Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALIFAX COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370195000863
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy
37432 Hwy 561, Hollister, NC 27844 · (252) 586-4344 · Halifax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
170 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
20.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
23.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy's state test result (25.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy this school | 173 | 98.3% | 25.4% |
| Southside Ashpole Elementary Rowland | 206 | 96.6% | 30.8% |
| Vaughan Elementary Macon | 158 | 98.1% | 47.2% |
| Townsend Elementary Maxton | 280 | 98.9% | 27.6% |
| S W Snowden Elementary Aurora | 117 | 97.4% | 48.2% |
| E O Young Jr Elementary Henderson | 174 | 93.7% | 39.0% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Halifax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #1,278 of 1,297 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,285 of 1,296 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,284 of 1,300 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #1,409 of 1,485 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #870 of 1,414 | #7 of 10 |
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
173
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 272
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 173 | 12.5 | 13.8:1 | 98% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 13 | 12.7:1 | 98% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 9.5 | 17.2:1 | 98% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | 98% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 98% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | 98% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 14 | 17.7:1 | 45% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 99% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 15 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (185 to 173); teachers down 11% (14 to 12.5).
About Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy is a small elementary school in Hollister, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27844). The school's 173 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
Halifax County Schools, which runs Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy, has 11 schools and 2,150 students.
Black students are the largest group at Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy, with 48% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% Native American and 12% multiracial. That is close to the 52% Black share among all Halifax County residents. Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.8 students per teacher and 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, higher than at this school. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Halifax County.
The allk12 Grade for Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy is F. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy is -23.4 points, in the bottom 10% of North Carolina. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 25.4%, and the predicted rate is 48.8%.
Within Halifax County, median household income is about $45,590, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Halifax County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,803.
Of nearby public schools, Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School is the closest, at about 2.2 miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.6% proficiency; Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy posts 25.4%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 166 in 2020-21 and 173 in 2024-25, a 4% increase. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.6:1 to 13.8:1.
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Halifax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,675
Census ACS
Median income
$45,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Halifax County Schools
- Northwest Halifax Collegiate and TechnicHigh · 321 students
- Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. AcademyElementary · 254 students
- William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. AcademyMiddle · 243 students
- Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. AcademyElementary · 225 students
- Southeast Halifax Collegiate Prep AcademHigh · 204 students
- Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. AcademyMiddle · 177 students
Nearby schools
- Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School2.2 mi · 140
- Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea10.5 mi · 140
- Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy11.1 mi · 147
- Vaughan Elementary11.8 mi · 158
- Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic12.3 mi · 321
- Laurel Mill Elementary13.6 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Hollister Elementary Leadership AcademyHow large is Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy?
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 173 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy serve?
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy?
At Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy?
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy is overseen by Halifax County Schools in Halifax County.
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