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Alumni: what's one memory from Hollywood Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240060001227
Hollywood Elementary
44345 Joy Chapel Rd, Hollywood, MD 20636 · (301) 373-4350 · St. Mary's County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
133 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 73% · 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
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
67.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 63.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Maryland 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 Maryland'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 →
Where Hollywood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In St. Mary's County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #161 of 853 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #138 of 853 | #3 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #174 of 853 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #571 of 898 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #669 of 857 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #441 of 857 | #9 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #696 of 885 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #137 of 551 | #5 of 15 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
414
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 414 | 26.4 | 15.7:1 | 32% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 26.1 | 16.3:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 26.1 | 18.2:1 | 30% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 23% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 30.4 | 17.3:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 25% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 36 | 18.3:1 | 13% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollywood Elementary.
About Hollywood Elementary
Hollywood Elementary is an elementary school located in Hollywood, Maryland, in St. Mary's County. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 414 students enrolled.
Hollywood Elementary falls under St. Mary's County Public Schools, which has 26 schools enrolling 16,905 students.
At 64%, White students outnumber all other groups at Hollywood Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Hollywood Elementary comes in at 56%.
The school reports 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.7 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%. Among public schools in St. Mary's County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.2%. Hollywood Elementary scores 64.8%.
St. Mary's County census figures show that median household income is about $119,446, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 28 public schools operate in St. Mary's County, serving about 16,905 students.
The nearest public school is Evergreen Elementary School, at about 2.9 miles. Hollywood Elementary has 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 49.6% proficiency; Hollywood Elementary posts 64.8%.
Hollywood Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 414, 6% below the 439 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Mary's County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
115,126
Census ACS
Median income
$119,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
16,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary's County Public Schools
- Leonardtown HighHigh · 2,118 students
- Great Mills HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Chopticon HighHigh · 1,526 students
- Leonardtown MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Spring Ridge MiddleMiddle · 913 students
- Margaret Brent MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Elementary School2.9 mi · 715
- Town Creek Elementary3.7 mi · 220
- Esperanza Middle4.2 mi · 835
- Green Holly Elementary School4.4 mi · 478
- Greenview Knolls Elementary4.8 mi · 294
- Dowell Elementary5.1 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Hollywood ElementaryHow large is Hollywood Elementary?
Hollywood Elementary enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hollywood Elementary serve?
Hollywood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hollywood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hollywood Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hollywood Elementary?
Hollywood Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Hollywood Elementary in?
Hollywood Elementary is part of St. Mary's County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.