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Holly Grove Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1451 Avent Ferry Road, Holly Springs, NC 27540 · (919) 577-1700 · Part of Wake County Schools

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

Directions
Students
889
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Holly Grove Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 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 Grove ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts74%
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 ↗

1451 Avent Ferry Road, Holly Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten138
Grade 1132
Grade 2128
Grade 3158
Grade 4154
Grade 5169
Enrollment over time
934’20
919’21
907’22
897’23
889’24

Down 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 15%Hispanic 8%Black 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Holly Grove 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
Oakview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Apex
A
873 students15:1

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.