Summary:
The city of Hollywood, Alabama has only one school, Hollywood Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is located in the Jackson County school district and has been performing below average compared to other elementary schools in the state.
Hollywood Elementary School has a 2-star rating out of 5 and is ranked between 408 and 484 out of 680-684 Alabama elementary schools over the past 3 school years. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally lower than the Jackson County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 28.57% compared to the state average of 45.47%, and its 5th grade Math proficiency rate was 0% compared to the state average of 39.31%.
Additionally, Hollywood Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%, which is higher than the state average. The school also has a very high percentage of students (84.53%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $12,708, which is higher than the national average, it may not be sufficient to overcome the challenges faced by the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.9 is slightly higher than the national average but not significantly so.
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