Total enrollment
5,908
+878 (+17%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Hollister
California · 5,908 students · 1 city
Parents inside Hollister pick from 10 public K-12 options, with combined enrollment of about 5,908 students (an average school size of 591).
4-year change in Hollister
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
10
+1 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Hollister ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #420 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,908 | #231 of 587 | #1,607 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #233 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #493 of 587 | #8,885 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 63.7% | #301 of 587 | #2,459 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #419 of 530 | #4,616 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Hollister
State test results across the district's 10 scored schools run from Accelerated Achievement Academy at 88.2% proficient to R. O. Hardin Elementary at 12.4%, a gap of 75.8 points. That is the 7th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,173 to 5,230 students (up 1%) and from 225 to 228 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister Dual Language Academy | Hollister | Elementary | KG-08 | 858 |
| Ladd Lane Elementary | Hollister | Elementary | KG-08 | 767 |
| Rancho Santana | Hollister | Elementary | KG-08 | 678 |
| Rancho San Justo | Hollister | Middle | 06-08 | 653 |
| Cerra Vista Elementary | Hollister | Elementary | KG-05 | 602 |
| Sunnyslope Elementary | Hollister | Elementary | KG-05 | 602 |
| Maze Middle | Hollister | Middle | 06-08 | 580 |
| Calaveras Elementary | Hollister | Elementary | KG-08 | 556 |
| R. O. Hardin Elementary | Hollister | Elementary | KG-05 | 461 |
| Accelerated Achievement Academy | Hollister | Middle | 05-08 | 151 |
About Hollister
As a small district in California, Hollister hosts 5,908 students across 10 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Hollister covers 7 elementary and 3 middle.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,908 students, grew 17% from the 5,030 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 9 to 10 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Hollister discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.