HOLMES H S

HOLMES H S is one of the expansive 9-12 campuss in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, run under NORTHSIDE ISD, with 2,422 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 204% above typical.

Within NORTHSIDE ISD, which oversees 128 schools and 100,435 students, HOLMES H S is one campus in the system.

On demographics, HOLMES H S shows that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 7% White, 6% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, HOLMES H S reports 168 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HOLMES H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 43.4%, a residual of +3.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), HOLMES H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TEXASWORKS - SAN ANTONIO-INGRAM, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOLMES H S. On composite proficiency, HOLMES H S comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOLMES H S has fell 15%, going from 2,840 students in 2018 to 2,422 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.