Is John A Holmes High a good school?

John A Holmes High ranks 452 nd of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend John A Holmes High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 589 students attended John A Holmes High.

What is the racial makeup of John A Holmes High?

Students at John A Holmes High are 45% African American, 38% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What schools feed into John A Holmes High?

John A Holmes High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : D F Walker Elementary Elementary : White Oak Elementary Middle : Chowan Middle

John A Holmes High

Summary:

John A Holmes High is a public high school in Edenton, North Carolina, serving 592 students in grades 9-12. The school's student body is diverse, with 44.43% White, 42.06% African American, and 8.61% Hispanic students.

Despite its diverse population, John A Holmes High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, receiving 1 or 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing relatively better than White students and those from low-income backgrounds. Notably, the school's gifted and talented students perform the best, ranking in the top half of North Carolina high schools. However, the school's proficiency rates on End-of-Course exams are consistently lower than the state and Edenton-Chowan Schools district averages, particularly in Math I and Math III.

Compared to nearby schools, Washington Early College High School outperforms John A Holmes High across multiple metrics, while Washington County High School performs significantly worse. Additionally, the significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at John A Holmes High, from 39.86% in 2020-2021 to 57.43% in 2022-2023, indicates a growing population of students from low-income families, which could be a contributing factor to the school's overall academic performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

800 North Oakum Street
Edenton, NC 27932

(252) 482-8426

District: Edenton-Chowan Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
452^nd of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,558

Feeder schools for John A Holmes High:

Elementary:	D F Walker Elementary
	White Oak Elementary
Middle:	Chowan Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 17.5

Number of students: 589

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

White:

38.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John A Holmes High ranks worse than 70.6% of high schools in North Carolina. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.66. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (45.3%), White (38.4%), Hispanic (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John A Holmes High is 17.5. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at John A Holmes High is $11,558.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John A Holmes High:

SchoolDigger ranks John A Holmes High 452^nd of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See John A Holmes High in the ranking list.)

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Edenton-Chowan Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Edenton-Chowan Schools 184^th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	46.44	260^th	431	39.7%
2007	45.48	267^th	453	41.1%
2008	35.72	348^th	477	27.0%
2009	38.90	351^st	490	28.4%
2010	51.04	272^nd	499	45.5%
2011	37.06	379^th	506	25.1%
2012	28.12	385^th	502	23.3%
2013	23.45	354^th	505	29.9%
2014	22.46	334^th	451	25.9%
2015	26.37	359^th	531	32.4%
2016	18.87	390^th	507	23.1%
2017	22.90	352^nd	476	26.1%
2018	28.48	325^th	469	30.7%
2019	33.01	325^th	514	36.8%
2021	27.06	424^th	594	28.6%
2022	26.79	454^th	621	26.9%
2023	34.13	405^th	626	35.3%
2024	29.66	452^nd	640	29.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	21.54	312^th	349	10.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	27.42	308^th	424	27.4%
2019	34.81	256^th	446	42.6%
2021	22.30	344^th	432	20.4%
2022	28.19	392^nd	544	27.9%
2023	32.56	391^st	597	34.5%
2024	31.39	420^th	613	31.5%

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Rank History for Female students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	27.66	332^nd	449	26.1%
2019	34.98	305^th	475	35.8%
2021	34.51	275^th	475	42.1%
2022	30.06	422^nd	594	29.0%
2023	37.08	364^th	588	38.1%
2024	29.12	438^th	602	27.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	22.12	307^th	349	12.0%
2019	75.75	38^th	364	89.6%
2021	40.42	176^th	334	47.3%
2022	22.32	283^rd	330	14.2%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2019	80.34	21^st	325	93.5%
2022	46.80	271^st	398	31.9%
2023	53.97	224^th	403	44.4%
2024	66.99	135^th	403	66.5%

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Rank History for Male students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	25.80	344^th	463	25.7%
2019	27.89	342^nd	488	29.9%
2021	20.48	378^th	481	21.4%
2022	22.63	460^th	585	21.4%
2023	29.17	430^th	602	28.6%
2024	28.67	440^th	607	27.5%

