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Holly Hall Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

766^th

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of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Holly Hall Elementary in Elkton, MD, is a public school serving 432 students in pre-kindergarten through 5th grade within the Cecil County Public Schools district, where nearly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Holly Hall is critically low across all subjects, with proficiency rates far below district and state averages. In mathematics, only 10.6% of students are proficient, roughly half the district average of 20.5% and less than 40% of the state average. In English Language Arts, just 21.8% of students meet proficiency, compared to 46.9% district-wide and 51.7% statewide. This performance is not typical for the area—nearby schools like Kenmore Elementary (36.2% math, 57% ELA) and Leeds Elementary (39.5% math, 46.8% ELA) achieve rates two to three times higher. Chronic absenteeism is a severe and persistent issue, with a 22.6% rate that is nearly double that of Kenmore and Leeds (both at 12.4%). Despite spending $18,990 per student—more than higher-performing peers like Leeds ($17,464) and Kenmore ($17,083)—the school sees low academic returns, suggesting challenges rooted in attendance and student support needs rather than funding alone.

There are a few notable bright spots. In the 2023-2024 school year, Holly Hall’s 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 21.7% actually exceeded the district average of 18.6% and nearly matched the state average, though this success was not sustained in subsequent years. Additionally, Holly Hall is part of a cluster of struggling schools in Elkton, including Gilpin Manor Elementary and Thomson Estates Elementary, which share similar profiles of high poverty and chronic absenteeism. This geographic concentration suggests that community-wide factors like housing instability and family support systems may play a significant role, pointing to the need for coordinated interventions beyond the school level.

432

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,990

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

233 White Hall Rd
Elkton, MD 21921

(410) 996-5050

District: Cecil County Public Schools

Students who attend Holly Hall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bohemia Manor Middle
High:	Bohemia Manor High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

African American:

19.7%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (16% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg33%

Maryland avg39%

766^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Cecil County Public Schools

17^th of 24Cecil County Public Schools among Maryland 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	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	766 of 865	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	730 of 865	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	662 of 859	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	706 of 855	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	634 of 862	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	580 of 802	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	494 of 853	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	552 of 857	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	543 of 847	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.9	663 of 845	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.3	530 of 859	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.5	626 of 867	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.5	638 of 847	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	43.2	554 of 857	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	378 of 853	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.1	472 of 855	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.7	597 of 850	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.6	622 of 838	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	66.4	298 of 818	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	294 of 804	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.1	281 of 805	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	353 of 803	56.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.1	199 of 504	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	25.9	549 of 796	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.3	556 of 788	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	16.4	458 of 528	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2021)61st percentile+33 vs school

Female (2021)31st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)29th percentile~ school

White (2021)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-30 vs state

Science15%-17 vs state

Mathematics11%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holly Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	233 White Hall Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5050	432	32	13.5	69.7%	189 (43.8%)	85 (19.7%)	82 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (16.7%)	13.9	766^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.4%		17.1	730^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.6%	36	15.0	9.8	6.8	10.6	13.3	27.9	24.1	21.8	15.3	$18,990	$3,908	$15,082
Thomson Estates Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 E Thomson Dr	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5080	456	33	13.6	66.4%	180 (39.5%)	92 (20.2%)	89 (19.5%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (18.2%)	19.9	684^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.9%		22.7	647^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.2%	37	21.6	9.0	8.1	13.0	21.6	22.4	44.6	29.8	15.1	$18,340	$3,990	$14,350
Gilpin Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Newark Ave	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5040	478	32	14.8	71.5%	174 (36.4%)	139 (29.1%)	101 (21.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.1%)	9.3	832^nd of 865 public elementary schools	3.8%		15.3	749^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.4%	83	13.4	5.4	5.9	8.4	16.4	8.9	22.1	16.2	5.8	$18,863	$4,252	$14,611
Cecil Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	971 Elk Mills Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-5090	416	37	11.3	60.1%	166 (39.9%)	128 (30.8%)	69 (16.6%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.3%)	24	639^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.1%		23.4	636^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.5%	3	25.0	19.7	3.4	16.1	40.0	37.7	25.4	34.4	17.2	$19,748	$3,486	$16,262
Leeds Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Deaver Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5070	284	19	15.2	47.2%	237 (83.5%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	56.6	355^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.0%		58.8	346^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.0%	9	53.8	32.6	33.3	39.5	46.2	50.0	43.6	46.8	37.5	$17,464	$3,487	$13,977
Elk Neck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Racine School Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5030	428	29	14.9	49.5%	350 (81.8%)	18 (4.2%)	31 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	34.6	532^nd of 865 public elementary schools	38.5%		33.5	526^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.2%	6	32.1	32.1	11.7	25.8	52.6	42.9	25.0	41.2	11.7	$15,334	$2,442	$12,892
Chesapeake City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Augustine Herman Hwy	Chesapeake City	21915	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 885-2085	385	24	16.0	41.6%	298 (77.4%)	10 (2.6%)	33 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.9%)	43	457^th of 865 public elementary schools	47.2%		58.6	348^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.8%	109	34.7	31.6	19.0	28.0	32.7	52.6	39.7	42.1	32.8	$16,572	$2,130	$14,441
Kenmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2475 Singerly Rd	Elkton	21921	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 996-5060	290	20	14.6	49.7%	229 (79.0%)	14 (4.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	57.9	343^rd of 865 public elementary schools	60.3%		68	271^st of 865 public elementary schools	68.7%	72	47.1	32.1	28.9	36.2	64.7	58.5	46.7	57.0	22.7	$17,083	$2,264	$14,819
North East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Thomas Ave	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6220	615	40	15.5	57.9%	318 (51.7%)	139 (22.6%)	75 (12.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.7%)	19.9	685^th of 865 public elementary schools	20.8%		20.2	683^rd of 865 public elementary schools	21.0%	2	29.4	13.8	9.2	17.2	37.7	32.8	18.4	29.2	9.2	$16,796	$2,949	$13,847
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	910 North East Rd	North East	21901	Cecil County	Cecil County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 996-6230	506	32	15.9	62.6%	321 (63.4%)	51 (10.1%)	68 (13.4%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.5%)	29.9	578^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.2%		27.3	584^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.5%	6	25.8	24.2	17.1	22.7	34.8	38.5	36.8	36.7	19.7	$16,696	$3,135	$13,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Hall Elementary

What schools do graduates of Holly Hall Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Bohemia Manor Middle
High : Bohemia Manor High

What district is Holly Hall Elementary in?

Cecil County Public Schools

Is Holly Hall Elementary a good school?

Holly Hall Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Maryland elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Holly Hall Elementary?

Students at Holly Hall Elementary are 44% White, 20% African American, 19% Hispanic, 17% Two or more races.

How many students attend Holly Hall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Holly Hall Elementary.

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