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Holly Hall Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Holly Hall Elementary is a public elementary school in Elkton, Maryland, serving 446 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Cecil County Public Schools district, which is ranked 16 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holly Hall Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with significantly lower performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 13.7% of Holly Hall students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 20.1% in Cecil County and 26.5% statewide. In English Language Arts, 24.6% of Holly Hall students were proficient or better, compared to 46.3% in Cecil County and 50.8% statewide. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.5% to 36.8% over the past few school years.

While Holly Hall Elementary has a relatively high per-student spending of $18,990 and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.3, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes. Nearby schools in the Cecil County Public Schools district, such as Charlestown Elementary and Kenmore Elementary, generally outperform Holly Hall Elementary on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

432

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,990

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 38th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (18% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg32%

Maryland avg38%

730^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

16^th of 25Cecil 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
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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 vs state

Science10%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	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/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	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%)	17.1	730^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.4	662^nd of 859 public elementary schools	22.9%	68	17.9	14.8	8.1	13.7	20.6	32.8	21.0	24.6	9.7	$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%)	22.7	647^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.2%		22.4	614^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.5%	33	12.7	10.4	17.2	13.4	20.0	32.4	37.5	29.7	17.2	$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%)	15.3	749^th of 865 public elementary schools	13.4%		17.5	683^rd of 859 public elementary schools	20.5%	66	12.7	9.9	12.3	11.5	14.5	18.3	32.3	22.0	6.2	$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%)	23.4	636^th of 865 public elementary schools	26.5%		21.3	632^nd of 859 public elementary schools	26.4%	4	28.6	8.5	10.3	15.6	39.3	23.7	29.3	30.6	15.3	$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%)	58.8	346^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.0%		58.3	316^th of 859 public elementary schools	63.2%	30	45.3	33.3	30.2	37.0	56.6	48.8	60.5	55.5	21.4	$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%)	33.5	526^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.2%		48.3	391^st of 859 public elementary schools	54.5%	135	32.7	26.9	19.4	25.5	34.7	39.4	33.3	35.8	15.1	$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%)	58.6	348^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.8%		56.9	322^nd of 859 public elementary schools	62.5%	26	43.6	31.0	29.2	34.3	52.7	62.1	53.8	56.2	23.8	$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%)	68	271^st of 865 public elementary schools	68.7%		62.8	292^nd of 859 public elementary schools	66.0%	21	50.0	39.1	45.5	44.8	67.4	57.4	51.5	59.5	21.2	$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%)	20.2	683^rd of 865 public elementary schools	21.0%		25	586^th of 859 public elementary schools	31.8%	97	25.9	10.6	11.4	15.5	37.3	15.3	24.8	25.6	12.4	$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%)	27.3	584^th of 865 public elementary schools	32.5%		27.4	557^th of 859 public elementary schools	35.2%	27	17.3	32.4	15.3	21.8	22.2	38.6	32.2	30.5	15.0	$16,696	$3,135	$13,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Hall Elementary

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.

Is Holly Hall Elementary a good school?

Holly Hall Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Holly Hall Elementary in?

Cecil County Public Schools

How many students attend Holly Hall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended 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

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