Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510009000022
Hollymead Elementary
2775 Powell Creek Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22911 · (434) 973-8301 · Albemarle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
101 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 88.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
85.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Hollymead Elementary
Hollymead Elementary's state test result (85.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollymead Elementary this school | 452 | 22.3% | 85.6% |
| Glenkirk Elementary Gainesville | 554 | 18.2% | 89.8% |
| Newton-Lee Elementary Ashburg | 505 | 22.6% | 82.0% |
| Ashburn Elementary Ashburn | 513 | 23.2% | 86.9% |
| Glen Allen Elementary Glen Allen | 578 | 23.0% | 82.7% |
| Belmont Station Elementary Ashburn | 605 | 19.7% | 83.5% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Hollymead Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Albemarle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #151 of 1,101 | #4 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #301 of 1,111 ▼ 100 | #4 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #205 of 1,111 ▼ 93 | #4 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #700 of 1,176 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #486 of 1,105 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.8% | #229 of 1,106 | #5 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #1,009 of 1,157 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #658 of 759 | #6 of 7 |
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
452
+103 (+30%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 452 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 22% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 27.9 | 12.4:1 | 21% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 25.5 | 13.8:1 | 19% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 31.9 | 14.7:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 5% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 38 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hollymead Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (468 to 452); teachers up 4% (31.9 to 33).
About Hollymead Elementary
Hollymead Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 452 students.
Hollymead Elementary is a school in Albemarle County Public Schools. The district has 24 schools and 14,149 students.
Of every 100 students at Hollymead Elementary, about 47 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 22% Asian, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Albemarle County is roughly 75% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Hollymead Elementary reported 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Roughly 22% of students at Hollymead Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 37% average for public schools in Albemarle County is 15 points.
Hollymead Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Virginia public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hollymead Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.6%; the prediction is 82.0%.
In Albemarle County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $104,392, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 26 public schools and about 13,438 students.
Measured in a straight line, Lakeside Middle is about 0.1 miles from Hollymead Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Hollymead Elementary is ahead of the 65.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
In the federal locale system, Hollymead Elementary is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 30%, from 349 to 452.
The allk12 page for Hollymead Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Albemarle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
114,919
Census ACS
Median income
$104,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,438 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albemarle County Public Schools
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Western Albemarle HighHigh · 1,273 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Joseph T. Henley MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
Other schools in Charlottesville
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Charlottesville HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Journey MiddleMiddle · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Middle0.1 mi · 574
- Baker-Butler Elementary1.3 mi · 692
- Woodbrook Elementary2.3 mi · 522
- Agnor Elementary2.6 mi · 523
- Stony Point Elementary3.8 mi · 217
- Greenbrier Elementary3.8 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Hollymead ElementaryHow many students attend Hollymead Elementary?
Hollymead Elementary enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hollymead Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hollymead Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hollymead Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Hollymead Elementary.
How diverse is Hollymead Elementary?
Hollymead Elementary reports a student body of 47% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 22% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Hollymead Elementary?
Hollymead Elementary is overseen by Albemarle County Public Schools in Albemarle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.