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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULLMAN COUNTY·NCES 010102000440
Holly Pond Elementary School
120 New Hope Road, Holly Pond, AL 35083 · (256) 796-0046 · Cullman County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
349 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (84).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Holly Pond Elementary School
Holly Pond Elementary School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Pond Elementary School this school | 634 | 55.0% | 48.5% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Brookwood | 631 | 55.9% | 48.8% |
| Slocomb Elementary School Slocomb | 609 | 54.8% | 64.9% |
| Cedar Hill Elementary School Ardmore | 576 | 51.4% | 56.6% |
| Centre Elementary School Centre | 665 | 53.2% | 53.4% |
| DanvilleNeel Elementary School Danville | 504 | 53.6% | 65.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Holly Pond Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Cullman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #321 of 626 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #404 of 626 | #12 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #246 of 626 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #147 of 709 | #3 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #601 of 655 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #504 of 658 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #411 of 696 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +81.1% | #7 of 262 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
634
+308 (+94%) vs 2020
+42% since 2000-01, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 634 | 31.6 | 20.1:1 | 55% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 32.5 | 18.4:1 | 71% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 30.2 | 19.2:1 | 71% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 56% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 55% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 62% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 59% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 46% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Pond Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 81% (350 to 634); teachers up 44% (22 to 31.6).
About Holly Pond Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Holly Pond Elementary School serves students in Holly Pond, Alabama. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 634 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
Holly Pond Elementary School is one of the 25 schools that make up Cullman County (9,901 students in total).
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Holly Pond Elementary School. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Holly Pond Elementary School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Holly Pond Elementary School and a ratio of 20.1:1. This ratio sits 3.1 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 55% of students. The rate at public schools in Cullman County averages 45%, lower than here.
Holly Pond Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at Holly Pond Elementary School are 4.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.5% actual, 44.0% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Cullman County show that the median household income is $62,656, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Holly Pond Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in the county.
Holly Pond High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around Holly Pond Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Holly Pond Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.5% against a local average of 40.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, Holly Pond Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 326 students at Holly Pond Elementary School; in 2024-25, 634. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 20.1:1 over the same years.
Community posts for Holly Pond Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cullman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
90,566
Census ACS
Median income
$62,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
13,144 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cullman County
- Hanceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- West Point High SchoolHigh · 591 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 512 students
- Cold Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- West Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Pond High School0.1 mi · 278
- Parkside Elementary School6.3 mi · 379
- JB Pennington High School6.5 mi · 507
- Blountsville Elementary School6.6 mi · 648
- Fairview Middle School6.7 mi · 291
- Fairview High School6.7 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Pond Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Holly Pond Elementary School?
Holly Pond Elementary School enrolls approximately 634 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Holly Pond Elementary School serve?
Holly Pond Elementary School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holly Pond Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holly Pond Elementary School is approximately 20.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Holly Pond Elementary School?
Holly Pond Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Holly Pond Elementary School public or private?
Holly Pond Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cullman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.