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Holly Springs Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Holly Springs Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Holly Springs, NC, serving 751 students and part of the highly regarded Wake County Schools district. In the most recent state rankings, the school placed 95th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools—landing in the 94th percentile and earning a 5-star rating. This is no fluke: the school has ranked in at least the 94th percentile statewide every year since 2015–2016.

Academically, Holly Springs Elementary is strong across the board. On 2025–2026 End-of-Grade tests, proficiency rates in every subject and grade level were well above both Wake County and North Carolina averages. For example, 84.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, compared with 65.4% across the county. The school also stands out for keeping students in class: only 9.8% of students were chronically absent, less than half the county rate of 20.5%. Performance is strong across many student groups, with low-income students, Hispanic students, and students receiving special education services all ranking in the 93rd–95th percentiles statewide.

Families considering Holly Springs Elementary should know it sits in an exceptionally strong neighborhood of schools. Nearby Oakview Elementary, Holly Grove Elementary, Holly Ridge Elementary, and Buckhorn Creek Elementary all rank within the top 100 schools statewide as well. Within this group, Holly Springs' 5th-grade science proficiency (84.1%) trails its neighbors, who range from 89.9% to 93.4%. The one other area worth watching is the gifted and talented subgroup, which ranked at the 41st percentile statewide—a contrast to the school's otherwise strong record of serving students across the learning spectrum. Recent years have also shown a modest downward drift in the school's statewide percentile, from the 98th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 94th percentile most recently—still an excellent position, but a trend parents may want to monitor.

751

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Holly Springs Road
Holly Springs, NC 27540

(919) 557-2660

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Holly Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Holly Ridge Middle
High:	Holly Springs High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (83% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg70%

North Carolina avg61%

95^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 246Wake 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
2026	91.5	95 of 1492	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	70 of 1490	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	38 of 1505	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	35 of 1502	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	45 of 1514	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	52 of 1489	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	51 of 1473	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	56 of 1434	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.3	59 of 1429	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	63 of 1425	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	91.1	81 of 1440	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	75 of 1390	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	75 of 1403	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	81.0	187 of 1388	86.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.8	253 of 1381	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	302 of 1363	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	256 of 1354	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	85.0	122 of 1324	90.8%	★★★★★
2007	81.8	143 of 1293	88.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	189 of 1276	85.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	245 of 903	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	74 of 918	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	11 of 924	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	29 of 933	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	80 of 927	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	4 of 896	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.4	241 of 949	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	160 of 927	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	72.2	35 of 130	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	19 of 114	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	40 of 107	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	87.3	30 of 634	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	75.9	75 of 646	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	41 of 878	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	119 of 897	86.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	95.5	19 of 533	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	118 of 1447	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.9	80 of 1451	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	41 of 1455	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	46 of 1459	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	61 of 1458	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	50 of 1440	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	60 of 1424	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	52 of 1405	96.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	436 of 743	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	543 of 710	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.8	155 of 669	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	320 of 582	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.5	123 of 500	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	190 of 494	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	249 of 612	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	66 of 981	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	72 of 961	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	23 of 951	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	54 of 915	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	28 of 893	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	68.9	202 of 851	76.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	67 of 1434	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	83.9	103 of 1437	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	38 of 1450	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	40 of 1437	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	104 of 1366	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	14 of 1329	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	297 of 1361	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	486 of 1332	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	72 of 1451	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	66 of 1450	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	29 of 1464	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	36 of 1461	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	33 of 1464	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	55 of 1444	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	48 of 1430	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	77 of 1413	94.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	33 of 175	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	94.3	2 of 103	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	13 of 86	84.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	42 of 815	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	83.4	57 of 821	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	43 of 801	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	133 of 1146	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	120 of 1172	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	58 of 1166	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	65 of 1183	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	49 of 1194	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	87 of 1172	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	61 of 1183	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	57 of 1178	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2024)73rd percentile-24 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics84%+21 vs state

