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Holmes High School
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Holmes High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

25th and Madison Ave, Covington, KY 41014 · (859) 655-9545 · Part of Covington Independent School District

Covington’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Kentucky school districts

Directions
Photo: w_lemay · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
855
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Holmes High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts below the state

On the path

Where Covington kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Holmes Middle School631 students
9–12Holmes High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

25th and Madison Ave, Covington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9229
Grade 10222
Grade 11227
Grade 12177
Enrollment over time
828’20
889’21
878’22
898’23
855’24

Up 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 35%Hispanic 32%Black 22%Two or more races 11%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Holmes High School from Covington families.

Other schools in Covington Independent School District

The district →
Biggs Early Childhood Education Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Covington
285 students28:1
Sixth District Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Covington
D
454 students13:1
Glenn O Swing Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Covington
B+
392 students12:1
John G Carlisle Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Covington
D
333 students13:1
Ninth District Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Covington
D−
324 students11:1
Latonia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Covington
C−
233 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kentucky’s other public schools; Covington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.