While Holmes maintains stable overall rankings, some areas warrant attention. Seventh-grade English Language Arts proficiency has declined from 60.5% to 50.1% over two years, and chronic absenteeism sits at 22.3%—better than the state average of 27.9% but higher than high-performing neighbors like Hillside Middle School in Northville (14.1%). The school is surrounded by elite institutions such as Meads Mill Middle School (99th percentile) and East Middle School in Plymouth-Canton (98th percentile), yet it remains a top-tier option within its own district, offering families a high-quality, cost-effective education in a competitive local landscape.

670

Students ?

20.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,020

Per pupil spending ?

16.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16200 Newburgh Rd
Livonia, MI 48154-1721

(734) 744-2675

District: Livonia Public Schools School District

Students who attend Holmes Middle School usually attend:

High:

Stevenson High School

Feeder schools for Holmes Middle School:

Elementary:	Buchanan Elementary School
	Coolidge Elementary School
	Hoover Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.4%

Hispanic:

5.8%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (60% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg55%

Michigan avg43%

94^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Livonia Public Schools School District

88^th of 625Livonia Public Schools School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	94 of 896	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	89.4	78 of 890	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	82 of 897	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	90 of 883	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	102 of 776	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	175 of 675	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	110 of 792	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	66 of 838	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.1	56 of 821	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.1	82 of 894	90.8%	★★★★★
2015	80.4	133 of 919	85.5%	★★★★☆
2014	90.3	58 of 921	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	58 of 919	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	60 of 900	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	82.8	72 of 858	91.6%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	52 of 851	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	82.6	85 of 847	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	84.6	64 of 839	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	96 of 823	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	86.3	43 of 806	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	43 of 337	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	86.5	23 of 338	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	30 of 300	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.5	61 of 310	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	18 of 196	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	57.2	127 of 366	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	46 of 85	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	50 of 87	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	38 of 104	63.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	29 of 106	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	38 of 88	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	51 of 154	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	80 of 789	89.9%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	75 of 789	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	87 of 771	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	103 of 770	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	84 of 657	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	132 of 521	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	85 of 658	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	93.3	37 of 794	95.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	14 of 260	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	16 of 265	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	39 of 257	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	20 of 246	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.2	22 of 138	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	96.4	2 of 137	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	5 of 266	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	44 of 834	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	40 of 832	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	57 of 836	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	37 of 825	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	19 of 691	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	65.0	132 of 523	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	47 of 672	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	30 of 815	96.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	100 of 813	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.0	72 of 798	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	69 of 786	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	75 of 776	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.6	112 of 658	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	180 of 540	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	110 of 639	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.8	102 of 797	87.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	27 of 195	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	22 of 190	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	42 of 176	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	64 of 163	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	112 of 236	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	101 of 244	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.2	19 of 201	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	64.7	48 of 199	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	39 of 76	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	115 of 377	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	81.5	104 of 687	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	82 of 696	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	85 of 701	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	88 of 688	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	123 of 638	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	175 of 577	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	102 of 624	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	72 of 678	89.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)90th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

African American (2026)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies72%+22 vs state

Science63%+23 vs state

Mathematics51%+18 vs state

English Language Arts50%+12 vs state

Math45%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holmes Middle School	Public	7-8	16200 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2675	670	32	20.9	16.4%	552 (82.4%)	31 (4.6%)	39 (5.8%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	86.9	94^th of 896 public middle schools	89.5%		89.4	78^th of 890 public middle schools	91.2%	16	83.1	51.3			50.1			45.4		62.6		72.5	$15,020	$336	$14,684
Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	14041 Stark Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2670	641	41	15.7	25.3%	429 (66.9%)	88 (13.7%)	39 (6.1%)	47 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	87.7	88^th of 896 public middle schools	90.2%		87.3	92^nd of 890 public middle schools	89.7%	4	81.4	52.0			52.4			50.7		55.7		73.4	$18,868	$725	$18,143
Meads Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	16700 Franklin Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 344-3700	615	31	20.0	7.2%	407 (66.2%)	19 (3.1%)	33 (5.4%)	133 (21.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	97.6	13^th of 896 public middle schools	98.5%		97.3	13^th of 890 public middle schools	98.5%		93.3	69.2		67.1	68.0		69.5	76.2		73.3		81.5	$16,382	$687	$15,695
Power Middle School	Public	5-8	34740 Rhonswood St	Farmington Hills	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3622	621	41	15.0	22.2%	305 (49.1%)	142 (22.9%)	31 (5.0%)	110 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	74.1	183^rd of 896 public middle schools	79.6%		72.8	190^th of 890 public middle schools	78.7%	7	78.8	39.7		44.8	53.8		40.2	47.5		46.1		52.1	$18,882	$703	$18,180
Riley Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	15555 Henry Ruff St	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2680	615	32	19.0	17.4%	490 (79.7%)	37 (6.0%)	43 (7.0%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)								(n/a)			62.6	51.3		46.5	50.8		50.6		32.5		$14,826	$344	$14,482
Johnson Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	8400 N Hix Rd	Westland	48185	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 744-2740	503	37	13.7	28.0%	306 (60.8%)	103 (20.5%)	33 (6.6%)	27 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)								(n/a)			52.0	44.6		42.5	45.0		44.4		26.6		$18,474	$689	$17,785
East Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1042 S Mill St	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-4955	725	37	19.8	16.1%	384 (53.0%)	67 (9.2%)	27 (3.7%)	212 (29.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	97.5	15^th of 896 public middle schools	98.3%		97.1	15^th of 890 public middle schools	98.3%		85.5	73.9		72.1	74.7		67.2	73.4		72.2		82.6	$15,161	$450	$14,711
West Middle School	Public	6-8	44401 W Ann Arbor Trl	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7599	667	35	18.8	13.8%	533 (79.9%)	46 (6.9%)	40 (6.0%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	88.5	82^nd of 896 public middle schools	90.8%		88.8	82^nd of 890 public middle schools	90.8%		81.0	50.2		58.5	56.8		55.6	48.4		57.4		72.0	$16,038	$552	$15,486
Clarenceville Middle School	Public	6-8	20210 Middlebelt Rd	Livonia	48152	Wayne County	Clarenceville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 919-0406	370	27	13.6	69.5%	135 (36.5%)	177 (47.8%)	22 (5.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.8%)	21	691^st of 896 public middle schools	22.9%		19.6	699^th of 890 public middle schools	21.5%	8	47.0	9.4		20.6	25.9		5.6	13.9		19.8		38.8	$15,973	$2,053	$13,920
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	775 N Center St	Northville	48167	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 344-3600	1,024	53	19.4	5.5%	661 (64.6%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (3.9%)	277 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	97.9	9^th of 896 public middle schools	99.0%		96.5	22^nd of 890 public middle schools	97.5%	13	90.2	75.6		71.6	73.4		77.3	75.9		70.8		78.9	$15,505	$348	$15,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes Middle School

How many students attend Holmes Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 670 students attended Holmes Middle School.

Is Holmes Middle School a good school?

Holmes Middle School ranks 94^th of 896 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Middle School?

Students at Holmes Middle School are 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Holmes Middle School attend?

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

What district is Holmes Middle School in?

Livonia Public Schools School District

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