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Holmes High School

Public Grades 9-12
1253rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,057 Texas High Schools
Better than 39% of Texas high schools
Summary

Holmes High School in San Antonio, TX, is a large comprehensive high school in the Northside Independent School District (Isd) serving approximately 2,422 students in grades 9-12, with over 77% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the 30th to 47th percentile among Texas high schools over the past decade, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, though its overall state ranking has shown a slight downward trend in recent years.

A key strength of Holmes is its stable graduation rate, which has consistently hovered around 94-95%, competitive with higher-performing Warren High School (94.5%) and significantly outperforming nearby schools like Jay High School (87.1%) and Memorial High School (80.5%). However, the school faces a significant academic challenge in Algebra I, where proficiency rates have been alarmingly low and stagnant, hovering around 18-20% for several years before jumping to 37.5% in 2025-2026—still far below the district average of 53.43%. Interestingly, two nearby charter schools from the Idea Public Schools network, Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory and Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory, are outperforming Holmes in nearly every academic metric despite serving an even higher percentage of low-income students, suggesting that alternative instructional models may be yielding better results with similar populations.

Holmes shows some positive momentum for its most vulnerable populations, with the "Low Socio Economic Status Students" subgroup improving from a 1-star rating (29th percentile) in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating (41st percentile) in 2025-2026. The school also demonstrates a unique strength with its African American student population, which has consistently ranked in the 53rd to 61st percentile statewide for three consecutive years. While the school's dropout rate of 2.1% is higher than the district average of 0.9%, it remains lower than Jay High School (2.3%) and significantly lower than alternative schools like Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram (10.4%), indicating that Holmes is effective at retaining the vast majority of its students despite academic struggles in core subjects.

2,422
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,036
Per pupil spending ?
77.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6500 Ingram Rd
       San Antonio, TX  78238-3999

(210) 397-7000

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Holmes High School:

