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Holly Elementary School

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Holly Elementary School ranks 591 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

591^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Holly Elementary School in Holly, MI, serves 307 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Holly Area School District, and it has recently shown a notable upward trend in its state ranking, jumping from the 47th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 60th percentile in 2025-2026.

This improvement is largely driven by exceptional gains in math and a particular strength with male students. In the most recent testing year, 63.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in math—more than 20 points above the state average and 10 points above the district average. The school also ranks in the 67th percentile for male students, a dramatic leap from the 40th percentile the previous year, and significantly higher than its ranking for female students (43rd percentile). While 3rd-grade math is a clear standout, the school's performance in 4th and 5th-grade math lags behind district and state averages, suggesting that early math gains may be difficult to sustain. English Language Arts scores are more consistent, with 3rd and 5th-grade proficiency meeting or exceeding state averages. Chronic absenteeism (24.2%) is lower than the district average (28.4%), though it remains close to the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Holly Elementary's recent progress is noteworthy but still places it behind several higher-performing neighbors. For example, TomekEastern Elementary School and State Road Elementary School in the Fenton Area Public Schools consistently rank in the 80th-90th percentile with much lower chronic absenteeism. Within its own district, Rose Pioneer Elementary School (66th percentile) and Davisburg Elementary School (54th percentile) show more stable rankings. Interestingly, Holly Elementary's per-pupil spending ($18,464) is higher than several higher-performing schools, including Torrey Hill Intermediate School ($12,614) and the nearby charter Holly Academy ($13,382), which ranks in the 96th percentile. This suggests that while resources are available, the school's challenges may relate more to how funds are allocated or broader socio-economic factors, given that about 51% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

307

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,464

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 E Maple St
Holly, MI 48442-1777

(248) 328-3600

District: Holly Area School District

Students who attend Holly Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Middle School
High:	Holly High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Holly Area School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Michigan avg38%

591^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Holly Area School District

246^th of 625Holly Area School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	591 of 1492	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	788 of 1488	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	720 of 1486	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	773 of 1470	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	836 of 1344	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	814 of 1153	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	813 of 1408	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	831 of 1448	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.8	887 of 1466	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.7	956 of 1548	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.2	732 of 1580	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	37.9	1049 of 1533	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	1042 of 1563	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.3	900 of 1566	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	1229 of 1552	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.6	1193 of 1552	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.5	1066 of 1589	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.3	1228 of 1577	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	51.2	975 of 1565	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	724 of 1545	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	772 of 1343	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	687 of 1338	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	617 of 1342	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	736 of 1321	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	803 of 1106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	691 of 902	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	740 of 1171	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	802 of 1443	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	723 of 1352	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	593 of 1346	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	658 of 1381	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	686 of 1350	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	678 of 1099	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	372 of 749	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	443 of 1134	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	593 of 1397	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	451 of 1372	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.3	818 of 1366	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	800 of 1347	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	818 of 1334	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	740 of 1139	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	671 of 915	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.0	652 of 1196	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	843 of 1446	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	700 of 1199	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	794 of 1206	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	724 of 1204	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	809 of 1198	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	853 of 1102	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	813 of 1005	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	821 of 1128	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	913 of 1253	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math45%+7 vs state

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

Social Studies24%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, September 3, 2022

Great school. Smaller classes. Love all the teachers and staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 5, 2018

District is great, smaller class size make better one on one learning. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, May 10, 2010

This is one of the best elementary schools in Oakland County. The programs, leadership, technology, teaching staff, support staff and parents. I would highly recommend visiting this school and seeing it first hand. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Holly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 E Maple St	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3600	307	21	14.7	51.1%	263 (85.7%)	8 (2.6%)	15 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	57.3	591^st of 1492 public elementary schools	60.4%		45.3	788^th of 1488 public elementary schools	47.0%	197			49.1	42.6	43.1			63.5	34.0	37.3			41.2		23.5		$18,464	$1,229	$17,235
Holly Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	820 Academy Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(248) 634-5554	520	36	14.5	19.8%	468 (90.0%)	6 (1.2%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	92.2	101^st of 1492 public elementary schools	93.2%		89.6	126^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.5%	25	487.3	57.5	70.2	70.3	74.7	73.2	67.3	73.7	64.6	57.3	48.8	55.1	61.3	57.5	50.7	77.5	$13,382	$1,089	$12,293
Patterson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3231 Grange Hall Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3700	408	30	13.5	56.9%	341 (83.6%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	58.6	578^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		53.1	673^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	54.8%	95			50.0	51.4	43.5			39.7	48.6	42.0			36.2		26.1		$16,683	$1,611	$15,072
TomekEastern Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 4th St	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-6800	380	26	14.5	39.5%	335 (88.2%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	88.7	155^th of 1492 public elementary schools	89.6%		87.9	160^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.2%	5			59.6	62.0	67.3			57.7	67.6	59.6			69.2		46.2		$16,455	$1,033	$15,422
Davisburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12003 Davisburg Rd	Davisburg	48350	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 328-3500	391	26	14.9	55.0%	316 (80.8%)	11 (2.8%)	29 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.4%)	50.7	685^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.1%		64	506^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.0%	179			42.4	43.7	39.6			46.3	43.7	25.9			31.5		29.6		$15,614	$1,294	$14,319
North Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	525 North Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-1500	351	28	12.3	47.6%	294 (83.8%)	6 (1.7%)	28 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	77.9	289^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.6%		80.8	261^st of 1488 public elementary schools	82.5%	28			46.9	50.8	57.6			61.2	49.2	53.0			54.5		45.5		$18,735	$1,207	$17,528
State Road Elementary School	Public	K-5	1161 State Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Fenton Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-2400	396	28	14.1	24.0%	345 (87.1%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	79.1	277^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.4%		85.8	191^st of 1488 public elementary schools	87.2%	86			49.3	60.6	57.9			53.5	62.1	39.5			56.6		50.0		$17,153	$538	$16,616
Rose Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Milford Rd	Holly	48442	Oakland County	Holly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 328-3800	270	22	12.3	55.2%	219 (81.1%)	6 (2.2%)	27 (10.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	63.6	502^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	66.4%		65	494^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.8%	8			57.9	50.9	33.3			71.1	61.5	38.5			41.0		12.8		$19,888	$1,956	$17,932
West Shore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3076 Lahring Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-6542	505	28	18.3	27.9%	447 (88.5%)	6 (1.2%)	30 (5.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$12,213	$545	$11,669
Torrey Hill Intermediate School	Public	3-5	12410 Torrey Rd	Fenton	48430	Genesee County	Lake Fenton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-3617	422	23	18.7	25.1%	379 (89.8%)	7 (1.7%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	84	220^th of 1492 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.7	265^th of 1488 public elementary schools	82.2%	45			55.7	58.0	58.9			58.1	63.2	50.4			62.8		46.5		$12,614	$759	$11,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Elementary School

What district is Holly Elementary School in?

Holly Area School District

Is Holly Elementary School a good school?

Holly Elementary School ranks 591^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Holly Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Holly Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Holly Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Holly Middle School
High : Holly High School

What is the racial makeup of Holly Elementary School?

Students at Holly Elementary School are 86% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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