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Hollister Prep

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Hollister Prep ranks 1655 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hollister Prep is a K-8 public school serving 538 students in Hollister, California, that consistently ranks as a high-performing 4-star school within the well-regarded Hollister Prep District.

Academically, the school stands out in the area, with student proficiency in math (61%) and English (58%) significantly exceeding state averages and far surpassing most nearby schools like Rancho Santana or R. O. Hardin Elementary. It is particularly effective in supporting English learners and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and it maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate (11%) than the state and most local schools. A striking comparison is with R. O. Hardin Elementary, which shares the same building address but has dramatically different academic outcomes, highlighting the impact of school-level practices.

While strong overall, the school faces some challenges, including a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby schools and a noted need for improvement in serving its special education population. Its statewide ranking has also declined in recent years despite stable test scores. For parents considering options, Spring Grove Elementary in the North County Joint Union Elementary district offers similar academic performance with a lower student-teacher ratio and much lower chronic absenteeism, though at a higher cost per student.

538

Students ?

28.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

47.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

881 Line St.
Hollister, CA 95023-4514

(831) 313-0772

District: Hollister Prep District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.6%

White:

8.4%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2019 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2019

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,655^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From top 9% (2019) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

486^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From top 3% (2019) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

266^th of 1,543Hollister Prep District among California districts

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	1655 of 5857	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	1303 of 5869	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	1184 of 5859	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	1145 of 5883	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	515 of 5789	91.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.7	231 of 3162	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	66 of 3245	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	260 of 3311	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	55 of 3275	98.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	1267 of 5597	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	1303 of 5612	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	1151 of 5609	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	1188 of 5635	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	558 of 5492	89.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	775 of 5107	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	409 of 5107	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	323 of 5087	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	248 of 5084	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	90 of 4963	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1246 of 5460	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	566 of 5517	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	449 of 5363	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	489 of 5264	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	153 of 5173	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1926 of 5628	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	1234 of 5643	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1193 of 5638	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	1060 of 5663	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	450 of 5510	91.8%	★★★★★

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	2 of 78	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.0	1596 of 2420	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	486 of 2761	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.0	301 of 2783	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	392 of 2781	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	483 of 2740	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	97.0	70 of 2715	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.5	98 of 1478	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	64 of 1521	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.4	188 of 1540	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	339 of 2533	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	213 of 2551	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	264 of 2531	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	457 of 2509	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	85 of 2380	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	203 of 2395	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	53 of 2388	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	115 of 2374	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	186 of 2359	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	10 of 2213	99.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	376 of 2542	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	94.6	113 of 2579	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	222 of 2531	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	225 of 2458	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.6	12 of 2369	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	606 of 2534	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	377 of 2552	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	532 of 2538	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	471 of 2527	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	95.5	110 of 2407	95.4%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Migrant (2025)97th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)77th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)34th percentile-46 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy58%+9 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hollister Prep	Public, Charter	K-8	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister Prep District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 313-0772	538	19	28.1	47.2%	45 (8.4%)	3 (0.6%)	466 (86.6%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	68.7	1655^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.7%		76.7	1303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	352																	32.2	35.0	33.6	54.2	50.0	55.9	50.0	72.4	63.3	57.7	44.1	75.9	67.8	50.0	69.0	60.0	61.1
R. O. Hardin Elementary	Public	K-5	881 Line St.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4440	461	20	23.0	84.4%	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.7%)	415 (90.0%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	7.5	5760^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.7%		11.4	5593^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	167																	7.8		7.8	11.4	15.4	10.0				12.4	13.9	10.3	7.8				10.9	96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	$16,451	$14,926	$1,525
Calaveras Elementary	Public	K-8	1151 Buena Vista Rd. Ste. 100	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4460	556	23	24.7	75.9%	13 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	504 (90.6%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	20.2	4812^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.8%		21.4	4732^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.4%	80																	7.6	3.3	6.3	18.4	46.8	15.6	12.9	28.1	23.3	25.7	20.7	37.5	7.6	3.2	15.6	10.0	19.0						$15,112	$13,776	$1,336
Hollister Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	873 Santa Ana Rd. Ste. 200	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 634-4930	858	36	23.6	62.0%	39 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	810 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	34.9	3598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		35.6	3470^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.9%	128	3.5	3.8	6.0	4.4	9.3	6.3	19.1	11.7	10.5	13.9	19.1	14.5	4.7	3.8	3.6	4.0	19.3	20.0	19.7	47.7	18.4	30.1	42.5	41.0	36.7	36.0	61.6	21.8	25.3	21.3	36.1	11.1	29.5	98.4		98.4			$16,443	$15,206	$1,237
Ladd Lane Elementary	Public	K-8	161 Ladd Ln.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4490	767	33	22.9	53.6%	173 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	536 (69.9%)	16 (2.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.6%)	44.2	2935^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		38.9	3241^st of 5869 public elementary schools	44.8%	306																	26.9	18.2	25.4	44.0	47.9	50.0	18.2	28.6	36.4	44.1	42.7	34.2	27.9	13.6	19.1	0.0	31.1						$15,086	$13,846	$1,240
Sunnyslope Elementary	Public	K-5	1475 Memorial Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4420	602	27	22.2	70.8%	34 (5.6%)	9 (1.5%)	513 (85.2%)	17 (2.8%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	58.9	2123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		43.8	2930^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.1%	807																	48.8		48.8	47.4	44.8	61.2				50.7	39.8	42.7	40.7				41.1	97.1	98.0		97.1		$16,258	$14,872	$1,386
Cerra Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2151 Cerra Vista Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 636-4470	602	23	26.0	52.8%	94 (15.6%)	8 (1.3%)	424 (70.4%)	30 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	6 (1.0%)	34 (5.6%)	37.4	3385^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.2%		29	4016^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	631																	34.8		34.8	36.0	47.1	46.7				43.0	20.2	28.7	23.3				23.9	95.9			96.9		$14,569	$13,186	$1,383
Rancho Santana	Public	K-8	1454 Santana Ranch Dr.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Hollister	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 630-6300	678	25	26.6	53.5%	99 (14.6%)	9 (1.3%)	500 (73.7%)	25 (3.7%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.8%)	31 (4.6%)	36.6	3435^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.4%		28.7	4047^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.0%	612																	27.9	10.2	20.5	33.8	45.6	36.4	33.9	27.3	16.3	33.5	46.1	32.9	16.2	27.1	10.9	6.1	25.1						$14,456	$13,038	$1,418
Southside Elementary	Public	K-8	4991 Southside Rd.	Hollister	95023	San Benito County	Southside Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-4439	267	11	24.1	45.3%	78 (29.2%)	3 (1.1%)	179 (67.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	52.6	2456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.1%		57.7	2164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	292																	30.8	33.3	32.1	30.3	42.3	53.9	72.0	59.4	44.4	49.7	39.4	50.0	26.9	48.0	43.8	37.0	40.8	91.3					$19,458	$18,182	$1,276
Tres Pinos Elementary	Public	K-8	5635 Airline Hwy.	Tres Pinos	95023	San Benito County	Tres Pinos Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 637-0503	61	2	26.1	63.9%	25 (41.0%)	1 (1.6%)	35 (57.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																										17.5							12.5						$20,026	$19,716	$310

Frequently Asked Questions about Hollister Prep

What is the racial makeup of Hollister Prep?

Students at Hollister Prep are 87% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hollister Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Hollister Prep.

Is Hollister Prep a good school?

Hollister Prep ranks 1655^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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