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Holmes Schools
Holmes is a public school district in Florida, based in Holmes County (Bonifay). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Holmes on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Holmes
7 of 8 schools in Holmes carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 3D: 1F: 1
Best schools in Holmes
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Poplar Springs High School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- B- Bethlehem High School (K-12 school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Bonifay K 8 School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Holmes County High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Ponce De Leon High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Ponce De Leon Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Graduation Assistance Program (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Holmes
High schools (4)
- B- Bethlehem High School, Bonifay
- C Holmes County High School, Bonifay
- C- Ponce De Leon High School, Ponce De Leon
- B Poplar Springs High School, Graceville
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- D+ Ponce De Leon Elementary School, Ponce De Leon
Other schools and academies (3)
- C Bonifay K 8 School, Bonifay
- F Graduation Assistance Program, Bonifay
- Holmes Virtual Franchise Flvs, Bonifay
Where Holmes schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Bonifay (5)
- Ponce De Leon (2)
- Graceville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Holmes County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,201 students with 198 full-time-equivalent teachers and 430 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1200900
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Washington (9 schools, 20 mi)
- Walton (19 schools, 29 mi)
- Jackson (14 schools, 36 mi)
- Okaloosa (45 schools, 49 mi)
- Calhoun (5 schools, 49 mi)
- BAY (45 schools, 51 mi)
- Liberty (5 schools, 70 mi)
- Santa Rosa (37 schools, 72 mi)
Questions about Holmes
How many schools are in Holmes?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Holmes, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Holmes serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bonifay, Ponce De Leon, Graceville.
How good are the schools in Holmes?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 42.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 48.7%. 14% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Holmes?
3,201 students were enrolled in Holmes in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Holmes?
Holmes is in Florida, based in Holmes County, with its district office in Bonifay. Its boundary covers about 479 sq mi.