Is Holmes Middle a good school?

Holmes Middle ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend Holmes Middle?

In the 2021-22 school year, 917 students attended Holmes Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Holmes Middle?

Students at Holmes Middle are 42% Hispanic, 19% African American, 18% Asian, 17% White, 4% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Holmes Middle attend?

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

Holmes Middle School in Alexandria VA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Holmes Middle ranks worse than 78.8% of middle schools in Virginia. It also ranks 18^th among 23 ranked middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.25. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Holmes Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (41.5%), African American (18.6%), Asian (18.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Holmes Middle is 10.7, which is the 5^th best among 23 middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Holmes Middle employs 84.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holmes Middle is $11,644, which is the 7^th highest among 23 middle schools in the Fairfax County Public Schools District.

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SchoolDigger ranks Holmes Middle 327^th of 415 Virginia public middle schools. (See Holmes Middle in the ranking list.)

Fairfax County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfax County Public Schools 40^th of 131 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Holmes Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	VA State Percentile
2005	59.57	155^th	340	54.4%
2006	48.01	204^th	383	46.7%
2007	28.59	345^th	387	10.9%
2008	31.61	320^th	391	18.2%
2009	51.12	182^nd	390	53.3%
2010	44.60	245^th	408	40.0%
2011	70.11	64^th	413	84.5%
2012	68.47	73^rd	413	82.3%
2013	59.87	122^nd	416	70.7%
2014	66.68	87^th	416	79.1%
2015	51.09	191^st	412	53.6%
2016	47.44	216^th	409	47.2%
2017	34.67	293^rd	415	29.4%
2018	32.51	312^th	413	24.5%
2019	31.06	323^rd	424	23.8%
2021	23.62	336^th	419	19.8%
2022	25.25	327^th	415	21.2%

Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 13, 2022

When I enrolled my kid, I asked the counselor about enrolling him in Honors classes because he was in Honors at his previous school. I had heard great things about Fairfax County and wanted to make sure he wasn't in over his head academically. She replied, "Our goal is to have every student in Honors within 3 years." So....I did enroll him in Honors and he has skated by with straight A's. He is not challenged at all. I think he could miss an entire week and still be caught up. They are not allowed to learn new material on any religious holiday so at least once a week they just sits in class and play on their phones. They never have homework. I truly feel that when we move for the next year, my son may actually have to study at his new school. We were only renting for one year so I had determined that one year of crappy school will not make or break his life but if I had to live here more than that I would have NEVER picked this school. This school definitely caters to the lowest common denominator. Close Quote

by a teacher
Friday, August 27, 2010

Great school, great teachers, great kids! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Holmes Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	445	445
1990	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	458	458
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	464	464
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	476	476
1993	420	125	152	88	1	n/a	n/a	0	786
1994	396	154	155	93	2	n/a	n/a	0	800
1995	405	165	150	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
1996	405	165	150	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	840
1997	375	189	191	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	892
1998	369	206	162	145	0	n/a	n/a	0	882
1999	349	194	149	147	1	n/a	n/a	0	840
2000	346	178	130	168	1	n/a	n/a	-4	819
2001	308	159	140	196	0	n/a	n/a	0	803
2002	269	172	172	219	1	n/a	n/a	18	851
2003	269	172	172	219	1	n/a	n/a	18	851
2004	257	160	171	206	2	n/a	n/a	23	819
2005	246	152	162	201	2	n/a	n/a	25	788
2006	226	160	147	190	1	n/a	n/a	34	758
2007	202	161	145	200	2	n/a	n/a	33	743
2008	198	165	151	220	1	n/a	n/a	37	772
2009	170	150	150	264	3	n/a	n/a	37	774
2010	175	156	140	234	1	n/a	n/a	37	743
2011	180	169	138	242	1	0	12	0	742
2012	194	180	132	256	1	0	20	0	783
2013	183	176	168	302	1	2	19	0	851
2014	205	202	205	324	1	3	27	0	967
2015	183	203	193	367	3	7	16	0	972
2016	199	191	179	367	3	2	28	0	969
2017	185	213	180	385	4	1	30	0	998
2018	186	214	189	377	3	1	26	0	996
2019	156	196	193	396	3	1	17	0	962
2020	161	194	199	407	3	1	27	0	992
2021	161	191	190	399	2	0	29	0	972
2022	159	171	167	381	3	0	36	0	917

