📍 6525 Montrose St, Alexandria, Fairfax County, 22312
Holmes Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alexandria, Fairfax County. The school has 882 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Holmes Middle enrolls 882 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 63.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 19% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 387 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 164 | 19% |
| White | 153 | 17% |
| Asian | 143 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
523 of the school's 882 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 460 qualify for free lunch and 63 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Holmes Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-80, state senate district 35, state house district 39.
Holmes Middle is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 882 students, Holmes Middle is close to the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large