Holmes High School
25th And Madison Ave
Covington KY, 41014, Kenton County
Phone: 859-655-9545
Ranking: (223 out of 223, bottom 0%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Covington Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 61 | 62 | 62 | 59 | 42 | 81 | 87 | |||||||
Total Students: | 859 | 824 | 771 | 802 | 791 | 1,072 | 1,093 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 273 | 31.8% | 258 | 31.3% | 225 | 29.2% | 228 | 28.4% | 258 | 32.6% | 256 | 23.9% | 285 | 26.1% |
Grade 10: | 236 | 27.5% | 221 | 26.8% | 202 | 26.2% | 228 | 28.4% | 198 | 25.0% | 233 | 21.7% | 208 | 19.0% |
Grade 11: | 190 | 22.1% | 190 | 23.1% | 197 | 25.6% | 176 | 21.9% | 190 | 24.0% | 162 | 15.1% | 202 | 18.5% |
Grade 12: | 160 | 18.6% | 155 | 18.8% | 144 | 18.7% | 170 | 21.2% | 143 | 18.1% | 186 | 17.4% | 170 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 466 | 54.2% | 435 | 52.8% | 423 | 54.9% | 417 | 52.0% | 400 | 50.6% | 544 | 50.7% | 547 | 50.0% |
Female: | 393 | 45.8% | 389 | 47.2% | 348 | 45.1% | 385 | 48.0% | 340 | 43.0% | 464 | 43.3% | 490 | 44.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 59 | 6.9% | 37 | 4.5% | 30 | 3.9% | 22 | 2.7% | 11 | 1.4% | 17 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.3% |
Black: | 274 | 31.9% | 264 | 32.0% | 256 | 33.2% | 293 | 36.5% | 273 | 34.5% | 337 | 31.4% | 360 | 32.9% |
White: | 454 | 52.9% | 478 | 58.0% | 448 | 58.1% | 465 | 58.0% | 461 | 58.3% | 657 | 61.3% | 663 | 60.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 65 | 7.6% | 42 | 5.1% | 35 | 4.5% | 20 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 592 | 68.9% | 589 | 71.5% | 624 | 80.9% | 635 | 79.2% | 656 | 82.9% | 758 | 70.7% | 726 | 66.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 3.7% | 55 | 6.7% | 52 | 6.7% | 56 | 7.0% | 58 | 7.3% | 129 | 12.0% | 145 | 13.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.08 | 13.29 | 12.54 | 13.59 | 19.06 | 13.20 | 12.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
K-PREP | ||||||
2012 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 34.9% | 50.7% |
2013 | Language Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 22.2% | 51.4% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 16.2% | 15.4% | 42.3% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 14.4% | 35.6% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.9% | 21.9% | 45.6% |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 46.6% | 61.7% |
K-PREP EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 6.5% | 6.2% | 40% |
2013 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 12.0% | 11.9% | 36.0% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 3.6% | 3.4% | 30.3% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 11.7% | 10.4% | 36.3% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 28.9% | 27.5% | 52.2% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 29.5% | 27.7% | 55.8% |
2012 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 21.3% | 20% | 39.5% |
2013 | U.S. History | End of course | % met std | 33.3% | 31.3% | 51.3% |
KCCT | ||||||
2010 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 13.74% | 13.74% | 40.28% |
2011 | Mathematics | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 13.55% | 13.38% | 45.98% |
2010 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 34.25% | 34.07% | 61.31% |
2011 | Reading | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 43.94% | 42.58% | 65.91% |
2010 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 18.13% | 18.13% | 41.14% |
2011 | Science | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 15.48% | 15.29% | 41.37% |
2010 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 19.23% | 19.23% | 39.86% |
2011 | Social Studies | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 23.87% | 23.57% | 41.49% |
2010 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 28.03% | 28.03% | 35.94% |
2011 | Writing | All grades (HS) | % proficient | 29.94% | 29.94% | 40.89% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 35.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 59.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 34.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 65.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,515.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,457.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,267.0 |
* Holmes High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.