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Holmes Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	445	34.2	13.0	n/a
1990	458	33.4	13.7	n/a
1991	464	35.7	12.9	n/a
1992	476	36.4	13.0	n/a
1993	786	10.9	72.1	n/a
1994	800	48.1	n/a	n/a
1995	840	n/a	0.0	25.1
1996	840	n/a	0.0	25.1
1997	892	n/a	0.0	30.3
1998	882	n/a	0.0	31.5
1999	840	71.0	11.8	37.1
2000	819	n/a	0.0	36.3
2001	803	66.9	12.0	41.5
2002	851	82.2	10.4	39
2003	851	82.2	10.4	39
2004	819	68.7	11.9	41.8
2005	788	69.6	11.3	42.2
2006	758	67.0	11.3	44.2
2007	743	69.9	10.6	43.8
2008	772	43.5	17.7	49.7
2009	774	44.6	17.4	52.8
2010	743	43.7	16.9	59.8
2011	742	52.1	14.2	53
2012	783	62.7	12.4	46.7
2013	851	67.5	12.5	52.3
2014	967	77.7	12.4	51.5
2015	972	82.0	11.8	54.5
2016	969	80.0	12.1	52.5
2017	998	80.1	12.4	52.6
2018	996	91.0	10.9	56.9
2019	962	90.4	10.6	59.9
2020	992	87.2	11.3	59.2
2021	972	84.3	11.5	n/a
2022	917	84.9	10.7	64

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Holmes Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	445	34.2	13.0	n/a
1990	458	33.4	13.7	n/a
1991	464	35.7	12.9	n/a
1992	476	36.4	13.0	n/a
1993	786	10.9	72.1	n/a
1994	800	48.1	n/a	n/a
1995	840	n/a	0.0	25.1
1996	840	n/a	0.0	25.1
1997	892	n/a	0.0	30.3
1998	882	n/a	0.0	31.5
1999	840	71.0	11.8	37.1
2000	819	n/a	0.0	36.3
2001	803	66.9	12.0	41.5
2002	851	82.2	10.4	39
2003	851	82.2	10.4	39
2004	819	68.7	11.9	41.8
2005	788	69.6	11.3	42.2
2006	758	67.0	11.3	44.2
2007	743	69.9	10.6	43.8
2008	772	43.5	17.7	49.7
2009	774	44.6	17.4	52.8
2010	743	43.7	16.9	59.8
2011	742	52.1	14.2	53
2012	783	62.7	12.4	46.7
2013	851	67.5	12.5	52.3
2014	967	77.7	12.4	51.5
2015	972	82.0	11.8	54.5
2016	969	80.0	12.1	52.5
2017	998	80.1	12.4	52.6
2018	996	91.0	10.9	56.9
2019	962	90.4	10.6	59.9
2020	992	87.2	11.3	59.2
2021	972	84.3	11.5	n/a
2022	917	84.9	10.7	64

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Holmes Middle

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$285 (2.5%)	$11,270 (97.5%)	$11,556
2020	$199 (1.7%)	$11,210 (98.3%)	$11,409
2021	$169 (1.5%)	$11,475 (98.5%)	$11,644

Data source: Virginia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Holmes Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 323^rd of 424 Middle schools	Ranks 327^th of 415 Middle schools	2.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Holmes Middle)	63	17	46%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)	87	75	12%
6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)	78	57	21%
6th Grade English Reading (Holmes Middle)	73	52	21%
6th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)	83	81	2%
6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)	77	70	7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Holmes Middle)	75	35	40%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)	86	69	17%
7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)	78	55	23%
7th Grade English Reading (Holmes Middle)	74	60	14%
7th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)	84	79	5%
7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)	79	72	7%
8th Grade Mathematics (Holmes Middle)	72	53	19%
8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfax County Public Schools)	83	66	17%
8th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)	77	57	20%
8th Grade Science (Holmes Middle)	70	55	15%
8th Grade Science (Fairfax County Public Schools)	83	71	12%
8th Grade Science (Virginia)	78	61	17%
8th Grade English Reading (Holmes Middle)	64	71	7%
8th Grade English Reading (Fairfax County Public Schools)	82	79	3%
8th Grade English Reading (Virginia)	76	72	4%
End of Course Geometry (Holmes Middle)	100	100
End of Course Geometry (Fairfax County Public Schools)	86	90	4%
End of Course Geometry (Virginia)	83	80	3%
End of Course Algebra I (Holmes Middle)	90	86	4%
End of Course Algebra I (Fairfax County Public Schools)	89	86	3%
End of Course Algebra I (Virginia)	86	80	6%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	962	972	1%
African American	196	191	2.6%
American Indian	3	2	33.3%
Asian	193	190	1.6%
Hispanic	396	399	0.8%
Pacific Islander	1	0	100%
White	156	161	3.2%
Two or More Races	17	29	70.6%

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