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Rank History for African American students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	18.99	316^th	359	12.0%
2019	38.45	184^th	369	50.1%
2021	23.41	295^th	364	19.0%
2022	27.69	319^th	430	25.8%
2023	38.81	234^th	434	46.1%
2024	30.98	296^th	437	32.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2019	45.98	141^st	354	60.2%
2022	17.15	396^th	436	9.2%
2023	39.70	255^th	449	43.2%
2024	28.97	332^nd	454	26.9%

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Rank History for White students at John A Holmes High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	52.75	185^th	427	56.7%
2019	29.85	314^th	444	29.3%
2021	41.15	224^th	439	49.0%
2022	32.11	377^th	534	29.4%
2023	37.00	353^rd	537	34.3%
2024	40.05	344^th	553	37.8%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for John A Holmes High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	381	342	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	724
1989	388	334	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	728
1990	394	328	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	5	730
1991	391	302	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	13	706
1992	420	339	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	762
1993	399	357	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	758
1994	388	372	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	761
1995	322	390	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
1996	322	390	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
1997	334	368	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	708
1998	339	381	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	726
1999	358	393	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	761
2000	395	366	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	767
2001	393	363	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	758
2002	383	381	2	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	773
2003	383	381	2	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	773
2004	390	372	1	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	771
2005	373	361	2	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	743
2006	397	359	3	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	770
2007	419	363	3	13	1	n/a	n/a	4	803
2008	381	331	3	10	1	n/a	n/a	2	728
2009	414	347	2	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	774
2010	420	330	2	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	760
2011	397	316	1	11	1	1	10	0	737
2012	373	321	0	18	2	3	13	0	730
2013	351	292	3	17	1	2	20	0	686
2014	309	293	5	24	3	0	22	0	656
2015	302	298	7	31	2	0	19	0	659
2016	285	270	7	29	0	0	20	0	611
2017	275	283	6	29	1	0	16	0	610
2018	268	274	2	35	0	0	18	0	597
2019	270	262	1	36	0	0	18	0	587
2020	261	239	0	29	0	0	22	0	551
2021	265	234	0	39	0	0	24	0	562
2022	272	252	2	47	0	0	26	0	599
2023	263	249	1	51	1	0	27	0	592
2024	226	267	1	59	1	0	35	0	589

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John A Holmes High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	724	52.0	13.9	25
1989	728	52.0	14.0	44
1990	730	52.0	14.0	43.2
1991	706	52.0	13.5	44.6
1992	762	52.0	14.6	19.8
1993	758	50.0	15.2	29.4
1994	761	50.0	15.2	31.8
1995	716	49.0	14.6	34.2
1996	716	49.0	14.6	34.2
1997	708	50.0	14.2	33.8
1998	726	52.0	14.0	30.6
1999	761	52.0	14.6	28.4
2000	767	52.0	14.8	37.9
2001	758	52.0	14.6	38
2002	773	52.0	14.9	42
2003	773	52.0	14.9	42
2004	771	56.0	13.8	45.3
2005	743	56.0	13.3	43.5
2006	770	56.0	13.8	42.5
2007	803	56.2	14.3	45.2
2008	728	56.3	12.9	44.6
2009	774	49.6	15.6	46.1
2010	760	50.4	15.0	49.9
2011	737	50.0	14.7	50.7
2012	730	47.2	15.4	53.4
2013	686	48.7	14.0	56.4
2014	656	48.5	13.5	57
2015	659	45.0	14.6	58.7
2016	611	44.0	13.8	57.6
2017	610	42.0	14.5	56.9
2018	597	41.5	14.3	54.1
2019	587	38.0	15.4	49.2
2020	551	38.4	14.3	50.3
2021	562	38.6	14.5	39.9
2022	599	38.5	15.5	43.2
2023	592	38.1	15.5	57.4
2024	589	33.4	17.5	99.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John A Holmes High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	724	52.0	13.9	25
1989	728	52.0	14.0	44
1990	730	52.0	14.0	43.2
1991	706	52.0	13.5	44.6
1992	762	52.0	14.6	19.8
1993	758	50.0	15.2	29.4
1994	761	50.0	15.2	31.8
1995	716	49.0	14.6	34.2
1996	716	49.0	14.6	34.2
1997	708	50.0	14.2	33.8
1998	726	52.0	14.0	30.6
1999	761	52.0	14.6	28.4
2000	767	52.0	14.8	37.9
2001	758	52.0	14.6	38
2002	773	52.0	14.9	42
2003	773	52.0	14.9	42
2004	771	56.0	13.8	45.3
2005	743	56.0	13.3	43.5
2006	770	56.0	13.8	42.5
2007	803	56.2	14.3	45.2
2008	728	56.3	12.9	44.6
2009	774	49.6	15.6	46.1
2010	760	50.4	15.0	49.9
2011	737	50.0	14.7	50.7
2012	730	47.2	15.4	53.4
2013	686	48.7	14.0	56.4
2014	656	48.5	13.5	57
2015	659	45.0	14.6	58.7
2016	611	44.0	13.8	57.6
2017	610	42.0	14.5	56.9
2018	597	41.5	14.3	54.1
2019	587	38.0	15.4	49.2
2020	551	38.4	14.3	50.3
2021	562	38.6	14.5	39.9
2022	599	38.5	15.5	43.2
2023	592	38.1	15.5	57.4
2024	589	33.4	17.5	99.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for John A Holmes High

