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Enrollment
612
Middle
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370399001069
J E Holmes Middle
211 N Pierce St, Eden, NC 27288 · (336) 623-9791 · Rockingham County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
609 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 222 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 31% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 J E Holmes Middle
J E Holmes Middle's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J E Holmes Middle this school | 612 | 99.5% | 34.8% |
| W C Friday Middle School Dallas | 618 | 99.5% | 39.9% |
| Southern Middle Aberdeen | 620 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| West Rowan Middle Salisbury | 707 | 98.9% | 36.0% |
| West Craven Middle New Bern | 614 | 97.6% | 38.9% |
| Mount Holly Middle Mount Holly | 570 | 99.5% | 54.4% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 J E Holmes Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #396 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #414 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #354 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #216 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #259 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #153 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #86 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #270 of 300 |
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
612
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 612 | 36.9 | 16.6:1 | 100% (609) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 99% (590) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 99% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 67% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 100% (672) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 67% (580) |
| 2000-01 | 995 | 67 | 14.8:1 | 34% (339) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J E Holmes Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (634 to 612); teachers down 14% (43 to 36.9).
About J E Holmes Middle
J E Holmes Middle is a medium-sized middle school located in Eden, North Carolina. Enrollment is 612 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
J E Holmes Middle is run by Rockingham County Schools, whose 23 schools enroll 11,114 students.
J E Holmes Middle has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Smaller groups are 25% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 73% of Rockingham County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at J E Holmes Middle and a ratio of 16.6:1. This ratio sits 0.7 above the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. That tracks the 98% average for public schools in Rockingham County.
allk12 grades J E Holmes Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, J E Holmes Middle is 13.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.8% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Rockingham County show that the median household income is $57,053, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. J E Holmes Middle is one of 27 public schools in the county.
Nearby, John M Morehead High is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of J E Holmes Middle, there are 4 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, J E Holmes Middle places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when J E Holmes Middle had 642 students, to 2024-25, when it had 612.
The J E Holmes Middle community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rockingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,053
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,299 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockingham County Schools
- Rockingham County HighHigh · 878 students
- John M Morehead HighHigh · 771 students
- Rockingham County MiddleMiddle · 750 students
- Reidsville HighHigh · 696 students
- Dalton McMichael HighHigh · 681 students
- Reidsville MiddleMiddle · 543 students
Other schools in Eden
- John M Morehead HighHigh · 771 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Leaksville-Spray ElementaryElementary · 400 students
- Douglass ElementaryElementary · 349 students
- CTE Innovative High SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- John M Morehead High0.2 mi · 771
- Central Elementary0.4 mi · 521
- Leaksville-Spray Elementary1.4 mi · 400
- Douglass Elementary2.4 mi · 349
- Lincoln Elementary5.6 mi · 303
- Wentworth Elementary7.5 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About J E Holmes MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at J E Holmes Middle?
J E Holmes Middle enrolls approximately 612 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does J E Holmes Middle serve?
J E Holmes Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at J E Holmes Middle?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at J E Holmes Middle.
How diverse is J E Holmes Middle?
J E Holmes Middle reports a student body of 49% White, 17% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is J E Holmes Middle in?
J E Holmes Middle is part of Rockingham County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.