Holmes High School

  • High school in Northside ISD
  • San Antonio, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Northside ISD: B

Total students

2,574

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Northside ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

96.2 %

Northside ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 90%

Holmes High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Northside ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,574 students. 65.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 96.2% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Holmes High School was 915 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,994, which is $2,107 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

nisd.net

Address

6500 Ingram Rd
San Antonio, TX 78238-3999

Office phone number

(210) 397-7000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Holmes High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,574

African American

163 (6.3%)

Northside ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

41 (1.6%)

Northside ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

2,176 (84.5%)

Northside ISD: 68.1%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

3 (0.1%)

Northside ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

156 (6.1%)

Northside ISD: 17.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

34 (1.3%)

Northside ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.3%

American Indian

0%

Asian

1.6%

Hispanic

84.5%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

6.1%

Two or more races

1.3%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

65.5 %

Northside ISD: 62.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

78.6 %

Northside ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

11.5 %

Northside ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

65.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

78.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

11.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.5 %

Northside ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

5.9 %

Northside ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

12.6 %

Northside ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

10.5%

Gifted and talented

5.9%

Special education

12.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Northside ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Northside ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Northside ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Northside ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

96.2 %

Northside ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

92 %

Northside ISD: 91.6%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Northside ISD: 100%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Northside ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

96.4 %

Northside ISD: 93.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

97.1 %

Northside ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

90.9 %

Northside ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

92.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

96.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

97.1%

Two or more races

90.9%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

1.1 %

Northside ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.4 %

Northside ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Northside ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Northside ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.1 %

Northside ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Northside ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Northside ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Northside ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

12.5 %

Northside ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 15%

African American

12.6 %

Northside ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Northside ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

4.8 %

Northside ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

13.1 %

Northside ISD: 11%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6.5 %

Northside ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

7.7 %

Northside ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

20.3 %

Northside ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

17 %

Northside ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Northside ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

10 %

Northside ISD: 54.2%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

19.7 %

Northside ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 41.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

30.6 %

Northside ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

29.4 %

Northside ISD: 36.1%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

20.7 %

Northside ISD: 42.5%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

11.1 %

Northside ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Northside ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Northside ISD: 62%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

19.3 %

Northside ISD: 36.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 34.8%

Statewide: 43.9%

White

27.3 %

Northside ISD: 52.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

80 %

Northside ISD: 48.5%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

915

Northside ISD: 1005

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Northside ISD: 22.9

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

30.7 %

Northside ISD: 49%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

16.1 %

Northside ISD: 33.4%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

15.1 %

Northside ISD: 31.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

30.7%

Math

16.1%

Reading + Math

15.1%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

160.9

African American

5.2 (3.2%)

Northside ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.6%)

Northside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (1.2%)

Northside ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

87.5 (54.4%)

Northside ISD: 50.2%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

64.3 (40%)

Northside ISD: 43.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.6%)

Northside ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

4 (2.5%)

Northside ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

98.5 (61.2%)

Northside ISD: 65.6%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

55.5 (34.5%)

Northside ISD: 32.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

3 (1.9%)

Northside ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

16

Northside ISD: 15

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Northside ISD: 11.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$60,994

Northside ISD: $61,396

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$58,152

Northside ISD: $57,356

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$57,963

Northside ISD: $58,230

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$59,925

Northside ISD: $59,831

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$62,050

Northside ISD: $62,357

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,437

Northside ISD: $66,354

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,840

Northside ISD: $71,291

Statewide: $71,111

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