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Enrollment
600
Middle
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000241
Holmes Middle School
2455 MESA ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80904 · (719) 328-3800 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Colorado public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
273 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 214 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.9% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 28.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Holmes Middle School
Holmes Middle School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Middle School this school | 600 | 45.5% | 45.6% |
| Jenkins Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 791 | 43.6% | 42.7% |
| Bill Reed Middle School LOVELAND | 530 | 47.0% | 24.6% |
| Boltz Middle School FORT COLLINS | 551 | 49.2% | 38.8% |
| Escalante Middle School DURANGO | 461 | 42.7% | 41.7% |
| West Middle School GRAND JUNCTION | 468 | 52.1% | 33.0% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Holmes Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #65 of 241 | #9 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #73 of 244 ▲ 32 | #12 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.9% | #49 of 246 ▲ 15 | #8 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #82 of 278 | #17 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #222 of 227 | #32 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #81 of 227 | #24 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #137 of 246 | #19 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #124 of 169 | #22 of 27 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
600
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 600 | 30.1 | 19.9:1 | 46% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 30.3 | 16.4:1 | 48% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 32.3 | 15.6:1 | 42% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 47% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 38.3 | 17.2:1 | 39% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 39 | 18.7:1 | 44% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 39% (268) |
| 2000-01 | 789 | 39 | 20.2:1 | 16% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 35 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holmes Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (660 to 600); teachers down 21% (38.3 to 30.1).
About Holmes Middle School
Holmes Middle School is a middle-grades school located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, in El Paso County. Its 600 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 30% bigger than the 462 average for middle schools in Colorado.
Holmes Middle School sits within Colorado Springs School District 11, which has 60 schools and 22,293 students.
By race and ethnicity, Holmes Middle School is 62% White. After that, the student body is 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show El Paso County is about 70% White. Holmes Middle School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 30.1 full-time equivalents, or about 19.9 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. About 46% of students, or 273, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Holmes Middle School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Holmes Middle School is +6.4 points: 45.6% actual, 39.1% predicted.
Within El Paso County, median household income is about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 245 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 114,356.
Coronado High School is located about 0.3 miles from Holmes Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Holmes Middle School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Holmes Middle School had 565 students in 2020-21 and 600 in 2024-25, a 6% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 17.7:1 in 2020-21 to 19.9:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colorado Springs School District 11
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Other Holmes Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Holmes Middle. Holmes Middle School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Holmes MiddleAlexandria, VA · 881 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolLIVONIA, MI · 670 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolCovington, KY · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Coronado High School0.3 mi · 1,279
- Howbert Elementary School0.6 mi · 255
- Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning1.1 mi · 298
- Mountain Song Community School1.2 mi · 324
- West Elementary School1.7 mi · 144
- West Middle School1.7 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Holmes Middle SchoolHow many students attend Holmes Middle School?
Holmes Middle School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Holmes Middle School serve?
Holmes Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Holmes Middle School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Holmes Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holmes Middle School?
At Holmes Middle School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Holmes Middle School public or private?
Holmes Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.