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What's the biggest difference between HOLLIDAY EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLLIDAY ISD·NCES 482340002374
Holliday Elementary School
751 COLLEGE AVE, HOLLIDAY, TX 76366 · (940) 586-1986 · Archer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 13 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 63% · 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
Based on grade levels within HOLLIDAY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
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 →
Where Holliday Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #989 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #770 of 4,466 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #884 of 4,466 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #2,604 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #990 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #3,444 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #4,361 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.5% | #694 of 1,307 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
494
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 494 | 37.2 | 13.3:1 | 23% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 36.3 | 14.2:1 | 25% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 36.5 | 14.0:1 | 24% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 28% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 28.4 | 15.6:1 | 29% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 30% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 31% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 22% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holliday Elementary School.
About Holliday Elementary School
Holliday Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in HOLLIDAY, Texas. There are 494 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
In HOLLIDAY ISD, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,120 students.
White students account for 83% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
Holliday Elementary School has 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 23% at Holliday Elementary School. The 32% average for public schools in Archer County is 9 points higher.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.8% for Holliday Elementary School. The school posts 56.0%, 7.7 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Archer County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $72,159 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Archer County number 8, with about 2,110 students.
Holliday High School is about 0.1 miles from Holliday Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Holliday Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 485 in 2020-21 and 494 in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 15.2:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Archer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HOLLIDAY ISD
- Holliday High SchoolHigh · 365 students
- Holliday Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Other schools in HOLLIDAY
- Holliday High SchoolHigh · 365 students
- Holliday Middle SchoolMiddle · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Holliday High School0.1 mi · 365
- Holliday Middle School0.1 mi · 261
- Memorial High School6.7 mi · 1,650
- McNiel Middle School6.9 mi · 996
- Fowler Elementary School7.4 mi · 490
- Rider High School7.8 mi · 1,569
Frequently asked questions
About Holliday Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Holliday Elementary School?
Holliday Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Holliday Elementary School serve?
Holliday Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Holliday Elementary School have?
Holliday Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Holliday Elementary School?
Holliday Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Holliday Elementary School?
Holliday Elementary School is overseen by HOLLIDAY ISD in Archer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.