Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAINTREE·NCES 250294002570
Hollis
482 Washington Street, Braintree, MA 02184 · (781) 380-0120 · Norfolk County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
Community
0
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 | 92 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (78).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65% · 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
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
67.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 47.0% |
| 2018-19 | 71.0% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2016-17 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hollis ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Norfolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #124 of 920 ▲ 41 | #41 of 104 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #158 of 920 ▼ 12 | #42 of 104 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #47 of 901 | #4 of 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 365 | #540 of 1,086 | #55 of 123 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #408 of 938 | #37 of 110 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #195 of 938 | #35 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #204 of 602 | #19 of 49 |
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
365
+37 (+11%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 365 | 30.6 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 27.2 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 26.9 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 30 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 33.5 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 431 | 35 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | N/A | N/A | 24% (81) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollis.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (432 to 365); teachers down 9% (33.5 to 30.6).
About Hollis
Hollis is a mid-sized elementary school in Braintree, Massachusetts, under Braintree. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 365 students in 2024-25.
In Braintree, 10 schools enroll a combined 5,392 students.
More than half of the students at Hollis are White (52%). Other reported shares: 28% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Norfolk County residents. The diversity index for Hollis is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts is about 12.2:1.
In Norfolk County, home to about 730,082 people, the median household earns about $130,739 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 59% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Public schools in Norfolk County number 198, with about 101,300 students.
Hollis's closest public school neighbor is Monatiquot Kindergarten Center, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Hollis, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Hollis is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 365 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 328. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.9:1 to 11.9:1.
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Norfolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
730,082
Census ACS
Median income
$130,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
198
101,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Braintree
- Braintree HighHigh · 1,694 students
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Other schools in Braintree
- Braintree HighHigh · 1,694 students
- East Middle SchoolMiddle · 999 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- LibertyElementary · 367 students
- HighlandsElementary · 350 students
- Archie T MorrisonElementary · 327 students
Other Hollis schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hollis. Hollis is the largest of the 3.
- Hollis SchoolHollis, ME · 272 students
- Hollis SchoolHollis, AK · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Monatiquot Kindergarten Center0.4 mi · 183
- East Middle School0.8 mi · 999
- Mary E Flaherty School0.8 mi · 290
- Braintree High1.2 mi · 1,694
- Donald Ross1.2 mi · 182
- Archie T Morrison1.3 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About HollisHow many students attend Hollis?
Hollis enrolls approximately 365 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Hollis serve?
Hollis serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hollis?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hollis is approximately 11.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hollis?
Hollis reports a student body of 52% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 28% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Hollis?
Hollis is overseen by Braintree in Norfolk County.
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