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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLIDAY ISD·NCES 482340002374

HOLLIDAY EL

751 COLLEGE AVE, HOLLIDAY, TX 76366 · (940) 586-1986 · Archer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
115 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65%
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
Pre-K
13
Kindergarten
70
Grade 1
77
Grade 2
71
Grade 3
83
Grade 4
93
Grade 5
87
Student demographics
White
41083%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
6213%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Native American
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25852%
Female
23648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HOLLIDAY ELHOLLIDAY MIDDLEHOLLIDAY H S
Based on grade levels within HOLLIDAY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
72.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
494
+51 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.6:1
% White
83%
was 87%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HOLLIDAY EL

HOLLIDAY EL is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in HOLLIDAY, Texas, run under HOLLIDAY ISD, caters to 494 students in grades pre-K through 5.

HOLLIDAY EL is one of 3 schools operated by HOLLIDAY ISD, a district that instructs 1,120 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HOLLIDAY EL records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HOLLIDAY EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Archer County (around 32%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HOLLIDAY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.8%; this one delivers 56.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Archer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,159 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Archer County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,110 students), of which HOLLIDAY EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOLLIDAY H S, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HOLLIDAY EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. HOLLIDAY EL's enrollment has increased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 494). White enrollment moved from 87% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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Archer County at a glance

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Population
8,867
Census ACS
Median income
$72,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,110 students

Quick facts

School name
HOLLIDAY EL
District
HOLLIDAY ISD
Address
751 COLLEGE AVE, HOLLIDAY, TX 76366
Phone
(940) 586-1986
County
Archer County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
494
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
115 (23%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
482340002374
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HOLLIDAY EL
How many students attend HOLLIDAY EL?
HOLLIDAY EL enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HOLLIDAY EL serve?
HOLLIDAY EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does HOLLIDAY EL have?
HOLLIDAY EL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is HOLLIDAY EL?
HOLLIDAY EL reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees HOLLIDAY EL?
HOLLIDAY EL is overseen by HOLLIDAY ISD in Archer County.
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