Holmes Middle School

Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School is a public middle school located in Northridge, California. It was named after Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. who was an American Philosopher and jurist. It was opened back in January 1966 and is currently offering classes for 6th through 8th grade students, following a traditional single track school calendar. Holmes is part of Local District 1 of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school's emblem is an Eagle, while the school colors are blue (for loyalty and truth) and white (for purity and honesty).

Rankings

From the 2006 California Academic Performance Index (API) Base report, the school has an API score of 792, which corresponds to a state rank of 8 (1 is the lowest, 10 is the highest. The API Score is a number between 200 and 1000 that reflects a school’s or school district’s performance on statewide student assessments administered in 2006).

School Statistics

98% of the teachers at Holmes Middle School have full teaching credentials. They also average 12 years in teaching experience, with 11 average years teaching in the district. 5% of Holmes' faculty are first year teachers... the school's average class size is 33 for grades 6 and 7, and 29 for grade 8.

The student-staff ratio is 38 Students per paraprofessional staff, 183 Students per office/clerical staff, and 73 Students per other classified staff... over half (59%) of Holmes' enrollees are Hispanic or Latino, one-fifths (20%) are White, 7% are African American, 7% are Asian, 6% are Filipino, and less than 1% are Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native.