Science84%+16 vs state

Reading81%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (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	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
Holly Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 557-2660	751	51	14.5	20.4%	457 (60.9%)	70 (9.3%)	105 (14.0%)	60 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.9%)	91.5	95^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.6%		93.2	70^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.3%	25	88.9	79.6	84.1				84.6	75.2	84.1				84.1		$9,402	$603	$8,799
Holly Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Holly Springs Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1300	735	50	14.5	18.1%	515 (70.1%)	84 (11.4%)	58 (7.9%)	43 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.8%)	92.8	74^th of 1492 public elementary schools	95.0%		91.6	87^th of 1490 public elementary schools	94.2%	13	84.1	83.2	86.8				84.1	78.2	80.6				91.5		$9,223	$783	$8,440
Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	220 Rosewood Centre Dr	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 439-9448	1,258	83	15.1		905 (71.9%)	54 (4.3%)	93 (7.4%)	124 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.4%)	89.1	130^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.7	101^st of 1490 public elementary schools	93.2%	29	77.4	71.0	87.0	79.5	77.1	65.3	75.8	75.0	80.5	81.9	74.9	78.0	91.9	82.7
Holly Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1451 Avent Ferry Road	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 577-1700	889	62	14.3	13.3%	582 (65.5%)	61 (6.9%)	73 (8.2%)	135 (15.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	95	39^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.4%		94.6	53^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	96.4%	14	86.1	87.7	90.6				84.4	86.3	85.5				89.9		$9,174	$517	$8,657
Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11500 Holly Springs New Hill R	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8885	873	60	14.5	11.9%	605 (69.3%)	37 (4.2%)	68 (7.8%)	112 (12.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.7%)	95	38^th of 1492 public elementary schools	97.5%		93.4	68^th of 1490 public elementary schools	95.4%	30	93.8	84.7	89.5				83.6	77.4	86.8				93.4		$8,808	$362	$8,446
Buckhorn Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5651 Honeycutt Rd	Holly Springs	27540	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 694-8970	905	63	14.3	25.7%	443 (49.0%)	109 (12.0%)	125 (13.8%)	171 (18.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	90.9	99^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.4%		85.9	159^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.3%	60	85.1	87.2	88.6				68.6	78.7	74.0				92.6		$9,241	$405	$8,837
Herbert Akins Rd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2255 Herbert Akins Rd	Fuquay Varina	27526	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 567-4100	988	69	14.3	32.0%	598 (60.5%)	144 (14.6%)	117 (11.8%)	63 (6.4%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.0%)	80.7	235^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.2%		77.8	282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	81.1%	47	82.0	72.4	76.3				73.4	70.1	69.1				74.1		$9,017	$332	$8,685
West Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 West Lake Rd	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 662-2300	581	39	15.0	32.0%	369 (63.5%)	38 (6.5%)	117 (20.1%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	72.8	364^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.6%		74.7	319^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.6%	45	91.4	64.4	70.2				78.5	61.1	64.0				68.4		$9,343	$437	$8,905
Woods Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7451 Woods Creek Rd	Holly Springs	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(919) 694-8422	406	33	12.3	24.6%	160 (39.4%)	48 (11.8%)	68 (16.7%)	110 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	88.6	138^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.8%					(n/a)	85.9	79.6	85.5				78.8	75.5	73.9				78.3
Middle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Middle Creek Park Avenue	Apex	27539	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 773-9555	636	48	13.2	34.3%	390 (61.3%)	72 (11.3%)	126 (19.8%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.5%)	75.6	311^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.2%		77.6	284^th of 1490 public elementary schools	80.9%	27	67.3	69.2	82.1				67.9	66.7	70.2				75.2		$9,925	$510	$9,416

Frequently Asked Questions about Holly Springs Elementary

What schools do graduates of Holly Springs Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Holly Ridge Middle
High : Holly Springs High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

What is the racial makeup of Holly Springs Elementary?

Students at Holly Springs Elementary are 61% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Holly Springs Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

How many students attend Holly Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Holly Springs Elementary.

Is Holly Springs Elementary a good school?

Yes. Holly Springs Elementary ranks in the top 6.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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