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If you had an hour of school board time for Holly Springs Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY·NCES 130186002318
Holly Springs Elementary School
4909 W Chapel Hill Rd, Douglasville, GA 30135 · (770) 651-4000 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Georgia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
273 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
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 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.6%
GA avg 40.1% . -8.0pp since 2021
Math
47.9%
GA avg 44.6% . -7.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 50.9% |
| 2022-23 | 54.3% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.6% | 55.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Springs Elementary School
Holly Springs Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs Elementary School this school | 473 | 57.7% | 53.2% |
| Fayetteville Elementary School Fayetteville | 507 | 64.7% | 49.1% |
| Robert J. Burch Elementary School Tyrone | 528 | 53.2% | 54.2% |
| Pate's Creek Elementary School Stockbridge | 497 | 67.0% | 22.5% |
| Vineville Academy Macon | 479 | 56.8% | 37.0% |
| Woodland Elementary School Stockbridge | 491 | 68.4% | 29.1% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #291 of 1,208 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #448 of 1,215 ▼ 50 | #4 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #264 of 1,215 ▼ 15 | #2 of 21 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.6pp | #58 of 1,183 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #921 of 1,324 | #14 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #743 of 1,301 | #7 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #650 of 1,301 | #13 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #965 of 1,312 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #351 of 854 | #6 of 17 |
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
473
-74 (-14%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 473 | 34.5 | 13.7:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 35.2 | 14.3:1 | 57% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 38.4 | 14.8:1 | 49% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 43% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 45% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 45% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 38% (200) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 20% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (560 to 473); teachers down 1% (35 to 34.5).
About Holly Springs Elementary School
Holly Springs Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Douglasville, Georgia. Total enrollment is 473 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 22% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Georgia (about 605).
Douglas County has 25,521 students in 35 schools, and Holly Springs Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at Holly Springs Elementary School is 63%, a majority. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 50% Black share among all Douglas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The school has 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. In all, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 71% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Holly Springs Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Georgia public elementary schools.
Holly Springs Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.2%, compared with a predicted 47.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Douglas County show median household income comes to about $82,984, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 37 public schools and about 26,121 students.
Chapel Hill High School is about 0.2 miles from Holly Springs Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Holly Springs Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 14%.
The allk12 page for Holly Springs Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
147,888
Census ACS
Median income
$82,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
26,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Lithia Springs Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,460 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other schools in Douglasville
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- New Manchester High SchoolHigh · 1,894 students
- South Paulding High SchoolHigh · 1,881 students
- Alexander High SchoolHigh · 1,830 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,646 students
- Chapel Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,036 students
Other Holly Springs Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Holly Springs Elementary. Holly Springs Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Holly Springs Elementary SchoolCanton, GA · 831 students
- Holly Springs ElementaryHolly Springs, NC · 751 students
Nearby schools
- Chapel Hill High School0.2 mi · 1,646
- Youth Villages at Inner Harbour0.8 mi · 46
- Chapel Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 620
- Chapel Hill Middle School1.8 mi · 1,036
- Dorsett Shoals Elementary School2.7 mi · 404
- New Manchester High School3.2 mi · 1,894
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Springs Elementary SchoolHow large is Holly Springs Elementary School?
Holly Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Holly Springs Elementary School serve?
Holly Springs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Holly Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Holly Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Holly Springs Elementary School?
Holly Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 19% Hispanic, 63% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Holly Springs Elementary School?
Holly Springs Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.