Hollymead Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Charlottesville, Virginia, Hollymead Elementary educates 452 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Albemarle County Public Schools.

Albemarle County Public Schools runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 14,149 students. Hollymead Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hollymead Elementary lists that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 22% Asian, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, Hollymead Elementary logs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Albemarle County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hollymead Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 82.0%, the actual is 85.6%, a residual of +3.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Albemarle County) records that median household income runs about $104,392, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Albemarle County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,438 students), of which Hollymead Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lakeside Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hollymead Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.4%.

Hollymead Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 3%: 468 students in 2018 compared to 452 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 64% to 47% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.