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Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy is a public elementary school in Hollister, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 165 students. The school is part of the Halifax County Schools district, which is ranked 223 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking of 1473 out of 1490 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school significantly underperforms compared to the state and district averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 16% of 5th-grade students proficient in reading, compared to the state average of 52.9% and the district average of 32.9%. Additionally, the school serves a student population that is predominantly economically disadvantaged, with 98.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy has a higher student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student compared to nearby schools, such as Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy, Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy, and Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea, these nearby schools generally outperform Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy in academic proficiency, despite serving similar student populations and being part of the same district. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

173

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,038

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37432 Hwy 561
Hollister, NC 27844-9705

(252) 586-4344

District: Halifax County Schools

Students who attend Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy usually attend:

Middle:	William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy
High:	Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.0%

American Indian:

36.4%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (25% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg36%

North Carolina avg57%

1,473^rd of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Halifax County Schools

223^rd of 242Halifax County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1473 of 1490	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	1478 of 1505	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1383 of 1502	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1344 of 1514	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1230 of 1489	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.5	646 of 1473	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	806 of 1434	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.0	701 of 1429	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	698 of 1425	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.1	1035 of 1440	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1283 of 1390	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	1235 of 1403	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	1326 of 1388	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.2	1320 of 1381	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	1259 of 1363	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.2	1244 of 1354	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	1168 of 1324	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.2	1007 of 1293	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.6	847 of 1276	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	895 of 918	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	884 of 924	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	626 of 933	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	490 of 927	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	398 of 896	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	173 of 949	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	99 of 927	89.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1429 of 1451	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	1454 of 1455	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1280 of 1459	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1144 of 1458	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1158 of 1440	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	787 of 1424	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	779 of 1405	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	1429 of 1437	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1434 of 1450	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1355 of 1437	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1154 of 1366	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1031 of 1329	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	398 of 1361	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	569 of 1332	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	1392 of 1450	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1370 of 1461	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	1350 of 1464	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1267 of 1444	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	682 of 1430	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	876 of 1413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	14 of 28	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	18 of 29	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	13 of 29	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	94.7	1 of 27	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	6 of 28	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2025)33rd percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-22 vs state

Mathematics23%-38 vs state

Reading20%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	37432 Hwy 561	Hollister	27844	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4344	173	13	13.8	98.3%	2 (1.2%)	83 (48.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	63 (36.4%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.6%)	4.6	1473^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	1.1%		5.6	1478^th of 1505 public elementary schools	1.8%	5	32.0	20.0	16.0				16.0	26.7	20.0				40.0		$14,038	$2,260	$11,778
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea	Public	PK, KG-5	10536 Hwy 48	Littleton	27850	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 586-4944	140	13	10.7	97.9%	17 (12.1%)	109 (77.9%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.6%)	37	961^st of 1490 public elementary schools	35.5%		39.2	947^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.1%	14	52.0	42.9	68.4				24.0	57.1	52.6				52.6		$15,972	$2,777	$13,194
Pittman Elementary Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	25041 Hwy 561	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-5268	147	11	13.8	98.0%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	12.5	1385^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.5	1396^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.2%	11	57.1	20.8	26.3				35.7	41.7	26.3				15.8		$18,006	$3,302	$14,705
Vaughan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2936 US Hwy 158E	Macon	27551	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-6802	158	10	15.2	98.1%	45 (28.5%)	62 (39.2%)	11 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	31.8	1061^st of 1490 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.7	1000^th of 1505 public elementary schools	33.6%	61	58.3	44.4	40.9				33.3	51.9	50.0				50.0		$14,074	$2,009	$12,066
Laurel Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Laurel Mill Road	Louisburg	27549	Franklin County	Franklin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 853-3577	281	22	12.6	98.9%	94 (33.5%)	100 (35.6%)	64 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	57.3	604^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.5%		54.7	670^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.5%	66	73.9	69.6	50.0				43.5	71.7	45.0				57.5		$11,465	$945	$10,520
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	13587 Hwy 481	Enfield	27823	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 445-3525	225	18	12.5	98.7%	10 (4.4%)	190 (84.4%)	10 (4.4%)	4 (1.8%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	34.3	1015^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.9%		17.9	1311^th of 1505 public elementary schools	12.9%	296	67.7	54.1	43.9				45.2	45.9	43.9				39.0		$14,009	$3,951	$10,058
Red Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5603 Red Oak Road	Red Oak	27868	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2496	696	39	18.0	99.6%	287 (41.2%)	269 (38.6%)	66 (9.5%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	55.8	639^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.1%		56.4	641^st of 1505 public elementary schools	57.4%	2	66.7	62.6	62.9				46.0	57.0	49.5				62.9		$11,073	$1,057	$10,016
Mariam Boyd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Cousin Lucy's Lane	Warrenton	27589	Warren County	Warren County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 257-3695	291	18	16.0	97.9%	17 (5.8%)	212 (72.9%)	42 (14.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	6.6	1453^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	2.5%		8.4	1439^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.4%	14	40.0	25.0	8.1				35.0	27.1	13.5				10.8		$15,152	$1,995	$13,157
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	9986 Hwy 903	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 410-0277	528	34	15.5	99.2%	21 (4.0%)	450 (85.2%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	5.2	1470^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.3	1502^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.2%	32	37.5	14.5	12.1	15.5	13.4	20.5	32.1	36.4	15.5	15.5	28.4	25.6	15.5	33.3
M B Hubbard Elementary	Public	K-5	7921 Red Oak Battleboro Road	Battleboro	27809	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 451-8515	412	23	17.9	99.0%	42 (10.2%)	253 (61.4%)	80 (19.4%)	12 (2.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	39.1	937^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.1%		33.4	1039^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.0%	102	57.1	67.9	71.4				27.4	52.8	41.6				41.6		$9,744	$1,291	$8,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy

Is Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy a good school?

Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 1.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy in?

Halifax County Schools

How many students attend Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 173 students attended Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy?

Students at Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy are 48% African American, 36% American Indian, 12% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Hollister Elementary Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy
High : Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic

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