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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HANOVER COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370333002335
Holly Tree Elementary
3020 Web Trace, Wilmington, NC 28409 · (910) 790-2250 · New Hanover County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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 North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
100 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
66.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
74.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Tree Elementary
Holly Tree Elementary's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Tree Elementary this school | 383 | 26.1% | 73.3% |
| Sandhills Farm Life Elementary Carthage | 379 | 27.7% | 74.2% |
| Stokesdale Elementary Stokesdale | 473 | 28.8% | 65.1% |
| Grandy Primary Camden | 415 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Dr John Codington Elem Wilmington | 470 | 26.6% | 73.6% |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
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 Tree Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In New Hanover County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #161 of 1,297 | #9 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #216 of 1,296 | #10 of 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #188 of 1,300 | #8 of 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #952 of 1,485 | #18 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #363 of 1,377 | #14 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #1,160 of 1,379 | #18 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #1,328 of 1,414 | #23 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #113 of 937 | #1 of 22 |
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
383
-46 (-11%) vs 2020
-13% since 2000-01, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 383 | 28.2 | 13.6:1 | 26% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 30.3 | 13.4:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 28.9 | 14.7:1 | 21% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 33.2 | 16.1:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 28 | 18.3:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 31% (139) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holly Tree Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (533 to 383); teachers down 15% (33.2 to 28.2).
About Holly Tree Elementary
Holly Tree Elementary is a small elementary school in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school enrolls 383 students, from kindergarten through 5.
New Hanover County Schools runs Holly Tree Elementary along with 41 other schools, enrolling 24,791 students in total.
White students account for 75% of enrollment at Holly Tree Elementary. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, New Hanover County is about 77% White. By the diversity index, Holly Tree Elementary comes in at 41%.
Holly Tree Elementary operates with 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.6:1. That ratio is under the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Holly Tree Elementary reports 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in New Hanover County is 67%.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Holly Tree Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Holly Tree Elementary is 70.9%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 73.3%.
New Hanover County has these Census figures: median household income is about $75,166, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The public schools of New Hanover County number 50 and enroll about 27,460.
John T Hoggard High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Holly Tree Elementary's average proficiency of 73.3% compares with 65.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Holly Tree Elementary saw enrollment fall 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Holly Tree Elementary may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
New Hanover County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
235,229
Census ACS
Median income
$75,166
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
27,460 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hanover County Schools
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
- Roland-Grise MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Wilmington
- Emsley A Laney HighHigh · 2,243 students
- John T Hoggard HighHigh · 2,082 students
- Eugene Ashley HighHigh · 1,893 students
- New Hanover HighHigh · 1,437 students
- American Leadership Academy-CoastalCombined · 1,002 students
- Charles P Murray MiddleMiddle · 907 students
Nearby schools
- John T Hoggard High0.8 mi · 2,082
- Roland-Grise Middle1.1 mi · 878
- Pine Valley Elementary1.3 mi · 465
- Winter Park Model Elementary1.4 mi · 311
- Masonboro Elementary1.4 mi · 564
- Edwin A Alderman Elementary1.7 mi · 255
Frequently asked questions
About Holly Tree ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Holly Tree Elementary?
Holly Tree Elementary enrolls approximately 383 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Holly Tree Elementary serve?
Holly Tree Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Holly Tree Elementary have?
Holly Tree Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Holly Tree Elementary?
Student demographics at Holly Tree Elementary are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Holly Tree Elementary in?
Holly Tree Elementary is part of New Hanover County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.