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Holman Middle
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Virginia public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 288 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 269 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 305 | 35% |
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 79.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Holman Middle
Holman Middle's state test result (82.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holman Middle this school | 862 | 38.7% | 82.0% |
| Farmwell Station Middle Ashburn | 981 | 32.4% | 86.1% |
| Johnson Middle Fairfax | 1,165 | 36.1% | 74.0% |
| Liberty Middle Clifton | 913 | 37.8% | 76.3% |
| Franklin Middle Chantilly | 798 | 21.2% | 82.7% |
| Belmont Ridge Middle Leesburg | 1,071 | 21.6% | 84.1% |
Where Holman Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #61 of 337 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #101 of 342 ▲ 24 | #4 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #90 of 342 ▼ 2 | #4 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #122 of 343 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #299 of 327 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #41 of 333 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #252 of 340 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #62 of 224 | #3 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 862 | 53 | 16.3:1 | 39% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 862 | 53 | 16.3:1 | 37% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 51.3 | 16.6:1 | 39% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 848 | 48 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,023 | 55.2 | 18.5:1 | 15% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 9% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | 35 | 21.1:1 | 9% (63) |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,023 to 862); teachers down 4% (55.2 to 53).
About Holman Middle
Holman Middle serves students in Glen Allen, Virginia, as a medium-sized middle-grades school. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 862 students.
Holman Middle is one school in a 69-school district, Henrico County Public Schools, which enrolls 51,044 students.
Holman Middle's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 40%. After that, the student body is 30% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among all residents of Henrico County, the White share is about 51%. By the diversity index, Holman Middle comes in at 72%.
A ratio of 16.3:1 comes from the school's 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Virginia average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 39% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Henrico County, the average eligibility rate is 67%.
allk12 grades Holman Middle an A-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Holman Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.0% and a predicted 77.5%.
Federal survey data for Henrico County show that median household income is about $88,783, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Holman Middle is among the 84 public schools in Henrico County.
The closest public school to Holman Middle is Rivers Edge Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Holman Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Holman Middle is behind the 86.5% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
Holman Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (848) to 2024-25 (862). By 2024-25, the school had 16.3 students per teacher, compared with 17.7 in 2020-21.
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