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$663 (5.7%)	$10,894 (94.3%)	$11,558

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John A Holmes High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 325^th of 514 High schools	Ranks 405^th of 626 High schools	1.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course Biology (John A Holmes High)	48.2	51.2	3%
End of Course Biology (Edenton-Chowan Schools)	48.2	51.2	3%
End of Course Biology (North Carolina)	59.6	54.1	5.5%
End of Course English II (John A Holmes High)	45.8	49.7	3.9%
End of Course English II (Edenton-Chowan Schools)	45.8	49.7	3.9%
End of Course English II (North Carolina)	59.7	58.5	1.2%
End of Course Math I (John A Holmes High)	50	35.5	14.5%
End of Course Math I (Edenton-Chowan Schools)	50	35.5	14.5%
End of Course Math I (North Carolina)	41.2	35.9	5.3%
End of Course Math III (John A Holmes High)	26.9	40	13.1%
End of Course Math III (Edenton-Chowan Schools)	26.9	40	13.1%
End of Course Math III (North Carolina)	46.8	58.3	11.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	587	592	0.9%
African American	262	249	5%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	1	1
Hispanic	36	51	41.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	270	263	2.6%
Two or More Races	18	27	50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	49.2%	57.4%	8.2%

Schools Near John A Holmes High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John A Holmes High	Public	9-12	800 North Oakum Street	Edenton	27932	Chowan County	Edenton-Chowan Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 482-8426	589	33	17.5	99.5%	226 (38.4%)	267 (45.3%)	59 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.9%)	29.7	452^nd of 640 public high schools	29.4%		34.1	405^th of 626 public high schools	35.3%	47	45.8	52.5	23.3	45.7	$11,558	$663	$10,894
Perquimans County High	Public	9-12	305 Edenton Road St	Hertford	27944	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 426-5778	535	34	15.7	99.3%	359 (67.1%)	125 (23.4%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	34.1	410^th of 640 public high schools	35.9%		42.1	335^th of 626 public high schools	46.5%	75	49.6	55.3	31.2	41.3	$13,229	$968	$12,260
Washington County High	Public	9-12	800 E Main St	Plymouth	27962	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 793-3031	260	18	14.5	98.8%	14 (5.4%)	215 (82.7%)	20 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	5.1	617^th of 640 public high schools	3.6%		3.2	613^th of 626 public high schools	2.1%	4	8.5	10.5	16.9		$16,949	$1,492	$15,458
Washington Early College High	Public	9-12	115 Middle Street	Creswell	27928	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 793-1327	77	4	19.2	96.1%	12 (15.6%)	54 (70.1%)	8 (10.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	87.2	102^nd of 640 public high schools	84.1%		82.4	116^th of 626 public high schools	81.5%	14	64.7	88.0	94.7	90.5	$16,567	$514	$16,053

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