HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY

HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in HOLLY HILL, Florida, part of VOLUSIA, educates 601 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within VOLUSIA, which oversees 87 schools and 61,765 students, HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Black at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 30% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Volusia County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Volusia County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 32.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Volusia County put median household income runs about $70,044, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY is one of 90 public schools in Volusia County (combined enrollment of about 61,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 58.6%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HOLLY HILL ELEMENTARY has shrank 41%, going from 1,015 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 39% to 30% across the same window.

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