Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280195000337
Holly Springs Primary School
405 South Maury St, Holly Springs, MS 38635 · (662) 252-1768 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
312 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 80%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 23% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Holly Springs Primary School→Holly Springs Intermediate School→Holly Springs Junior High School→Holly Springs High School
Based on grade levels within Holly Springs School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 36.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Primary School
Holly Springs Primary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs Primary School this school | 332 | 94.0% | 47.3% |
| George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School CLARKSDALE | 299 | 98.0% | 24.2% |
| Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School CLARKSDALE | 266 | 96.2% | 26.5% |
| McLeod Elementary School Jackson | 343 | 99.7% | 29.1% |
| Aberdeen Elementary Aberdeen | 346 | 99.1% | 36.5% |
| Robinsonville Elementary School Robinsonville | 380 | 99.7% | 54.0% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #289 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #240 of 439 ▲ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #124 of 439 ▲ 144 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #297 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #385 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #337 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #206 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #104 of 296 |
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
332
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 332 | 18.1 | 18.4:1 | 94% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 25.3 | 13.8:1 | 100% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 26.8 | 13.4:1 | 100% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 99% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 23.7 | 17.6:1 | 96% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 28 | 17.5:1 | 98% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 94% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 91% (547) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 31 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Springs Primary School.
About Holly Springs Primary School
Holly Springs Primary School is a small elementary school with an address in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Students in pre-K through 3 make up the school's enrollment of 332 students. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Holly Springs School District, which runs Holly Springs Primary School, has 4 schools and 993 students.
Roughly 89% of students at Holly Springs Primary School are Black. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial and 3% White. Among people living in Marshall County, the Black share is about 43%. The diversity index for Holly Springs Primary School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Holly Springs Primary School, giving a ratio of 18.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. A total of 312 students, or 94%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Holly Springs Primary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Holly Springs Primary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.3%, compared with a predicted 47.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Marshall County show that the median household earns about $53,458 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Across Marshall County, 15 public schools serve about 3,762 students.
Holly Springs Intermediate School sits about 0.2 miles from Holly Springs Primary School. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Holly Springs Primary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Holly Springs Primary School's location as Town: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 367 to 332. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.7:1 to 18.4:1.
The allk12 page for Holly Springs Primary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,979
Census ACS
Median income
$53,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holly Springs School District
- Holly Springs High SchoolHigh · 288 students
- Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 228 students
- Holly Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 145 students
- HOLLY SPRINGS CAREER & TECH CENTERHigh
Other schools in Holly Springs
- H. W. Byers High SchoolHigh · 362 students
- Holly Springs High SchoolHigh · 288 students
- H. W. Byers ElementaryElementary · 262 students
- Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 228 students
- Holly Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 145 students
- Galena SchoolElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Springs Intermediate School0.2 mi · 228
- Holly Springs Junior High School0.6 mi · 145
- Holly Springs High School0.6 mi · 288
- Galena School10.2 mi · 138
- Mary Reid School10.8 mi · 270
- Potts Camp High School11.4 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Springs Primary SchoolHow many students attend Holly Springs Primary School?
Holly Springs Primary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-03.
Is Holly Springs Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holly Springs Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Holly Springs Primary School have?
Holly Springs Primary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
How diverse is Holly Springs Primary School?
Holly Springs Primary School reports a student body of 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 89% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Holly Springs Primary School?
Holly Springs Primary School is overseen by Holly Springs School District in Marshall County.
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