Holmes High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 9–12
Holmes High School serves 2,422 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 192nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 168.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312003701 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northside ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,422 | 100,208 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.6% | 49.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Holmes High School in context
Size
Holmes High School is the 11th largest of Northside ISD's 16 high schools; its 2,422 students are 2.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 643 students, so Holmes High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 718 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 526, against an average of 606 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (526 against 718). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 82.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Holmes High School has 168.14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,422 students would have about 173 teachers, so Holmes High School has 4.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram, 0.4 miles away in Premier High Schools. There are 19 high schools within 5 miles and 69 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.9% |
| White | 6.8% |
| Black | 6.3% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 718 |
| Grade 10 | 614 |
| Grade 11 | 564 |
| Grade 12 | 526 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6500 Ingram Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238
Phone: (210)397-7000
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Holmes High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram | Premier High Schools | 0.4 mi | 116 | 38.7 | 77.6% |
| Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram | Texas Works | 0.4 mi | 12 | – | – |
| Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest | Southwest Preparatory School | 0.9 mi | 141 | 10.2 | 69.5% |
| IDEA Ingram Hills College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 543 | 15.8 | 85.8% |
| Warren High School | Northside ISD | 3.2 mi | 2,542 | 16.4 | 41.8% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.3 mi | 743 | 17.8 | 83.7% |
| Marshall High School | Northside ISD | 3.4 mi | 2,634 | 15.4 | 65.4% |
| Memorial High School | Edgewood ISD | 3.4 mi | 846 | 14.7 | 94.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.