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How has Hollis Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 723 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE 01·NCES 450231000514
Hollis Academy
200 Goodrich Street, Greenville, SC 29611 · (864) 355-4800 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 77%
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 | 41 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.7% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 29.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hollis Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #392 of 635 ▲ 125 | #47 of 54 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #532 of 635 ▲ 28 | #53 of 54 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #270 of 709 | #39 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #171 of 656 | #8 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #328 of 656 | #37 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #148 of 395 | #4 of 34 |
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
566
-55 (-9%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 566 | 45.9 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 50.4 | 11.3:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 50.2 | 12.1:1 | 100% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 55.6 | 12.3:1 | 100% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 95% (652) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 98% (489) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 88% (686) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollis Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (684 to 566); teachers down 17% (55.6 to 45.9).
About Hollis Academy
Hollis Academy is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Greenville, South Carolina. The latest federal count shows 566 students in pre-K through 5.
Greenville 01 is responsible for 89 schools, Hollis Academy included, with 78,776 students in all.
At Hollis Academy, Hispanic students make up 54% of the student body. The remaining shares are 34% Black, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. Greenville County as a whole is about 12% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Hollis Academy's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Hollis Academy total 45.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.3:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Hollis Academy is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Across Greenville County, the median household income is $76,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Greenville County has 109 public schools and roughly 89,863 students.
The closest public school, Welcome Elementary, is about 1.1 miles from Hollis Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES assigns Hollis Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 9% from its 2020-21 level of 621. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 12.3:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Hollis AcademyHow large is Hollis Academy?
Hollis Academy enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hollis Academy serve?
Hollis Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hollis Academy?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Hollis Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hollis Academy?
At Hollis Academy, the student body is approximately 6% White, 54% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hollis Academy public or private?
Hollis Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.