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Schools in Holliday · Holliday Independent School District

Holliday’s public schools outscore 86% of Texas districts

60% of students in Holliday’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Holliday, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
64%
▲ 13 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 19 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,120 students on the public path
In brief

Holliday’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 767 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Holliday’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 64% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,104 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Holliday Middle, then Holliday H S. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Holliday’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 86% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (767)Better than 92%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 632 test results and a graduating class of 84 could put Holliday anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Holliday’s students in the tested grades sat them (629 in math, 635 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Holliday, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Holliday ElHolliday Independent School DistrictA−
6–8Holliday MiddleHolliday Independent School DistrictA
9–12Holliday H SHolliday Independent School DistrictA+

Holliday’s public schools are run by Holliday Independent School District, which also serves Lakeside City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Holliday Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,120 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,104TX $12,815 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 51.1% · 635 students tested
Math60%
State average 40.9% · 629 students tested

Holliday vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Holliday’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HollidayAHolliday Independent

Every school in Holliday

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hollidayby address
Holliday El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
494 students13:1Rate it →
Holliday Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
261 students13:1Rate it →
Holliday H S
High · Grades 9–12
A+
365 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Holliday’s schools

Are Holliday’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Holliday children attend outscore 86% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Holliday in?

Holliday Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,120 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Holliday kids go to high school?

Holliday H S, with 365 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Holliday’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Holliday Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Holliday spend per student?

$12,104 in Holliday Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.