Overview
Oliver Wendell Holmes High School is a public high school that is part of the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas (United States). It was established in 1964 and is known for its circular architecture, in which several buildings are completely cylindrical. As with all Northside ISD schools, Holmes is named for a former or current United States Supreme Court justice, in this case Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Holmes High School is also the parent school for Business Careers High School, a magnet school in NISD.
In 2017, the Holmes was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency, with a 6-Star Distinction for Academic Achievements in ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Social Studies, Top 25 Percent Student Progress, Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness.
Areas served by the school
Holmes serves a little more than 2,000 students in grades 9-12 from neighborhoods and subdivisions along the IH-410 Loop corridsor. An additional 800-850 students (grade levels 9-12) are served by Business Careers High School, the "sister" magnet school of Holmes. The students at Business Careers counts as part of Holmes, making the student population of Holmes almost 2,900.
During the 2006–2007 year, the Northside Board of Trustees changed the attendance zones of Earl Warren High School and Holmes, moving several neighborhoods from the Warren attendance zone to the Holmes attendance zone, to go into effect in 2007–2008. This added approximately 300 students to the school.
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