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Holly Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Holly Grove Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Holly Springs, North Carolina, serving 897 students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. It is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Holly Grove Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 25th and 68th over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic performance. Its students significantly outperform the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 92.4% of 3rd graders proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 64.1% statewide and 71.1% in the Wake County district. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Holly Grove Elementary is a standout performer, several other nearby schools in the Wake County district, such as Holly Springs Elementary, Oakview Elementary, and Holly Ridge Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic results. Additionally, the school's performance in the gifted and talented student subgroup is relatively lower compared to its overall excellence, and its rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients are relatively low, suggesting it serves a more affluent student population compared to some of its nearby counterparts.

889

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,174

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1451 Avent Ferry Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540

(919) 577-1700

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Holly Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Grove Middle
High:	Holly Springs High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.5%

Asian:

15.2%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (85% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Wake County Schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

53^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	53 of 1490	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	45 of 1505	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	45 of 1502	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	68 of 1514	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	60 of 1489	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	55 of 1473	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	27 of 1434	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	25 of 1429	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	30 of 1425	97.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.5	44 of 1440	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.3	64 of 1390	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.7	97 of 1403	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	81.7	172 of 1388	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	192 of 1381	86.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	212 of 1363	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	296 of 1354	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	191 of 1324	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	173 of 1293	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	7 of 918	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	9 of 924	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	21 of 933	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	6 of 927	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	23 of 896	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	7 of 949	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	6 of 927	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	55 of 131	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	76 of 130	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	55 of 114	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	60 of 107	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	52 of 95	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	80.9	49 of 634	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	32 of 878	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	29 of 897	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	70 of 1451	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	54 of 1455	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	69 of 1459	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	86 of 1458	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	52 of 1440	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	48 of 1424	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	26 of 1405	98.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	332 of 710	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	211 of 669	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	318 of 582	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	345 of 500	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.1	198 of 494	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	300 of 612	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	43 of 961	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	5 of 951	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	6 of 915	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	67 of 893	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	76 of 865	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	26 of 851	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	140 of 1437	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	158 of 1450	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	132 of 1437	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	164 of 1329	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	233 of 1361	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	56 of 1332	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	45 of 1450	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	36 of 1464	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	37 of 1461	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	55 of 1464	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	62 of 1444	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	80 of 1430	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	26 of 1413	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	87.4	10 of 159	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	19 of 133	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	19 of 103	81.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	41 of 821	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	45 of 801	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	136 of 1172	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	107 of 1166	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	102 of 1183	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	123 of 1194	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	89 of 1172	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.0	143 of 1183	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	41 of 1178	96.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)94th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics89%+28 vs state

Science83%+21 vs state

Reading81%+28 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Teachers change constantly from grade to grade. Students move all the time. I do not feel like the school is very organized sometimes and each teacher sends information home differently. It's hard to keep track. The school seems safe but that's about it. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	889	62	14.3	13.3%	582 (65.5%)	61 (6.9%)	73 (8.2%)	135 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	94.6	53^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	45^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.0%	8	92.4	88.9	85.0				82.9	85.7	74.6				83.4		$9,174	$517	$8,657
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5651 Honeycutt Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8970	905	63	14.3	25.7%	443 (49.0%)	109 (12.0%)	125 (13.8%)	171 (18.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	85.9	159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.4	212^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.9%	53	84.4	78.2	82.0				62.9	74.8	63.8				76.5		$9,241	$405	$8,837
Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	751	51	14.5	20.4%	457 (60.9%)	70 (9.3%)	105 (14.0%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	93.2	70^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.9	38^th of 1505 public elementary schools	97.5%	32	83.8	85.2	88.0				71.5	88.5	77.5				81.7		$9,402	$603	$8,799
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Holly Springs New Hill R	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8885	873	60	14.5	11.9%	605 (69.3%)	37 (4.2%)	68 (7.8%)	112 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	93.4	68^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%		89.4	121^st of 1505 public elementary schools	92.0%	53	82.1	79.5	89.9				68.7	80.1	87.8				96.3		$8,808	$362	$8,446
Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	735	50	14.5	18.1%	515 (70.1%)	84 (11.4%)	58 (7.9%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	91.6	87^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.6	65^th of 1505 public elementary schools	95.7%	22	83.9	84.8	82.4				75.0	84.1	68.0				83.2		$9,223	$783	$8,440
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2255 Herbert Akins Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4100	988	69	14.3	32.0%	598 (60.5%)	144 (14.6%)	117 (11.8%)	63 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)	77.8	282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%		69.9	405^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.1%	123	70.3	72.3	69.7				56.1	72.3	67.3				75.2		$9,017	$332	$8,685
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)	90.7	101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%		83.2	201^st of 1505 public elementary schools	86.6%	100	73.4	78.0	80.8	79.4	78.6	60.4	72.6	82.1	76.8	77.6	76.8	78.8	92.0	86.3
Lincoln Heights Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	307 Bridge St	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(919) 557-2587	667	45	14.7	35.8%	393 (58.9%)	103 (15.4%)	93 (13.9%)	51 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	73.7	336^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.4%		81.9	217^th of 1505 public elementary schools	85.6%	119	69.5	74.0	72.3				56.8	59.6	63.4				74.3		$13,231	$2,042	$11,189
Woods Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 Woods Creek Rd	Holly Springs	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8422	406	33	12.3	24.6%	160 (39.4%)	48 (11.8%)	68 (16.7%)	110 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)								(n/a)	84.4	88.5	75.9				56.7	82.0	74.1				79.6
Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 North McLaurin Lane	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-1120	742	53	14.0	28.6%	463 (62.4%)	52 (7.0%)	155 (20.9%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	86.8	148^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.2	165^th of 1505 public elementary schools	89.0%	17	73.1	73.5	84.9				63.0	72.0	79.8				88.2		$10,151	$476	$9,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Grove Elementary

What district is Holly Grove Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

Is Holly Grove Elementary a good school?

Yes! Holly Grove Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 53^rd of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Holly Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holly Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holly Grove Middle
High : Holly Springs High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Holly Grove Elementary?

Students at Holly Grove Elementary are 65% White, 15% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Holly Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Holly Grove Elementary.

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