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Holly Ridge Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

900 Holly Springs Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540 · (919) 577-1300 · Part of Wake County Schools

Holly Springs’ School Grade A− better than 75% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
735
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Holly Ridge Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Holly Springs kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Holly Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Holly Ridge ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency69%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts66%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, A, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

900 Holly Springs Road, Holly Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten109
Grade 192
Grade 2139
Grade 3124
Grade 4133
Grade 5124
Enrollment over time
752’20
824’21
791’22
751’23
735’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 11%Hispanic 8%Asian 6%Two or more races 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Holly Ridge Elementary from Holly Springs families.

Other schools in Wake County Schools

The district →
Olive Chapel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A+
1,066 students15:1
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fuquay-Varina
B+
988 students14:1
Alston Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cary
A
917 students14:1
Buckhorn Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
B+
905 students14:1
Apex Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
896 students15:1
Holly Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Springs
A
889 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Holly Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.