Holmes Middle School

Holmes Middle School is one of the average-sized intermediate schools in Covington, Kentucky, part of Covington Independent, with 631 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Holmes Middle School is one of 10 schools operated by Covington Independent, a district that serves 3,557 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Holmes Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 29% Black, 9% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Holmes Middle School logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 84% of students at Holmes Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kenton County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Holmes Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.1%; this one delivers 23.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Kenton County) shows that median household income runs about $80,548, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kenton County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,225 students), Holmes Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Holmes High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Holmes Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holmes Middle School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

Holmes Middle School operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Holmes Middle School has fell 17%, going from 756 students in 2018 to 631 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 13% to 30% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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