Holmes Middle School

Located at 16200 NEWBURGH RD, in LIVONIA, Michigan, Holmes Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that hosts 670 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Livonia Public Schools School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Holmes Middle School sits 33% larger than that benchmark.

Livonia Public Schools School District comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 12,986 students; Holmes Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Holmes Middle School shows that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the resource side, On paper, Holmes Middle School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Holmes Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wayne County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below 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 59.0%; this one delivers 62.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate median household income runs about $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Holmes Middle School is one of 573 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students).

The closest other public school is Hoover Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holmes Middle School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 61.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 737 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025.

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