Enrollment
276
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-3·NCES 080468000681
Holly School
206 NORTH 3RD STREET, HOLLY, CO 81047 · (719) 537-6512 · Prowers County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Colorado public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
177 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 18 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +16.9pp since 2023
Math
26.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 20.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 School
Holly School's state test result (26.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly School this school | 276 | 64.1% | 26.4% |
| De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT DE BEQUE | 179 | 63.7% | 21.2% |
| Bethune Public Schools BETHUNE | 99 | 71.7% | 18.4% |
| Pueblo Classical Academy PUEBLO WEST | 173 | 49.7% | N/A |
| Ascent Classical Academy of Grand Junction GRAND JUNCTION | 457 | 54.9% | 29.0% |
| Mountain Valley School SAGUACHE | 105 | 76.2% | 21.5% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 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 School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #9 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #5 of 17 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #9 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #8 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
276
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+106% since 1990-91, when it was 134
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 64% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 65% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 17.9 | 15.2:1 | 60% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 19 | 14.6:1 | 66% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 95 | 7.2 | 13.3:1 | 68% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 88 | 7 | 12.6:1 | 67% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 81 | 6 | 13.5:1 | 67% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 52% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 134 | 14 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly School.
Since 2017-18: students up 191% (95 to 276); teachers up 180% (7.2 to 20).
About Holly School
Holly School is a small combined-grade school in HOLLY, Colorado, one of the schools in Holly School District No. Re-3. Its 276 students are spread across pre-K through 12. The school's enrollment is 47% smaller than the 523 average for combined schools in Colorado.
Federal records list Holly School District No. Re-3 as the district for Holly School.
Hispanic students account for 52% of enrollment at Holly School. Other students are 46% White. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Prowers County residents. By the diversity index, Holly School comes in at 52%.
With 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Holly School was 13.8:1. Combined schools in Colorado average about 14.3:1, a similar figure. Holly School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 64%.
allk12 grades Holly School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Holly School is 1.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.4% actual, 27.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
County data help place the school in context: in Prowers County, median household income is about $53,508, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Holly School is among the 11 public schools in Prowers County.
Granada Undivided High School is the closest public school, about 10.1 miles away in a straight line. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Holly School ranks 5th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Holly School as Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Holly School enrolled 278; in 2024-25, 276.
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Prowers County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,910
Census ACS
Median income
$53,508
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,153 students
Quick facts
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- Granada Undivided High School10.1 mi · 92
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- Alta Vista Charter School26.6 mi · 133
- Parkview Elementary School26.9 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Holly SchoolHow large is Holly School?
Holly School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Holly School serve?
Holly School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Holly School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Holly School is approximately 13.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Holly School?
Holly School reports a student body of 46% White, 52% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Holly School public or private?
Holly School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Holly School District No. Re-3.
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