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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Holly Ridge Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
735
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002683
Holly Ridge Elementary
900 Holly Springs Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540 · (919) 577-1300 · Wake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
133 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Holly Ridge Elementary→Holly Ridge Middle
Based on published attendance-zone data from Wake County Schools. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
75.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
83.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Ridge Elementary
Holly Ridge Elementary's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Ridge Elementary this school | 735 | 18.1% | 80.4% |
| Olde Providence Elementary Charlotte | 687 | 19.1% | 83.3% |
| Beverly Woods Elementary Charlotte | 645 | 18.9% | 82.3% |
| Chatham Grove Elementary Pittsboro | 683 | 18.0% | 77.7% |
| Sherwood Forest Elementary Winston Salem | 670 | 19.0% | 87.5% |
| Northern Guilford Elementary Greensboro | 622 | 18.0% | 84.1% |
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 Holly Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #71 of 1,297 | #16 of 120 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #72 of 1,296 | #14 of 120 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #79 of 1,300 | #18 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #146 of 1,485 | #29 of 139 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #628 of 1,377 | #101 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #1,015 of 1,379 | #130 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #1,369 of 1,414 | #110 of 128 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #659 of 937 | #74 of 91 |
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
735
-17 (-2%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 735 | 50.4 | 14.6:1 | 18% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 751 | 52.2 | 14.4:1 | 16% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 52.8 | 15.0:1 | 15% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 14% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 802 | 50.3 | 16.0:1 | 17% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 51 | 17.5:1 | 22% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 736 | 45 | 16.4:1 | 29% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (802 to 735); teachers unchanged (50.3 to 50.4).
About Holly Ridge Elementary
Holly Ridge Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 735 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average enrollment is about 467.
Holly Ridge Elementary reports to Wake County Schools, which has 198 schools and 163,176 students.
More than half of enrollment at Holly Ridge Elementary is White: 70%. The next largest groups are 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 12 points above the 58% share among Wake County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
There are about 14.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Holly Ridge Elementary, which has 50.4. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is similar, at 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Holly Ridge Elementary is about 18%. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in Wake County.
Holly Ridge Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Holly Ridge Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (80.4%) and its predicted rate (73.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In Wake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $105,768, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 237 public schools in the county, enrolling about 184,790, Holly Ridge Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, Holly Ridge Middle is less than a tenth of a mile from Holly Ridge Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Holly Ridge Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Holly Ridge Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Holly Ridge Elementary enrolled 752; in 2024-25, 735.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Holly Ridge Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,178,653
Census ACS
Median income
$105,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
237
184,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wake County Schools
- Apex Friendship HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Enloe HighHigh · 2,643 students
- Panther Creek HighHigh · 2,609 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 2,498 students
- Apex HighHigh · 2,449 students
- Leesville Road HighHigh · 2,411 students
Other schools in Holly Springs
- Pine Springs Preparatory Remote AcademyCombined · 2,552 students
- Holly Springs HighHigh · 2,018 students
- Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyElementary · 1,258 students
- Holly Grove MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Holly Ridge MiddleMiddle · 955 students
- Buckhorn Creek ElementaryElementary · 905 students
Other Holly Ridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Holly Ridge Elementary. Holly Ridge Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Holly Ridge Elementary SchoolRayville, LA · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Ridge Middle0.1 mi · 955
- Holly Springs Elementary0.7 mi · 751
- Pine Springs Preparatory Remote Academy2.1 mi · 2,552
- Pine Springs Preparatory Academy2.1 mi · 1,258
- Herbert Akins Road Middle2.4 mi · 1,253
- Holly Grove Middle2.4 mi · 979
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Ridge ElementaryHow many students attend Holly Ridge Elementary?
Holly Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 735 students in grades PK-05.
Is Holly Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Holly Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Holly Ridge Elementary have?
Holly Ridge Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holly Ridge Elementary?
At Holly Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Holly Ridge Elementary public or private?
Holly Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wake County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.