Elementary:    Esparza Elementary
    Glass Elementary
    Glenoaks Elementary
    Linton Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Ross Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.9%
White:
6.8%
African American:
6.3%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 30th percentile in 2023 → 39th in 2026
Strengths
✓95% graduate within 4 years
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2026) from a 30th-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 17 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school54%
District avg67%
Texas avg62%
1,253rd of 2,057
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th of 13High Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)
468th of 947Northside Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.41253 of 205739.1%★★☆☆☆
202534.51276 of 197435.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.31340 of 199032.7%★★☆☆☆
202330.71371 of 196130.1%★★☆☆☆
202234.81232 of 187634.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.21141 of 186138.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.0994 of 185746.5%★★☆☆☆
201839.21065 of 179740.7%★★☆☆☆
201742.3943 of 177746.9%★★☆☆☆
201650.4949 of 176246.1%★★☆☆☆
201547.51030 of 174340.9%★★☆☆☆
201454.0811 of 173453.2%★★★☆☆
201354.9742 of 165255.1%★★★☆☆
201254.3707 of 160355.9%★★★☆☆
201155.1952 of 167243.1%★★☆☆☆
201056.9840 of 156846.4%★★☆☆☆
200957.2791 of 153948.6%★★☆☆☆
200859.1719 of 151052.4%★★★☆☆
200757.2767 of 149748.8%★★☆☆☆
200656.4749 of 143047.6%★★☆☆☆
200554.7764 of 142946.5%★★☆☆☆
200459.3681 of 142752.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.4514 of 110153.3%★★★☆☆
202548.0334 of 83460.0%★★★☆☆
202450.6413 of 106561.2%★★★☆☆
202339.6591 of 106944.7%★★☆☆☆
202234.3619 of 103140.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.6558 of 102045.3%★★☆☆☆
201940.7556 of 102445.7%★★☆☆☆
201842.3525 of 101348.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.8499 of 56712.0%★☆☆☆☆
20258.4388 of 4289.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.6473 of 53010.8%★☆☆☆☆
20238.2482 of 5258.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.0408 of 50719.5%★☆☆☆☆
20214.4470 of 4883.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201923.3411 of 48715.6%★☆☆☆☆
201817.3422 of 48613.2%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202242.9878 of 183752.2%★★★☆☆
202135.61144 of 182937.5%★★☆☆☆
201954.7595 of 181067.1%★★★☆☆
201843.3882 of 178450.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.4982 of 120918.8%★☆☆☆☆
202533.0725 of 115337.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.2991 of 143731.0%★★☆☆☆
202326.8987 of 137128.0%★☆☆☆☆
202233.7778 of 127839.1%★★☆☆☆
202137.4703 of 119541.2%★★☆☆☆
201935.0697 of 113638.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.4492 of 111355.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.01436 of 197627.3%★☆☆☆☆
202526.31134 of 150424.6%★☆☆☆☆
202424.71431 of 188023.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.91400 of 189126.0%★☆☆☆☆
202228.61346 of 184126.9%★☆☆☆☆
202136.41181 of 181534.9%★★☆☆☆
201944.91032 of 179842.6%★★☆☆☆
201835.71199 of 178132.7%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.8784 of 120835.1%★★☆☆☆
202533.0770 of 96420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202347.1844 of 118228.6%★☆☆☆☆
202255.9686 of 117241.5%★★☆☆☆
202146.8835 of 117729.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.4973 of 114515.0%★☆☆☆☆
201831.5976 of 113714.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.41026 of 190946.3%★★☆☆☆
202534.0935 of 145335.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.71242 of 180531.2%★★☆☆☆
202333.41201 of 182034.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.01061 of 176239.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.9955 of 174345.2%★★☆☆☆
201950.0773 of 171454.9%★★★☆☆
201842.1929 of 169145.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.11154 of 197641.6%★★☆☆☆
202533.8996 of 151334.2%★★☆☆☆
202430.11339 of 188428.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.11338 of 189729.5%★☆☆☆☆
202235.71199 of 184735.1%★★☆☆☆
202140.81084 of 184841.3%★★☆☆☆
201948.0869 of 181852.2%★★★☆☆
201841.91003 of 179444.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202644.71042 of 199347.7%★★☆☆☆
202532.9977 of 151535.5%★★☆☆☆
202431.21269 of 189132.9%★★☆☆☆
202331.51300 of 191332.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.21125 of 185339.3%★★☆☆☆
202138.41099 of 184040.3%★★☆☆☆
201941.21042 of 182442.9%★★☆☆☆
201839.01087 of 180339.7%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.0531 of 71525.7%★☆☆☆☆
202548.6279 of 59853.3%★★★☆☆
202436.7468 of 73136.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.3412 of 67739.1%★★☆☆☆
202236.1416 of 66437.3%★★☆☆☆
202162.3184 of 58868.7%★★★☆☆
201984.067 of 60488.9%★★★★☆
201868.0141 of 58275.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.2801 of 161050.2%★★★☆☆
202542.1697 of 129946.3%★★☆☆☆
202437.6951 of 154838.6%★★☆☆☆
202333.2993 of 147832.8%★★☆☆☆
202237.6843 of 141840.6%★★☆☆☆
202137.1838 of 138239.4%★★☆☆☆
201954.3442 of 135767.4%★★★☆☆
201843.4641 of 134752.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.0962 of 161140.3%★★☆☆☆
202536.4836 of 129435.4%★★☆☆☆
202440.0935 of 155639.9%★★☆☆☆
202351.0752 of 157652.3%★★★☆☆
202253.9609 of 152560.1%★★★☆☆
202152.5688 of 151054.4%★★★☆☆
201937.21049 of 152631.3%★★☆☆☆
201844.7884 of 153942.6%★★☆☆☆
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)53rd percentile+14 vs school
At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2026)50th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school
White (2026)40th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-20 vs school
Asian (2026)12th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History68%~ state avg
Biology65%-5 vs state
English II Reading48%-12 vs state
English I Reading47%-9 vs state
Algebra I38%-17 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Holmes High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,422 students attended Holmes High School.

Holmes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Esparza Elementary
Elementary : Glass Elementary
Elementary : Glenoaks Elementary
Elementary : Linton Elementary
Elementary : Martin Elementary
Elementary : Powell Elementary
Elementary : Villarreal Elementary
Middle : Ross Middle

Holmes High School ranks 1253rd of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Holmes High School are 83% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

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