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How has Holly Springs High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,018
High
DISTRICT 1,536 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370472002847
Holly Springs High
5329 Cass Holt Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540 · (919) 577-1444 · Wake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,018 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
278 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 483 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 511 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 516 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 508 | 25% |
Student demographics
44%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
Feeds from
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
82.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
46.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 82 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 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Springs High
Holly Springs High's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs High this school | 2,018 | 13.8% | 68.9% |
| Lake Norman High Mooresville | 1,905 | 19.8% | 62.8% |
| Cuthbertson High Waxhaw | 1,857 | 10.2% | 78.1% |
| William Amos Hough High Cornelius | 2,518 | 20.1% | 70.6% |
| Northwest Guilford High Greensboro | 2,055 | 20.9% | 76.1% |
| Topsail High Hampstead | 1,945 | 23.5% | 69.7% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Wake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #92 of 468 | #11 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #154 of 464 | #13 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #70 of 448 | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,018 | #35 of 598 | #16 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #291 of 473 | #28 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #395 of 474 | #37 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #520 of 527 | #31 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #269 of 277 | #17 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,018
-341 (-14%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 2,000
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 2,018 | 102.7 | 19.7:1 | 14% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 2,111 | 106.2 | 19.9:1 | 14% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 2,140 | 108.3 | 19.8:1 | 12% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 2,359 | 114 | 20.7:1 | 10% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 2,038 | 106.8 | 19.1:1 | 12% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 2,166 | 109 | 19.9:1 | 14% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 2,000 | 107 | 18.7:1 | 21% (413) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Springs High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,038 to 2,018); teachers down 4% (106.8 to 102.7).
About Holly Springs High
Holly Springs High is classified as a high school. It is located in Holly Springs, North Carolina. It serves 2,018 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in North Carolina average about 761 students.
Wake County Schools is made up of 198 schools with 163,176 students in all.
Roughly 74% of students at Holly Springs High are White. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Wake County's residents are about 58% White, 16 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Holly Springs High is 102.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.7:1. That matches the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 14%. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in Wake County.
Holly Springs High is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Holly Springs High, the prediction is 74.6% and the result is 68.9%.
Wake County census figures show that the median household income is $105,768, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 237 public schools in Wake County, enrolling about 184,790 students in all.
The shortest distance from Holly Springs High to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Holly Grove Middle. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Holly Springs High is 7th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 14% from its 2020-21 level of 2,359. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.7:1 in 2020-21, and 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Pine Springs Preparatory AcademyElementary · 1,258 students
- Holly Grove MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Holly Ridge MiddleMiddle · 955 students
- Buckhorn Creek ElementaryElementary · 905 students
- Holly Grove ElementaryElementary · 889 students
Other Holly Springs High schools
One other US public school is named Holly Springs High. Holly Springs High is the largest of the 2.
- Holly Springs High SchoolHolly Springs, MS · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Grove Middle0.2 mi · 979
- Holly Grove Elementary0.3 mi · 889
- Buckhorn Creek Elementary0.7 mi · 905
- Southern Wake Academy2.0 mi · 534
- Holly Springs Elementary2.3 mi · 751
- Oakview Elementary2.5 mi · 873
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Springs HighWhat is the total enrollment at Holly Springs High?
Holly Springs High enrolls approximately 2,018 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Holly Springs High serve?
Holly Springs High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Holly Springs High?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Holly Springs High.
What is the student diversity at Holly Springs High?
Student demographics at Holly Springs High are roughly 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Holly Springs High?
Holly Springs High is overseen by Wake County Schools in Wake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.